Does Ortiz Have A Shot To Knock The Smile Off Mayweather’s Face?
- Posted on Tue, June 21st, 2011 by Ja Dawson
- Boxing Tickets
Does "Vicious" Victor Ortiz (29-2-1, 22 KO’s) have a realistic chance to defeat Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) in a few 
months? And no, his chance does not lie in Hades.
We all know that styles make fights, and that popular cliche definitely applies here. Specifically, Ortiz has the style (southpaw) to give Mayweather fits. In fact, he would not be the first world-class, left-handed boxer to cause Mayweather distress in the ring.
In 2004, then-junior welterweight contender DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley dazed Mayweather early in their fight, which "the Pretty Boy" ultimately ran away with on the scorecards. And in 2006, his "on-and-off-and-on-again" buddy Zab Judah briefly stunned him, and was "nip-and-tuck" for the first half of their fight before succumbing (via decision loss) to Mayweather’s pinpoint counter-punching.
But it’s not just the fact that he’s a lefty that makes Ortiz a "live" underdog. People seem to forget that not too long ago he was being touted as a "can’t-miss" prospect by Golden Boy Promotions and HBO. Those lofty expectations were tempered a bit, largely thanks to a "no mas-type" loss to the hard-hitting Marcos Maidana two years ago and an unimpressive draw with Lamont Peterson last year.
I won’t say that people are fair-weathered but I will say that they have short memories. This was epitomized by how quickly many pundits jumped back on the Ortiz bandwagon after his career-reviving win over the undefeated Andre Berto earlier this year.
Is Victor Ortiz back? I am not sure he was ever where many people wanted him to be nor am I sure that he ever fell as far as many folks believed he did. What I do know is that he’s a young, talented fighter with a lot yet to prove.
Check back in a few months to see whether I think his style (southpaw) and recent confidence boost (win over Berto) will be enough to upset Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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hello ja, glad to be visiting again. in response to the question you posed my answer is”absolutely”, in the sense that anything can happen in the sport of boxing. NOW, lets talk boxing, ortiz certainly has demonstrated that He Can fight in the truest sense of the phrase,however, he will be facing an “Exceptional” fighter again in the truest sense of the phrase. As a former boxer and lifetime enthusiast I can certainly relate that most fighters must be thinking when they see maywedather fight, i’m sure they’ve gotta be like”that guys looks easy to beat”. My,my,my how looks can be deceiving. Like him or not, mr mayweather is a force to be reckoned with. Mr. Mayweather has a way of “making what he does look easy, truthfully though, “the boy can fight” and thats just the truth. Floyd’s cat-like instincs and outstanding conditioning is secolnd to none. Period. Although ortiz is a”dog”in the ring, most true sports man know, a good cat can beat a good dog any day of the week.
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