Lopez stops Victor Ortiz in stunning upset
By Greg Beacham
Unheralded Josesito Lopez stopped welterweight star Victor Ortiz on Saturday night, apparently breaking Ortiz’s jaw in the ninth round to earn a stunning upset victory.
Unheralded Josesito Lopez stopped welterweight star Victor Ortiz on Saturday night, apparently breaking Ortiz’s jaw in the ninth round to earn a stunning upset victory.
It’s one of the oldest and most repeated rules in boxing: Protect yourself at all times.
The boxing world is upside down and needs help to straighten it up.
The third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is sure to surpass the gate receipts of the recent Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Victor Ortiz showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Victor Ortiz, a controversial knockout victim at the hands of unbeaten Floyd Mayweather, began pushing the case on Monday for a chance to regain the welterweight title in a rematch.
SACRAMENTO, California—And the bitching continues. People I know who shelled out $59.95 to watch Floyd Mayweather Jr. score a fluke win over Victor Ortiz on pay-per-view last Saturday night bitched about the fight the next day and will bitch about it this week and the next. The WBC welterweight bout at the MGM Grand in [...]
Floyd Mayweather returned to a familiar spot in the pound-for-pound rankings after his controversial triumph over Victor Ortiz, but that spot was behind the man he continues to challenge to take a thorough drug test. In an interview with popular talk show host Conan O’Brien to promote the Ortiz fight, the undefeated American insisted he [...]
Floyd Mayweather did not win fairly against Victor Ortiz whom he defeated with a controversial knockout to win the World Boxing Council light welterweight crown.
Would’ve Floyd Mayweather Jr. resorted to that sneak killer combination, a favorite among hooligans, had he not been provoked into fighting a dirty fight?
The hard grind begins today as Manny Pacquiao officially begins training for his showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
(UPDATE)Floyd Mayweather dethroned WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz with a controversial blind-side punch in the fourth round of their eventful title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Victor Ortiz knocks people down, and he’s done it every time he has stepped into the ring. He also goes down, twice in his last fight alone.
Las Vegas — His family disputes make interesting reality television. His legal issues could land him in jail. Worse yet for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is that he’s getting older by the fight and Manny Pacquiao keeps stealing his spotlight. One place he doesn’t expect to have any problems, however, is in the ring Saturday night [...]
