Joe Cortez also revealed his regret for how he managed proceedings in the heat of the moment. I could have kept them apart further, I could have got right in between them, had them touch gloves. I could have little things a little different you know.
This is because fans consider the KO punch an intentional act rather than an impulsive act. That fight will go down as one of the most infamous fights in recent history. How well do you remember it? None of those four were welterweight-sized opponents. Mayweather employed a new ducking technique he hasn't used since Marquez. He often ducked under Ortiz's punches with fancy footwork, all while using his speed to counter Ortiz. The frustration of being unable to hit a fast target cleanly while getting hit by said fast target, may have been too much for Ortiz to consider coming forward.
Hence the backwards movement of Ortiz. Victor Ortiz hadn't landed too much until he caught Mayweather and began to flail on him while Mayweather was on the ropes. I noticed some people celebrating as if the referee was going to stop the fight, but on closer inspection, the punches didn't land anywhere effective. Victor Ortiz missed with two shots, one from each hand before using his head as a third fist to collide with the face of Mayweather. He gave it his best flurry and Mayweather was still standing.
He headbutted him out of anger. As soon as the referee resumed the fight, Ortiz approached his opponent and even hugged him. In a split second after embracing him, Floyd Mayweather immediately struck him with a left hook and followed it with a right hand.
This dropped Victor Ortiz right away and because he could not get back up after 10 counts, Cortez called off the fight. He said that his opponent landed sixteen elbow strikes to his right eye, which caused severe damage.
Ortiz also pointed out that the referee did not consider his initial complaint regarding the elbows and instead asked him to continue. So he started hitting me with that elbow, I took 16 of them.
At the end of round 2, Ortiz told his corner about the elbow strikes and pointed out that they were hurting him. They asked him to tell that to the referee even when he had already done that. Ortiz did not pay much attention to this advice and proceeded with rounds 3 and 4.
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