Floyd Mayweather landed an extremely controversial knockout blow on Victor Ortiz after ‘Viscious’ headbutted him.
On September 17, 2011, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, the boxing stars went head-to-head for the WBC welterweight title.
As he often does, Mayweather, who even brands Manny Pacquiao, an ‘easy fight’, started well, landing on his adversary at will.
But then, the pendulum began to swing.
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Floyd Mayweather destroyed Victor Ortiz after ‘Viscious’ headbutted him
In the fourth round of his fight with Floyd Mayweather, Victor Ortiz began to find lots of success, landing powerful right hands and thunderous combinations.
Then, in a moment of madness, after bullying his opponent into the corner, the underdog made a monumental mistake, throwing a headbutt that caught his rival on the lip.
Unsurprisingly, the referee stopped the action to take a point.
Realizing his mistake, Ortiz headed straight to the center of the ring to hug Mayweather, who appeared to accept the apology, before, in a moment that embodied, ‘Protect yourself at all times’, the icon launched a left hook, followed by a right hand, to send his opponent, who still had his hands down, flying towards the canvas, to end the contest
While some fans felt the defeated fighter deserved his fate, others criticized the victor for a lack of sportsmanship.
Ricky Hatton explains what he could’ve done differently to have defeated Floyd Mayweather
For the rest of his life, Ortiz will always wonder what would’ve happened had he not thrown that headbutt.
And he’s not the only one who came away from a fight with Mayweather, thinking about how things could’ve played out differently.
Ricky Hatton still isn’t happy with how his showdown with ‘Money’ concluded.
While ‘The Hitman’ started well, ultimately, the American ended up adapting and securing the stoppage.
Now, Hatton has said what he could’ve changed to have beaten Mayweather.