Former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz took on five-division champion Floyd Mayweather all the way back in September 2011, a fight that generated 78.44 million in PPV revenue from 1.25 million buys. Mayweather was vying for the WBC strap and he was on the lead the whole time, as was expected of the legendary boxer. However, Ortiz seems to remember the fight quite differently, as he claimed he was the one leading the scorecard while accusing the commentators of being biased. However, the fight had its share of controversies.

Mayweather would go on to knockout Ortiz in the fourth round, which taught the California native the importance of protecting oneself at all times. You see, the thing is, in the fourth round, Ortiz caught Mayweather with a shot that backed ‘Money’ up against the ropes before unleashing a barrage of punches. However, then Ortiz jumped off his feet and head-butted Mayweather in the face.

Ortiz has since revealed that he was frustrated because Mayweather kept elbowing him in the face. Regardless, this prompted the referee to deduct a point from Ortiz. He had clearly felt bad about his action, as he went to Mayweather to apologize, but an unexpected shot from an angry Mayweather caught him by surprise and Ortiz went crashing onto the canvas.

Fast forward to today, Ortiz appeared in an interview with Vlad TV on YouTube, where he recollected the fight, especially the first three rounds, claiming he was in the lead and the perception that he wasn’t was created by the biased commentators. Speaking to Ortiz, the host of the show brought up the fight, highlighting that Mayweather was in the lead, which quickly met with disagreement from Ortiz. 

“You go watch the video [and] turn off the sound… Because manipulation goes a long way, manipulation by a table full of rejects, [who] don’t know what they’re talking about definitely will give you a whole different perspective,” Ortiz said. He further added that what people were listening to from the commentators that night was completely different from the action in the ring. 

“So, you are now taking the judgment of rejects that don’t know what they’re talking about. They think they do. They never had a pair of boxing gloves [on] in their lives before, if they have, questionable,” Ortiz continued. He concluded that he never lost any rounds during the fight, and urged people to watch the fight again, but with the sound turned off. 

While Ortiz firmly believed he was in control, the fact remains that he lost the fight. Interestingly, however, earlier this year, reports surfaced suggesting he might have had a chance to seek revenge against Mayweather.

The failed rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz

According to some reports earlier this year, Victor Ortiz was supposed to face Floyd Mayweather on August 24th for an exhibition rematch, which would have seen a reignited rivalry between the duo. However, the plans to host such a bout in Mexico took an unexpected turn when the five-division champion was a no-show for the launch press conference for the fight.

The reports also suggested that Mayweather was paid a million dollars in advance by the Mexico City government. However, since then, Mayweather has revealed he will be facing John Gotti III instead in a rematch after their first fight ended in a brawl in June last year. This fight will transpire on the same date and venue as before, just Ortiz won’t be the opponent. 

It appears that Victor Ortiz still hasn’t gotten over his loss to Floyd Mayweather, even though more than a decade has passed since. Perhaps, one rematch between them can settle the score. What do you think? Should Floyd fight Ortiz one more time?