I know this fight happened over the weekend but it has been on replay lately and I just had a chance to watch it. Sorry if there is already a thread but couldn't find one.
Exciting fight, if you didn't see it try to watch it. Does anyone know what Ortiz said to the Ref or Doctor before the fight was stopped. I couldn't tell but it seemed he did not want to continue?
I don't have it on dvr but from what I remember after the knockdown he stood up, the ref asked him something, Ortiz replied and turned his back to the ref waving his hand? When the doc checked the cut he didn't appear to want to continue. I was surprised the doctor stopped the fight from the cut alone
I think Ortiz had the better skill set but got caught up in trying to put Maidana away instead of sticking to what was winning him the fight...
Either way it was a very exciting fight. I would like to see him fighting again.
Ortiz will be back, no doubt.
He admitted he quit in the post-fight interview.
That was a wild fight. Ortiz looks like Ippo Makanouchi.
I just watched this today also. Incredible fight.
LOS ANGELES - After Saturday's thrilling world title match, which ended in a sixth round technical knockout victory for Argentinean Marcos Maidana when the fight was stopped by the ringside physician due to a severe cut over Victor Ortiz' right eye and swelling under his left eye, Ortiz wants to clear the air with the media and public regarding his performance.
"I didn't fight the right fight and I didn't execute the correct game plan to beat Maidana," Ortiz said from his home in Oxnard. "I will learn from the mistakes I made on Saturday and not make the simple mistakes again, like trying to slug when I should box. I promise that next time, I will be more focused."
"I made some comments after the fight that were an emotional response to the loss," Ortiz continued. "I take full responsibility for my mistakes and actions, but I didn't mean what I said. I am young, have things to learn and I guarantee you, I will be a world champion, MARK MY WORDS...Just watch me!"
Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions (Ortiz' promoter) commented, "Victor is a 22-year-old kid and has a brilliant future ahead of him in boxing, but on Saturday night, he fought the wrong fight and he knows that. You have to fight a puncher like Maidana with your head, not your heart and guts. He got caught a couple of times trying to go for the knockout even though he was clearly winning the fight. I'm 100% confident that he will go back to the drawing board with his team and come back stronger and a better fighter as a result of this experience."
CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer stated, "Victor suffered from being hit by several illegal blows to the back of the head and was sent to the hospital after the fight for a post-fight check up as a precaution. He was there until close to 3 AM for testing and, although he is thought to have suffered a concussion, was released from the hospital. We know that Victor will be back in a world title fight soon. He was leading on the scorecards before the ringside physician stopped the fight, but this is boxing and the fight ended the way it did. He had a tough fight, but we are confident he will now rebound from it."
Ortiz' co-manager Rolando Arellano said, "The difficulties and struggles that Team Ortiz faced Saturday night are but the price we must pay for the accomplishments and victories of tomorrow. This team is one of positive affirmation and when Victor returns, he will be smarter, stronger and better. I will not allow the negative opinions and thoughts of others to poison our advancement towards a World Championship.
An announcement will be made regarding Ortiz' next fight shortly.
Victor Ortiz Clears The Air On The Maidana TKO Loss
He might don't got it.
One of better fights of 2009...
6 Rounds of action with 4 knockdowns, 2 swollen eyes, and 2 cuts. The Argentine showed serious heart.
Round 1 was great.
Ortiz opened about a 3 1/2 to 1 favorite (-350) and closed around 6-1 (-600).
...was a good night for the sportsbooks.