Floyd Mayweather vs Ortiz Post Fight Interview by Larry Merchant - The interview with Larry Merchant after the fight was short and amusing. Here's the transcript:

Larry Merchant: You Took shots at him unfairly after you went together in the ring, made up for the headbutt, and then you poked. What's your story?

Floyd Mayweather: First of all I want to thank God for this victory. Without God this wouldn't be possible. I want to thank my team. I got hit with a dirty shot, and it's protect yourself at all time. I hit him with my right hand and that ended the bout.

Larry Merchant: So you're saying that even though it appear that he wasn't protecting himself, and thought that was part of the ceremony that you we're going through of apology, that you unfairly took advantage of him. What do you say to those who say: "Why'd you do that? You were winning the fight, you're in charge."

Floyd Mayweather: I just want to say to everybody that to those who bought the pay per view, that came to Las Vegas, thank you.

Larry Merchant: You know you're a promoter, but now we're talking to a prizefighter. Let's take a look at what happens at the end of the fight, and you describe it.

Floyd Mayweather: We touch gloves, we back to fight, hook, right hand, and that's all she wrote.

Larry Merchant: So for you, it was just an automatic response, let's get on with the fight.

Floyd Mayweather: It's protect yourself at all times. He did something dirty. We're not here to cry what he did dirty, or what I did dirty. I was victorious, if he wants a rematch, he can get a rematch.

Larry Merchant: You were in charge of the fight, you were aggressive, and taking advantage of what you saw as default.

Floyd Mayweather: You never give me a fair shake. So I'm a let you talk to Victor Ortiz all right. I'm through. I want somebody else to give me an interview.

Larry Merchant: What are you talking about.

Floyd Mayweather: You never give me a fair shake. HBO needs to fire you. You don't know shit about boxing. You ain't shit.

Larry Merchant: I wish I was 50 years younger, then I'd kick your ass.

Floyd Mayweather: You ain't gonna do shit.

Mayweather vs Ortiz
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Post Fight Interview by Larry Merchant
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Play by Play Round by Round
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Winner Result - Mayweather Wins

Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Winner Result - Mayweather Wins - Mayweather won all the rounds in their fight with Victor Ortiz. He also knocked out Victor Ortiz in a weird round. How weird? Well, let's just say that Ortiz butted, kissed and hugged his opponent.

Mayweather responded with a quick right hand that sent Ortiz down to the canvas after referee Joe Cortez broke Ortiz's shenanigans. This time around Victor wasn't the victor, he was blindsided by Mayweather's hurried punch after Cortez's break. Ortiz struggled to get up, prompting Cortez to call the fight over.

ESPN Video has a very short clip of the Mayweather vs Ortiz fight:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6988004

Mayweather vs Ortiz
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Post Fight Interview by Larry Merchant
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Play by Play Round by Round
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Winner Result - Mayweather Wins

Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Play by Play Round by Round - We're doing a live round by round of the fight. Floyd Mayweather makes his way to the ring to face the young Victor Ortiz. The two will vie for the WBC 147-pound belt, Ortiz defending his title at the welterweight. We'll have updates for the main event.

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Round 1: Mayweather throwing his lead right, ducking counter attempts. Left to the body by Ortiz. Right to the body by Floyd. He looks real fast as usual. Right lead by Floyd. ortiz isn’t eating those just yet. Ortiz with a right hook, not big. Right hand by Floyd, that one was sharp. That lead is excellent so far. Ortiz corners him, and goes to the body. Nice work by Victor. Left hook by Floyd and then he gets right back out. Ortiz looks HUGE.

Ortiz throwing and missing from range. Right to the body by Ortiz as he presses Floyd to the ropes. Victor lets him off the ropes even though Cortez is letting it go. Floyd slips a left from Ortiz. Mayweather round, but an interesting round. Ortiz looks like he belongs for now.

Who Won Round 1?: Score for Mayweather


Round 2 : Crowd very much behind Ortiz, chanting for him to start round two. Floyd gets in real close, real quick, and neutralizes Ortiz a bit. Ortiz with a left, and now he’s putting on pressing. Elbow from Floyd, quick warning from Cortez. Long right from Floyd. Floyd short with a right. Body shot from Floyd, Ortiz chops him with a right. Right hook body, left hand body from Ortiz. Right hook upstairs doesn’t land. Straight right from Floyd gets through the guard. Ortiz stalking Floyd, but Mayweather pops him. Ortiz walks him into the corner.

Ortiz pressing, throwing that left hand, and just a bit too slow on it. Just a hair. he’s really in this fight for sure. Right from Floyd to the body. Left to the body from Victor. His shots are harder, and that body work is nice. Mayweather with two rights upstairs, now measures one and is blocked. Ortiz gets him to the conrer, charges, and gets tied up. Ortiz really trying to maul Floyd. This is not bad at all. Not bad at all.

Who Won Round 2?: Score for Mayweather


Round 3: Floyd flicking his jab out. Left hook by Floyd, and then he gets him with another one. That’s classic Floyd. Caught him coming straight in. Floyd coming forward now. Eye of the pumpkin trunks. Another counter left hook from Floyd as Ortiz walks in. Right hand from Floyd chops. STIFF right hand from Floyd. GOD CALL THIS FIGHT, STOP TELLING ME ORTIZ’S FUCKING LIFE STORY.

Right hand again from Floyd. He’s REALLY picking him apart this round. This is Mayweather all over. Floyd with another left hook that Ortiz comes right into. Floyd’s in a groove. Victor looks a little confused. Right hand again. Ortiz has landed 2 punches apparently this round. 24 seconds left. Hard right by Floyd.

Right again by Floyd. Floyd backing him down now. Victor needs to adapt, fast.

HUGE Floyd round.

Who Won Round 3?: Score for Mayweather


Round 4: Floyd now throwing his hands all over and getting to Victor a ton. Ortiz marking up. Ortiz just doesn’t know what to do with Floyd. It has already started.

Floyd with the right again. Right uppercut. He’s tearing Ortiz apart. Ortiz now coming and gets to Flod on the ropes! ORTIZ LETS HIM OFF! AND THEN COMES BACK! ORTIZ POURING IT ON, BUT FLOYD SHAKES IT OFF!

Right hand Floyd. Jab from Floyd. Good left to the body by Ortiz. Man, if Ortiz can get on him… Ortiz looks more confident now. Still getting picked apart, but not getting demoralized yet, as it appeared. Ortiz slips two left hooks. Might be seeing it coming better now. Good right by Floyd, not flush but landed nicely. Uppercut Floyd and HERE COMES VICTOR AGAIN

oh my god, Ortiz just violently headbutted Mayweather on purpose. That was horrible. He hugs Mayweather, he just totally lost his temper. He’s really lucky he didn’t get DQ’d. MAYWEATHER FLATTENS ORTIZ WHEN VICTOR TRIES TO HUG HIM COMING BACK

Who Won Round 4?: Score for Mayweather

Mayweather won! KO!

Mayweather vs Ortiz
Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Post Fight Interview by Larry Merchant
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Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz Winner Result - Mayweather Wins