"I don't hold grudges. I'm not an angry person. But I'll tell you this much - the night he and I fought in 2011, he lost all my respect. He definitely owes me a rematch because of how he knocked me out, costing me the WBC Welterweight Championship belt," stated former world champion Victor Ortiz, who insists undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather still owes him a rematch following his 4th round KO loss back in September of 2011. According to Ortiz, since their initial encounter, no other fighter has "touched up" Mayweather like he has, and the manner in which the fight ended, what he refers to as "a dirty knockout", leads him to believe that he was starting to crack the Mayvinci Code.
"I know the reason I haven't gotten a rematch is because of how I was able to hit and hurt him. People still come up to me and let me know that they've never seen Mayweather get touched up like that. Of course, that's to be expected from my fans but the reality is these have been his fans, too. People that had never seen me fight before remember me as the kid he couldn't stop. I know that's why he went for a dirty knockout. I was too much for him and the only opportunity for him to stop me was when I wasn't expecting him to. He didn't care if it was legal or not, but boxing did and the boxing world - media, analysts and fans knows that," Ortiz wrote in a blog post on The Players' Tribune.
Ortiz continued, "I'll always be the elephant in any room he walks in, and that lets me sleep at night. Floyd can say what he wants about his money but, as a fighter, I know that fight and my face keeps him up at night when the cameras are off. I know I couldn't retire like that. Why do I know I can beat him now? I just turned 28. When we're in the ring, I'll match his speed. I'm bigger than he is. I fight. I don't run. That complicates things for Floyd. And the doctor just told me that my wrist is healing and I could be back in the ring, fighting, in September. He clearly owes me a rematch, and the world knows it. So that's my message to Floyd: Give the people what they want."
Check out what else Ortiz had to say about facing Mayweather and much more at the following link:
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/floyd-mayweather-rematch-victor-ortiz/
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