"I think Berto was faster, personally, and he was stronger too, but his speed was decent. It was decent," stated former wBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz when asked what it was like to face undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather. Although I wasn't the one inside the ring with Mayweather, judging from Victor's performance, I personally have to disagree with his assessment. The less experienced Ortiz was dominated from the opening bell, steadilly feasting on a diet of lead straight rights and check hooks before ultimately being knocked out in the fourth round.
"I caught the punches. I could see where they were coming; where they were going. He had a sneaky right though," Ortiz added. Indeed, he caught the punches...the punches that were coming from Mayweather and going to his forehead, chin, and temple. According to Compubox numbers, Mayweather landed 61 out of 125 power punches, a 49% accuracy over the course of 4 rounds. Compare that to the 115 out of 251 power punches that Andre Berto landed on Ortiz over the course of 12 rounds. While Berto was still able to land at an accuracy of 46%, it's easy to conclude that Mayweather's speed allowed him to land far more punches in 1/3 the amount of time.
Not to mention, considering that Berto did have 12 full rounds to land more punches, even landing a flush right hand that floored Ortiz, not once did he land anything that put him on the canvas for good during their fight. On the contrary, a left hook and right hand down middle from Mayweather was all it took to send Ortiz crashing to the canvas and keeping him their for good.
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