Floyd Mayweather's Rematch with Victor Ortiz: Why the Fight Never Happened

Floyd Mayweather's Rematch with Victor Ortiz: Why the Fight Never Happened

Floyd Mayweather's highly anticipated rematch with Victor Ortiz never materialized, with Ortiz revealing that Mayweather's aggressive approach was the reason for the lack of a rematch. Mayweather had promised to run it back with Ortiz after their 2011 bout, but it never came to fruition.

What happened?

Ortiz and Mayweather shared the ring in a highly controversial WBC welterweight title fight in 2011. Ortiz had a tough start to the fight before finding some success in the fourth round. His aggression led to him headbutting 'Money', which then resulted in the highly controversial finish when Mayweather hurt his opponent while he wasn't looking following the fight being paused.

Why it matters for Floyd Mayweather

Ortiz recently spoke about the fight and revealed that he had a conversation with Mike Tyson, who advised him to approach the fight as a "dog fight". Ortiz recalled Tyson's words, saying, "Mike Tyson said it, 'Victor, you've got to make it a dog fight, Victor.'"

What comes next?

Ortiz is set to face Dominic Salcido in his BKB bare-knuckle debut on July 18. Meanwhile, there has been a new date suggested for the bout between Mayweather and Tyson, although nothing has been made official yet.

Ortiz believes that his aggressive approach is the reason a rematch never materialized. Mayweather said inside the ring that night in Nevada that he would run it back with Ortiz following an outraged crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena due to the finish.

"There's things that take place in a man's mind, right? It's things you should do and things you shouldn't do," Ortiz said. "When you sit behind closed doors and you have to reflect, you have to think, 'Man, if I get in the ring with Victor Ortiz, that guy's going to knock me out.'"

"The easiest way of neglecting that is staying away from somebody like me, so he did. When you think about it when you get older and you get wiser, why would he put himself in harm's way with me? I wouldn't. I'm the kind of person that's a lot of risk, low reward for him. For me, it's low risk, high reward. So, you got to play it smart, man."

Ortiz's comments shed light on the reason behind the lack of a rematch between him and Mayweather. It's clear that Mayweather's aggressive approach was the reason for the lack of a rematch, and Ortiz's words provide insight into the mind of the boxing legend.

**Victor Ortiz will make his return to the ring on July 18 at BKB 56.**

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