Berto hurt arm, Ortiz fight off?

http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/171301-berto-arm-injury-could-jeopardize-rematch-with-ortiz

Steve Kim from maxboxing claiming he has a ruptured bicep.

wow again a possible postponement or cancellation of a fight.i hope this year doesnt repeat last years.

Tweeter-Ortiz II in May 5.
Fake injury step-aside money all over again ?

GonzaJoey wrote:Tweeter-Ortiz II in May 5.
Fake injury step-aside money all over again ?

No reason to beleive it's a fake injury. This wasn't some manditory fight for either fighter. It was the best fight for both to get on HBO and make money. Not like either one has any better options.

http://www.boxingscene.com/andre-berto-surgery-ortiz-rematch-now-off--49098

Yep, fight is definitely off.

Good news: There are fights to be made out there
Bad news: They are all Jr. Welterweights.

I wouldn't mind seeing Ortiz fight Peterson, Bradley, Khan, Matthysse, Alvarado, or Morales.

Ruptured bicep = Conte's special mix.

I would have to think that Ortiz/Mayweather 2 is now a strong possibility. Ortiz comes cheap. Floyd can dictate all the terms, and there is an obvious angle to promote.


...Cotto would be the prefferable option, but is a harder fight to make.

Canvas wrote:I would have to think that Ortiz/Mayweather 2 is now a strong possibility. Ortiz comes cheap. Floyd can dictate all the terms, and there is an obvious angle to promote.


...Cotto would be the prefferable option, but is a harder fight to make.

I doubt it, Floyd's has no need for a rematch, it's not like Ortiz pushed him to the brink like Castillo, or that Victor has a huge checkbook like Oscar.

It'll be Cotto or Canelo on May 5th.

While we all know Cotto is the most intriguing fight for felony Floyd, it kind of makes sense to have an opponent with Mexican heritage for May 05.

also,

Cotto made 7 million dollars in his last fight and would rightfully expect more to fight Floyd. Cotto is a draw on his own. Is Floyd going to want to cut Cotto in on the PPV buys? I doubt it.

Alvarez makes alot of sense in that he brings a rabid fanbase, would be relatively cheap, and would not represent too much of a risk to Floyd. We know Floyd likes avoiding risk as much as possible.

I still think in the eyes of the general public the Ortiz fight ended controversially, and the rematch would be very easy to promote.

Don't rule out Morales, I wouldn't be shocked if Floyd wound up facing him either.

I was expecting the winner of this fight to face Floyd on May 5 so I'm sure Berto and Ortiz were aware of this and neither would pull out unless it was a real injury sidelining one of them and I think this is the case. The big fight schedule is looking like this:
Pacquiao vs Bradley
Mayweather vs Cotto or Canelo
Marquez vs Peterson

This sucks balls. I really could see Floyd fighting Ortiz again it sounds like his MO.

Soonermark890 wrote:This sucks balls. I really could see Floyd fighting Ortiz again it sounds like his MO.

A rematch would get too much backlash and hurt PPV sales. That's all Money cares about.

GrantZilla wrote:

Soonermark890 wrote:This sucks balls. I really could see Floyd fighting Ortiz again it sounds like his MO.

A rematch would get too much backlash and hurt PPV sales. That's all Money cares about.

I dont get why any matchup besides Pac wouldnt get backlash. Why fight Cotto? Pac already beat the hell out of him. Canelo is too young and inexperienced. So really who else? This rematch would do very well. The controversy alone would get attention for this fight and even us hardcore fans still wonder if Ortiz had any more than what we saw.

Soonermark890 wrote:A rematch would get too much backlash and hurt PPV sales. That's all Money cares about.

I dont get why any matchup besides Pac wouldnt get backlash. Why fight Cotto? Pac already beat the hell out of him. Canelo is too young and inexperienced. So really who else? This rematch would do very well. The controversy alone would get attention for this fight and even us hardcore fans still wonder if Ortiz had any more than what we saw.[/quote]

Because we haven't seen Mayweather fight Cotto yet and Floyd would be fighting at a higher weight. We've seen him fight Ortiz and he won every round. Ortiz had to go for the headbutt out of frustration.

Any hardcore fan with brains knows Mayweather would dominate Ortiz for a boring UD win, or Ortiz would quit. Ortiz hasn't done anything to prove otherwise.

GrantZilla wrote:

Soonermark890 wrote:A rematch would get too much backlash and hurt PPV sales. That's all Money cares about.

I dont get why any matchup besides Pac wouldnt get backlash. Why fight Cotto? Pac already beat the hell out of him. Canelo is too young and inexperienced. So really who else? This rematch would do very well. The controversy alone would get attention for this fight and even us hardcore fans still wonder if Ortiz had any more than what we saw.

Because we haven't seen Mayweather fight Cotto yet and Floyd would be fighting at a higher weight. We've seen him fight Ortiz and he won every round. Ortiz had to go for the headbutt out of frustration.

Any hardcore fan with brains knows Mayweather would dominate Ortiz for a boring UD win, or Ortiz would quit. Ortiz hasn't done anything to prove otherwise.

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I agree PBF will fight either Cotto about a 30% chance it happens or Canelo a 70% chance it happens! Ortiz was wilting under the stress of have no idea how to deal with Floyd's speed and lead right hands. Fucken Floyd was walking him down for christ sake I do not want to see Ortiz vs PBF again!

Looks really bad. You can see right where the bicep connects to the deltoid a big ass knot.

He OD'd on Conte PEDs

ive seen torn biceps that were awfull.berto im guessing will be laid up 3 months which may mean 6 months untill he fights again.a shame because that fight no doubt would of been action ...again arum-golden boy flack is realy a thing that resembles the sunnis and the shites toss in the kurds also.kahn -ortiz is a fantastic matchup .its a shame that simple negotiations cannot be gotten because of bullshit.peace treaties have been negotiated in less time then a simple fight.

Schaefer is an idiot, quit worrying about Top Rank and handle your business

Damn shame. Twice on the same arm? It'll will never be close to the same. I wouldn't mind seeing Ortiz against anyone at 147. Pac, Marquez, Khan, Peterson, Bradley...all of those fights look good.

Gumby wrote:Damn shame. Twice on the same arm? It'll will never be close to the same. I wouldn't mind seeing Ortiz against anyone at 147. Pac, Marquez, Khan, Peterson, Bradley...all of those fights look good.

Khan or Maidana seem likely.

Khan-Ortiz would be a great fight