Is a rematch worth watching? Definitely. Floyd was on target with accurate punching, however Ortiz was walking right through them. Ortiz was getting to Floyd's ribcage on the inside and I think it was hurting Floyd. It's hard to say who would've won, so I think a rematch is in order. I had the same score HBO's Lederman had, and I feel I score fights pretty well.

Does Ortiz deserve a re-match. I have really mixed emotions about that. I'm not convinced that this whole fiasco wasn't fixed. OK, probably not, but I didn't see Cortez say box, nor did I hear him say it. Time was not in. I fail to grasp the insistence by the NVAC that it was.

And in my mind, if the fight was fixed, both fighters were in on it, and both profited from it. (Not to mention the ref, and maybe even old Larry Merchant as well.) And if that's the case, both should face sanctions of some sort. But as it is now, we just have to take the word of the folks in charge of NV boxing.

Maybe I missed something, but if Cortez had called time in, or said "box", then he would not have had the shocked look on his face when Ortiz went down.The instant Floyd saw Ortiz looking to Cortez to call in time, he lowered the boom. Floyd knew that he was throwing a sucker punch.......he knew that Ortiz had no clue it was coming. Floyd knew it was going to probably be a long night, and that he may not win. So he ended it early.

What Cortez was looking at, I don't know but it wasn't the fighters. He lost control and then pretended he didn't, and NV Athletic Commission backed him up.

Ortiz should not have headbutted Floyd. No excuses. But Cortez took a point, so, that pretty well deals with that.


Frankly, I have to wonder if this thing was fixed, it has that funny smell. Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't, but I hate shit like this. Such being the case, I don't care to ever put another dime into Money's pocket. The rematch should be half price PPV or even free on HBO. But I don't expect to see a rematch for the same reasons Floyd threw the sucker punches, he is uncertain (maybe) of the outcome.

Floyd should fight Pacquiao or Sergio Martinez next if there is no rematch. He likes to talk about his legacy, but until he fights one of these guys in a controversy free fight , his legacy will remain marred by duckbills photo-shopped on his face and replays of the cheap shots he KO'd Ortiz with.