The Cruelest Sport » VICTOR ORTIZ http://thecruelestsport.com A Professional Boxing blog Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Orcas Tossing Baby Seals: Saul Alvarez TKO5 Josesito Lopez http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/09/16/orcas-tossing-baby-seals-saul-alvarez-tko5-josesito-lopez/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/09/16/orcas-tossing-baby-seals-saul-alvarez-tko5-josesito-lopez/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:29:19 +0000 Jimmy Tobin http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5218 **** If the value of a product or service is ultimately determined by what it fetches on the market, then Victor Ortiz’ scalp is worth $212,000. This is what Riverside, California’s Josesito Lopez was reportedly paid for facing Juanacatlan, Mexico’s Saul Alvarez Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Lopez was [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/09/16/orcas-tossing-baby-seals-saul-alvarez-tko5-josesito-lopez/feed/ 0 Mañana en la batalla: Victor Ortiz vs. Josesito López. http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/26/manana-en-la-batalla-victor-ortiz-vs-josesito-lopez/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/26/manana-en-la-batalla-victor-ortiz-vs-josesito-lopez/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:13:38 +0000 Mauricio Salvador http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5057 **** Sólo temo una cosa: no ser digno de mis sufrimientos. Fiodor Dostoievski Este sábado 23 de junio en el Coliseo Romano de Los Angeles, California, el público atendió un episodio más de la miniserie caminante llamada Victor Vicious Ortiz. Y como en el mejor drama los aficionados presenciaron en directo cómo la voluntad de [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/26/manana-en-la-batalla-victor-ortiz-vs-josesito-lopez/feed/ 0 Bottom Dogs: Josesito Lopez TKO 9 Victor Ortiz, Lucas Matthysse TKO 5 Humberto Soto http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/24/bottom-dogs-josesito-lopez-tko-9-victor-ortiz-lucas-matthysse-tko-5-humberto-soto/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/24/bottom-dogs-josesito-lopez-tko-9-victor-ortiz-lucas-matthysse-tko-5-humberto-soto/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 01:50:18 +0000 Andrew Fruman http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5053 **** For Victor Ortiz, winning was supposed to be a mere formality, as it usually is in a sport where the results seem preordained. Ortiz was already penciled in as the opponent for Golden Boy’s prized asset, Saul Alvarez, in a much discussed September pay-per-view, but plans were scuttled when Ortiz proved second best to [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/24/bottom-dogs-josesito-lopez-tko-9-victor-ortiz-lucas-matthysse-tko-5-humberto-soto/feed/ 10 Carts Before Horses: On Victor Ortiz, Saul Alvarez, and Josesito Lopez http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/22/carts-before-horses-on-victor-ortiz-saul-alvarez-and-josesito-lopez/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/22/carts-before-horses-on-victor-ortiz-saul-alvarez-and-josesito-lopez/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:52:19 +0000 Jimmy Tobin http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=5049 **** The carts brought the horses before us last week, when Golden Boy Promotions announced that Victor Ortiz will be vacating the welterweight division to test his mettle against crimson sensation Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on September 15th. This fight, slated for the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is contingent on Ortiz defeating Josesito Lopez tomorrow [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/06/22/carts-before-horses-on-victor-ortiz-saul-alvarez-and-josesito-lopez/feed/ 9 The Clock Strikes Thirteen: The Best of TCS, 2011 http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/01/01/the-clock-strikes-thirteen-the-best-of-tcs-2011/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/01/01/the-clock-strikes-thirteen-the-best-of-tcs-2011/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:37:13 +0000 Carlos Acevedo http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4647 **** Boxing Needs You, Baby! On Arum, Pacquiao, & Mosley Professional logicians would go mad, like blindfolded chess players, trying to make sense of boxing, its followers, and that strange hydra-headed beast, the fight media. When Bob Arum recently confirmed that Shane Mosley would be facing Manny Pacquiao in the spring, all of fistic cyberspace [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2012/01/01/the-clock-strikes-thirteen-the-best-of-tcs-2011/feed/ 12 In Session: Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson Preview http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/09/in-session-amir-khan-lamont-peterson-preview/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/09/in-session-amir-khan-lamont-peterson-preview/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:19:58 +0000 Michael Nelson http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4620 **** Saturday night at the Convention Center in Washington D.C., Lamont Peterson will face Amir Khan for the IBF and WBA light welterweight titles. In a rare instance where home field advantage resides with the lesser name, Peterson, a D.C. native, will try to electrify his fans by upsetting the heavily-favored British star. Peterson, 29-1-1, [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/12/09/in-session-amir-khan-lamont-peterson-preview/feed/ 16 Nightmare Alley: Floyd Mayweather Jr. KO4 Victor Ortiz http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/18/nightmare-alley-floyd-mayweather-jr-ko4-victor-ortiz/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/18/nightmare-alley-floyd-mayweather-jr-ko4-victor-ortiz/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:16:04 +0000 Carlos Acevedo http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4130 **** Victor Ortiz saw his welterweight dream turn into a nightmare last night when he was spectacularly–and paranormally–knocked out by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the fourth round of a scheduled 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The official time of the stoppage was 2:59, although how that figure was arrived at [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/18/nightmare-alley-floyd-mayweather-jr-ko4-victor-ortiz/feed/ 58 Human Alarm Clock: Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather Jr. Preview http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/16/human-alarm-clock-victor-ortiz-floyd-mayweather-jr-preview/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/16/human-alarm-clock-victor-ortiz-floyd-mayweather-jr-preview/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:38:43 +0000 Carlos Acevedo http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=4117 **** “Dreams are what you wake up from.” Raymond Carver **** Victor Ortiz chases his dream—purportedly a recurring one since he was a mere nine years old—to its dramatic conclusion tomorrow night when he faces Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Of course, it is hard to imagine a child [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/16/human-alarm-clock-victor-ortiz-floyd-mayweather-jr-preview/feed/ 20 Into the Mystic: Jan Zaveck-Andre Berto Preview http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/02/into-the-mystic-jan-zaveck-andre-berto-preview/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/02/into-the-mystic-jan-zaveck-andre-berto-preview/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:53 +0000 Michael Nelson http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=3953 **** On the surface, Andre Berto facing Jan Zaveck Saturday night at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi seemed inevitable. Zaveck is relatively anonymous and has a trinket. Berto is looking to regain hardware and respect. Many boxing fans were giddy as they watched Berto, 27-1 with 21 knockouts, get thrashed along [...]

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]]> http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/09/02/into-the-mystic-jan-zaveck-andre-berto-preview/feed/ 12 Making the Grade: Is Victor Ortiz Ready for Floyd Mayweather Jr? http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/08/31/making-the-grade-is-victor-ortiz-ready-for-floyd-mayweather-jr/ http://thecruelestsport.com/2011/08/31/making-the-grade-is-victor-ortiz-ready-for-floyd-mayweather-jr/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:20:22 +0000 Andrew Fruman http://thecruelestsport.com/?p=3934 **** You want to see Floyd Mayweather take on Manny Pacquiao.  Of course. We all do.  But in this maddening sport, where nobody except those who run the business ever gets what they want, we’re going to have to settle for the next best thing. In this case, that happens to be Victor Ortiz. It [...]

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