Mayweather vs Ortiz Live Stream - We had been focusing on the life of the just crowned WBC World Welterweight champ Victor "Vicious" Ortiz and this time, how about a change of horizon by focusing our scope on the still undefeated former number 1 pound-for-pound champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr and who will challenge Victor Ortiz comes September 17, 2011.? I know many of you will agree that although the name Mayweather and Pacquiao is to boxing and Coke and Pepsi is to softdrinks, many people are still unaware if who really is Mayweather Jr.
This post will try to provide you some info about Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. like when Floyd was just a toddler, he was already fitted with boxing gloves since boxing as a profession runs in the family. His natural gift for boxing was already eminent as a young boy. Although he carried his mother's maiden name during his younger years, it was changed to Mayweather at a later age. Floyd "Money Mayweather Jr., was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Mayweather Jr., was born into a family who make boxing as a profession. His father, Mayweather Sr., was a former welterweight contender who fought the famous Sugar Ray Leonard. His two other uncles, Roger Mayweather and Jeff Mayweather are both world class boxers, with Roger having won two world titles. Actually, Roger Mayweather is now Floyd's trainer. As a teenager, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was forced to live with his grand mother after his father, Mayweather Sr. was sent to a federal prison for smuggling drugs.
As an amateur boxer, Mayweather Jr. had a record of 84 wins and 6 loses. He was the Golden Gloves Champion in 1993, 1994 and 1996. One reason why Mayweather Jr. was able to maintain his no scar face, for which he was nicknamed "Pretty Boy" during his amateur days was due to the defensive boxing technique that his father and uncle had taught him. which is known as the Shoulder Roll.
For your information about this shoulder roll defensive technique used by Mayweather to assure he does not gets hit in the face to maintain his pretty boy looks, it is an old school boxing defensive style in which the right hand is held higher than normal while the left hand is on level with the midsection of the body and the right shoulder raised high on the cheek to cover the chin and block punches. When cornered, Mayweather simply would twist his body left and right in consonance with the punches rhythm.
Well friends, let us see how well this defensive technique by Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr., works to his advantage once he fight Victor "Vicious" Ortiz on September 17, 2011 at the MGM Grand Arena Las Vegas, Nevada. Any Bet?