| name | Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. | Victor Ortiz. |
| hometown | Grand Rapids, Michigan. | Garden City, Kansas. |
| age | 34. | 24. |
| nickname/s | Pretty Boy, Money. | Vicious. |
| record | 41 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws. | 29 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws. |
| strengths | Defense, hand speed and counter-punching. | Punching power, holds youth and size advantage. |
| weakness | Doesn't appear to have one-punch KO power. | Defense still needs work. |
| height | 5' 8". | 5' 9". |
| reach | 72 inches. | 70 inches. |
| stance | Orthodox. | Southpaw. |
| fighting at | Welterweight. | Welterweight. |
| trainer | Roger Mayweather. | Daniel Garcia. |
| impressive victory | In 2001, Mayweather, Jr. defeated highly-rated Diego Corrales via TKO to retain his WBC Super Featherweight title. | Earlier this year, Ortiz moved up in weight and defeated highly-rated WBC Welterweight champ Andre Berto in a unanimous decision. |
| parental problems | Floyd Mayweather, Jr. watched his father get sent to prison for drug smuggling when Jr. was only 16 years old. | Ortiz and his younger siblings were abandoned by both of their parents before the Ortiz siblings hit high school. |
| lingering controversy | Mayweather, Jr. is currently facing felony charges for a domestic dispute and is also being sued for assault and battery. | Ortiz's trainer, Daniel Garcia, says he had a falling out with his father Humberto and brother Robert after Ortiz chose to train with Daniel over Robert. |
| where's the heart? | Mayweather, Jr. has been accused of ducking a fight with Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao after requesting that he and Pacquiao be subjected to Olympic-style drug testing. | Ortiz was accused of having no "heart" after he quit in the middle of a tough fight with Argentina's Marcos Maidana. |
| trainer says | "[Ortiz] is good. Good is one thing. The best is another." - Roger Mayweather. | "[Mayweather, Jr.] is gonna get fucked up." - Daniel Garcia. |
| in their own words | "At this stage of my career, these are the challenges I look for – a young, strong, rising star looking to make his mark in boxing by beating me. Like the rest of my opponents… Ortiz is just going to be another casualty, the 42nd one who tried and failed." - Floyd Mayweather, Jr. | "Growing up I never really understood what it was like to rely on other people because I had nobody to really look up to. I think that helps me in the ring because it’s not only a fight between you and your opponent but also versus yourself. You have to stay focused." - Victor Ortiz. |
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