It's Official: Ortiz vs. Mayweather in September

This September Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be returning to the ring after a 16-month hiatus to take on the WBC Welterweight champ Victor Ortiz.

Rumors of this match up have been circulating since Ortiz upset Andre Berto in April, a fight that Mayweather attended.

I shared my thoughts on this fight in an earlier post responding to the rumors.  To reiterate, I approve greatly.  Normally Mayweather picks opponents with a weakness he knows he can exploit.  In this case, we have a southpaw slugger, not a style that Mayweather usually faces.

Floyd's much faster than Ortiz, but Ortiz is relentless, and will stalk Mayweather until he lands.  At that time the question will be whether or not Floyd can take Ortiz's hard punches.

I'll share my keys to victory and prediction as we get closer to September 17.  Get excited.

-JD