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Originally Posted by LA Guy 
What Money did was legal. But just because it is legal doesn't mean that it's not a bitch move. There are conventions of civility, in combat sports. For example, in MMA, it's customary to touch gloves as a sign of respect, after the ref has called the fight on. Some fighters will signal that they will not touch gloves, which is fine, but if you don't signal this, or take the opportunity to throw a punch, that makes you a bitch. I know that the hug is not as customary in boxing as it is in MMA, but that was a sucker punch, objectively. Whether or not it was legal is a technicality. It's too bad that Money felt the need to throw those punches, because he was cruising his way to a victory anyway, and unless he a series of uncharacteristic mistakes, he wasn't going to lose.
What Money did was legal. But just because it is legal doesn't mean that it's not a bitch move. There are conventions of civility, in combat sports. For example, in MMA, it's customary to touch gloves as a sign of respect, after the ref has called the fight on. Some fighters will signal that they will not touch gloves, which is fine, but if you don't signal this, or take the opportunity to throw a punch, that makes you a bitch. I know that the hug is not as customary in boxing as it is in MMA, but that was a sucker punch, objectively. Whether or not it was legal is a technicality. It's too bad that Money felt the need to throw those punches, because he was cruising his way to a victory anyway, and unless he a series of uncharacteristic mistakes, he wasn't going to lose.
Ortiz ruled out all traces of civility with that headbutt. He cheated, plan and simple. And even worse, he didn't cheat to gain some sort of tatical advantage. He cheated with the intent to hurt Mayweather. Headbutts are no laughing matter. The kind of cuts caused by butts often leave the sort of scar tissue that makes the cut prone to re-opening. That sort of thing can follow a fighter his entire career. That's far worse than a lack of sportsmanship.
Ortiz got exactly what he deserved.
