A little-known American boxer had fans harkening back to a famous Floyd Mayweather KO over the weekend, but perhaps not for the right reasons.
Californian fighter Ruben Torres brought his professional record to 19-0 against Cristian Baez on Saturday night at a Thompson Boxing show with a massive knockout in round seven. But what made the clip from an otherwise relatively uneventful show go viral was the similarities to Mayweather's stoppage of Ortiz over a decade ago.
Back in 2011, Mayweather infamously threw a big right hand at Ortiz while he was stepping back from a hug after a foul had caused the pair to be broken up. He stunned his rival and managed to knock him out, much to the annoyance of fans who felt that it was a dirty move, and never rematched Ortiz as he promised in his post-fight interview.
