If you look at the video closely, he doesn't know if he will rule it a legal or illegal, when he saw the ref outside counting that was the time counted out ortiz
Dog.... you don't understand.. Me and the rest of the house went ballistic when they showed that **** in slomo.:rofl We ALL noticed Joe's face right off top and we had DVR so we kept rewinding that **** just to look at his expression again.... Joe really did lose control for that split second and he played it off as best he could.
True.... Not everyone in the sport is going to operate like a gentleman and with class. I would say MOST wouldn't have pulled that move Floyd pulled and most wouldn't pull that **** Ortiz did either....that "spear" attempt with his head really could have done a lot of damage..... As bad as it played out.....it would have been A LOT worse if Ortiz landed flush with that dome and damaged Floyd to where he couldn't continue.
he is a professional boxer...trained to get punched...when a boxer gets stunned their instincts take over...whether it be shell up, grab on, or fire back....maybe ortiz worked on looking at ref in training
Cortez made the mistake of calling them in to box before restarting the time. As a result, he confused not only Ortiz, but himself also. Instead of keeping an eye on the action - which is what he would have done if he resumed the fight properly - he was panicking and speaking to the time-keeper to restart the clock. He lost all control of the fight, gave mixed signals to Ortiz, and provided Mayweather with the opportunity to throw that sucker punch.