Does Victor Ortiz Have Any Chance Against Floyd Mayweather in Three Months?

Does "Vicious" Victor Ortiz (29-2-1, 22 KO's) have a realistic chance to defeat Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. (41-0, 25 KO's) in a few months? And no, his chance does not lie in Hades.

We all know that styles make fights, and that popular cliche definitely applies here. Specifically, Ortiz has the style (southpaw) to give Mayweather fits. In fact, he would not be the first world-class left-handed boxer to cause Mayweather distress in the ring.

In 2004, then-junior welterweight contender DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley dazed Mayweather early in their fight, which "the Pretty Boy" ultimately ran away with on the scorecards. And in 2006, his "on-and-off-and-on-again" buddy Zab Judah briefly stunned him, and was "nip-and-tuck" for the first half of their fight before succumbing (via decision loss) to Mayweather's pinpoint counter-punching.

But it's not just the fact that he's a lefty that makes Ortiz a "live" underdog. People seem to forget that not too long ago he was being touted as a "can't-miss" prospect by Golden Boy Promotions and HBO.

Those lofty expectations were tempered a bit, largely thanks to a "no mas-type" loss to the hard-hitting Marcos Maidana two years ago and an unimpressive draw with Lamont Peterson last year.

I won't say that people are fair-weathered, but I will say they have short memories. That was again epitomized by how quickly many pundits were quick to jump back on the Ortiz bandwagon after his career-reviving win over the undefeated Andre Berto earlier this year.

Is Victor Ortiz back? I am not sure he was ever where many people wanted him to be nor am I sure that he ever fell as far as many folks believed. What I do know is that he's a young, talented fighter with a lot yet to prove.

Check back in a few months to see whether I think his style (southpaw) and recent confidence boost (win over Berto) will be enough to upset Floyd Mayweather, Jr.