Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz: Everything You Need to Know About the Fight

Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) makes his return to the ring after a long 16-month layoff against the current WBC welterweight champion, Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs) this Saturday September 17th,2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,NV.

With a fight of this magnitude there are a number of things you'll need to know, and I will give you all the information you need before you tune into the fight on HBO Saturday night.

Here is everything you need to know about the WBC welterweight title match between "Money" Mayweather and "Vicious" Ortiz.

Floyd Mayweather Is No Stranger to Long Layoffs

With a lot of the hoopla surrounding Floyd Mayweather about his 16 months off from boxing, and the possibility that Mayweather will be too rusty to fight is laughable at best.

Mayweather trains like no other, and no matter how long he is away from boxing, once he enters training camp his sole focus is on his opponent at hand, and what things he needs to do to be prepared to add another victor to his unblemished 41-0 record.

At the end of the day Mayweather's layoff will have no real bearing on the fight, and Mayweather will show up prepared to fight has he has in all 41 fights before Ortiz.

This Will Be Victor Ortiz First Title Defense

Victor Ortiz will defend his WBC welterweight title for the first time Saturday night when he takes on Floyd Mayweather.

Ortiz won the WBC title when he beat then undefeated Andre Berto by unanimous decision back in April of this year.

Ortiz won the Berto fight as a big underdog, and will look to have a repeat performance against Mayweather, as he looks to win in the underdog role, and attempt to hand Mayweather the first loss of his 16-year career.

Mayweather Has Huge Edge in Championship Fights

Saturday night will mark the 19th time Floyd Mayweather will fight for a championship in his career.

Mayweather's vast experience in title fights will be a factor in the fight, as Victor Ortiz has had only five previous title fights, in which he lost one to Marcos Maidana in 2009.

Mayweather will have the mental advantage in the fight due to his championship fight experience edge, and this being just another fight in his long career, as opposed to this fight being the biggest fight in Ortiz's career, putting an incredible amount of pressure on his shoulders.

Victor Ortiz Needs to Make the Fight a Slugfest in Order to Win

If Victor Ortiz can turn this fight into a slug-fest, and utilize his knockout power—Ortiz has 22 KO's in his 29 wins— his chances of winning the fight will increase, but this is easier said than done.

Floyd Mayweather is known as one of the greatest defensive fighters of all-time, but if Ortiz can somehow get the fight to turn into a punch-for-punch slug-fest, there will be a greater chance to land a significant blow on Mayweather  that could lead to Mayweather being hurt and possibly knocked out for the first loss of his career.

Many have tried to accomplish this feat, and zero have came out of their fight with Mayweather successful, so don;t bet on Ortiz being able to pull off this punchers miracle.

This Fight Will Be as Good as Advertised

The Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz  fight is the most anticipated fight of 2011 and should live up to the hype that has been created around it so far.

Although many of the bigger fights that have taken place as of late have failed to live up to the hype built around them, the Mayweather, Ortiz bout will live up to the hefty expectations.

Ortiz is hungry and looking for a career defining win, and Mayweather is look to to reassure the boxing world that he hasn't lost a step, and is prime and ready to take on Manny Pacquiao in the fight of the decade.

Catch the Fight Live Via HBO Pay-Per-View

You can catch all the Floyd Mayweather vs.Victor Ortiz action live on HBO Pay-Per-View for $59.99 this Saturday, September 17th, as part of the "Star Power" boxing event, with all the action starting at 9 PM EST in the United States.

You can watch the fight live at 2 AM in the UK on Primetime, channel 480 on Sky and Virgin, as well as streamed live on www.primetimelive.co.uk for £14.95.

The fight has all the makings to become an instant classic, and catching it live as it happens will only add to the excitement. surrounding this fight