The finish–unexpected if not altogether shocking, given the mercurial career of the unpredictable Ortiz–came at the end of nine punishing rounds, when a broken jaw forced the 25-year-old to call it a night. Ortiz, who seemed to take his previous defeat, a bizarre knockout at the hands of Floyd Mayweather, with a mere shrug and a grin, clearly felt the emotional sting this time. Perhaps it was the big payday slipping from his grasp, or maybe, finally, he realized that life in the ring would remain forever unforgiving. From The Cruelest Sport