By Marquise Bullock: When people think of Andre Berto (26-0 20kos) they think young, inexperience champion. But when I think Andre Berto, I think young, hungry champion, with enough heart, and skill to compete with the two top pound for pound fighters in the world today. Sure he’s inexperienced at the higher levels, but when Floyd Mayweather (41-0- 25kos) took on Genaro Hernandez for the World Boxing Council Super Featherweight title, he was inexperienced also.
The self acclaimed “cash cow” says he’s on a vacation. With rumors circulating on him fighting in Dubai, could Andre Berto really pull off the colossal upset, or ad least show why he even deserves to be in the same ring with Pretty Boy Floyd? But let’s say if he was to beat Mayweather. Would the Mayweather naysayer’s really want that to happen? I mean as much as you hate Floyd, to see him lose is a hard dose of reality that I don’t think the boxing world wants unless it’s at the hands of Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2 38kos). If he were to lose to Andre Berto which is unlikely to happen, the boxing world would hit a nasty speed bump. Weather you’re a Mayweather fan or not, you’ll be displeased with that out come. Why? Because the trend is to try and beat Mayweather. But the fans want a mega fight if it happens, and a lose erases all of that fun.
Now I think we all now the controversy surrounding the Margarito and Pacquiao fight. But I think a young hungry Berto would’ve been better competition for the 7 time world champion Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is great no doubt. But I’ve seen him beat to many of the same style of fighters. Now Pacquiao fans would argue and say who has Berto fought, but ask yourself who has Hatton fought before he took on Floyd, or Tarver before he took on Jones, and the list goes on. If an unknown Clottey can get a shot and sell 700,000 PPVs, a proven cheater in Margarito, I’m sure a little bit of 24/7 on HBO to hype up The Haitian American Berto would sell a fight with Pacquiao through the roof. Margarito is getting lucky under Arum as of now, but I think a slick, young, hungry champion in Berto is a better look for Pacquiao’s resume. Also it would prepare him for a bout with the “Pretty Boy”, knowing that Mayweather is no mummy in the ring just like Manny’s
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