By Dan Ambrose: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KO’s) had less than complimentary things to say about his April 16th scheduled opponent light welterweight contender Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KO’s) at Thursday’s teleconference to publicize their fight at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Berto said “The ring is a really cold place and he’s going to find out the truth. This fight is definitely not going the distance. At the end of the day, skills are gonna pay the bills. He can fight, but he’s very limited in a lot of areas.”
The same can be said of Berto. He can fight but he’s limited as was shown in his narrow decision over Luis Collazo. Berto can be beaten, but not by the mediocre opposition that he’s been matched again thus far. If Berto can get by this light welterweight challenge by Ortiz and stay away from Mike Jones, he may be able to hold onto the WBC belt for a long time to come. I don’t see Berto beating Jones or guys like Saul Alvarez. Those guys punch too hard and would likely beat up and knockout Berto.
Berto has made a practice of fighting light welterweights much of the time in his title defenses of his WBC belt and that has earned him a lot of criticism from boxing fans, many of which see Berto as a cherry picker. Never the less, Berto remains confident of his skills and feels that he’s on the right path by fighting the guys that he’s been facing.
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