Mayweather should have dared to be great by fighting Gennady Golovkin, says Rafael

floyd300By Dan Ambrose: Dan Rafael believes that Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs) really dropped the ball and wasted what was a perfect opportunity for him to show his greatness by electing to face the middleweight division’s biggest star Gennady Golovkin (33-0 30 KOs) for his September 12th fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Rafael believes by Mayweather taking on the hard hitting Golovkin, he would be daring himself to be great by taking on a guy that is every bit as good in 160lb division as Mayweather is at 147 and 154.

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Khan says he’s disappointed in getting passed over by Mayweather

khan44By Scott Gifloid: After having chased Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the past two years in trying to get a big money cash out fight against him, Amir Khan got the bad news on Tuesday that Mayweather will be passing him up yet again in order to fight the 31-year-old Andre Berto in his next fight on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Khan says he’s disappointed in not getting the fight against Mayweather once again, but he feels there are still a lot of big fights out there for him that he can seek out.

Khan didn’t say whether he learned a lesson from this experience in him putting so much of an emphasis on getting one big money fight. If Khan hasn’t learned a lesson from this, then you can expect him to continue to wait around for Mayweather to finally give him a fight in the future if Mayweather chooses to continue fighting.

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Mayweather-Berto PPV price $64.95/$74.95HD?

Floyd MayweatherBy Chris Williams: Boxing fans will get a price break for Floyd Mayweather Jr’s upcoming fight against former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) on September 12th on Showtime pay-per-view. Instead of the fight going for $89-99, as was the case for Mayweather’s last fight against Manny Pacquiao, the price for the Mayweather-Berto fight is said to be $64.95/$74.95HD, according to Dan Rafael.

It’s still not official yet, but that’s the number that is being floated around. That’s a $25 discount from Mayweather’s last fight against Pacquiao. The drop in price brings the cost to where it was in Mayweather’s previous fights against Marcos Maidana and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, according to Fight News.

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Khan doesn’t need Mayweather, says Joshua

khanBy Scott Gilfoid: Most boxing fans would argue that Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) needs a fight against the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and/or Manny Pacquiao to take his career to the next level to increase his popularity in America, and get him to the level where his fights are shown on pay-per-view.

Without wins over the likes of Mayweather or Pacquiao, it’s likely that Khan will never become a PPV attraction in America. Heavyweight Anthony Joshua sees things differently. He doesn’t agree that Khan needs Mayweather for him to have a great career. Joshua thinks that Khan’s fight against IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook will be a huge fight.

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Mayweather vs. Berto: Expect an exciting fight on September 12th

Floyd Mayweather JrBy Babatis Banda: Even for me, a staunch Floyd Mayweather Jr. supporter, the news came as a surprise that Mayweather Jr. will be fighting Andre Berto on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. I never dreamt Berto would be in Mayweather’s radar at any given time despite having been a world champion once, and carrying only three losses to his record.

Berto was disfigured, if not maimed by one of Floyd Mayweather’s victims, Robert Guerrero. He also lost to Victor Ortiz who was clearly out boxed and frustrated by Mayweather’s boxing smarts until he decided to foul Floyd for possibly an easier way out.

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Mayweather vs. Berto makes business sense

floyd36By Michael Gill: For over a couple of months now, the boxing public had awaited the latest name of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. lottery. For months, Floyd had hinted that he was eyeing Andre Berto as his next opponent, to many this was just Floyd playing the media, for we would all expect for him to name a legitimate contender.

The joke was on us, Floyd was serious about facing Berto on September 12th. Both the public and boxing media have all protested their displeasure with the decision. Many of which, have declared this decision has being one that will tarnish Floyd’s legacy, especially “if” Floyd is to retire after his bout with Berto.

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Berto: The hate will fuel me until September 12th

floyd777By Allan Fox: Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) couldn’t help but notice a lot of the criticism of him from boxing fans today after the news was released about him fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 12th on Showtime pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. A lot of fans are deeply disappointed in Mayweather’s selection of Berto, as they don’t see him as having earned the fight.

It reflects badly on Mayweather for picking a fighter as poor as Berto. Fans wanted to see Mayweather select someone like Shawn Porter, Amir Khan, Kell Brook or Keith Thurman. However, Berto says he’s going to use the hate from fans as motivation to bring him to victory.

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Badou Jack defends against George Groves on Mayweather-Berto card

groves95By Scott Gilfoid: As expected, WBC super middleweight champion Badou Jack (19-1-1, 12 KOs) and challenger George Groves (21-2, 16 KOs) have been added to help beef up the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto card on September 12th on Showtime pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Jack vs. Groves fight is one that you can argue shouldn’t even be happening. I mean, Groves got whipped twice by former IBF/WBA/WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch not long ago in 2013 and 2014. Like all fighters that get knocked out twice in a row, Groves should have gone to the back of the line and worked his way back to a position where he could fight for a world title.

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Andre Berto: I’m coming to kick Mayweather’s backside on September 12th

floyd6666By Chris Williams: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) doesn’t see himself as another notch on Floyd Mayweather Jr’s belt in their just announced pay-per-view fight on Showtime on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Berto has rejuvenated with the help of his genius trainer Virgil Hunter, and he’s coming to beat Mayweather’s behind in front of the whole world when he gets himself in the ring. I don’t know if Berto can do that, but he’s going to try his best not to become victim number 49. That’s the number that Mayweather, with all his greatness, will be looking to achieve when he gets Berto inside the ring.

“I’m coming to kick Floyd’s ass on September 12,” said Berto. “Best believe that I plan to bring it to Floyd and I’m not concerned about what 48 other fighters have been unable to do. Somebody is getting knocked out and it won’t be me. You don’t want to miss this.”

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MAYWEATHER vs. BERTO – SAT., SEPT. 12 AT MGM GRAND | LIVE ON SHOWTIME PPV

floyd444LAS VEGAS (Aug. 4, 2015) – In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and WBA Welterweight World Championships on the line against power-punching, two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) Saturday, Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, live on SHOWTIME PPV (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT).

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