Thread: Mosley vs Berto Done Deal For 1/24/09

Shane Mosley Vs. Andre Berto Is On | TheSweetScience.com Boxing

Holy crap I hope this is true. This is nice matchup.

Berto should win.

Mosley is past it.

I'm drunk, but is MOsley a G or what? He is really a monster for any weight. Just strait takes whatever fight is out therte.z You couldn't give one example in his entire career where could have evber posssibly not taken the tougherst fight hr could.

A good fight

Whilst mosley is past his best this will still really test how good Berto is at this stage of his career

LETS GET IN ON

this should be a good test for Berto. i hope he can pass it Mosley is no push over no matter if hes past it or not. but Berto should win.

COME ON, SHANE!!!!

I know it's a lot to ask, but if he could go out on a win, it'd be fantastic. Sadly I know he's past it and the Mayorga fight should signficant deterioration in his game up until the KO, but it would be so nice if he could take it. He'll probably lobby for a Margarito fight after that and get mashed though.

This is the fight i wanted after i saw Berto vs Forbes i think Mosely will KO Berto.

Shane may have faded some with age, but this is still an entertaining matchup. I think Berto will have to step it up a notch, even with Mosley 3.0.

Originally Posted by Dragos Bitch

This is the fight i wanted after i saw Berto vs Forbes i think Mosely will KO Berto.

KO? Man, I can see Mosley winning, but by KO? What elite or even semi-elite fighter has he knocked out in the last 5+ years? Berto is faster, bigger and has shown he can dig down deep when necessary. I think Berto wins by decision and Mosley takes some shots that might have kayoed other guys. I think Mosley has one of the best chins in boxing.

My favorite young fighter vs one of my favorite legends.. Berto wins this though I been saying this kid has the goods and gets better every fight, Mosely is going to be there till the end just like the Cotto fight.

Two days after my quarter century b-day. I think Berto has been looking great in his previous fights but he is just missing something IMO. Maybe it's his chin maybe not I can't tell but I do think Mosley will be testing that all night. I'll take Mosley by UD.

Originally Posted by p4pking

I'm drunk, but is MOsley a G or what? He is really a monster for any weight. Just strait takes whatever fight is out therte.z You couldn't give one example in his entire career where could have evber posssibly not taken the tougherst fight hr could.

Except that time he couldn't fight PBF because he had a toothache or whatever it was. Then as soon as Floyd had the bigger name and became a PPV cash machine, Mosley starts calling him out and his fans in the press start claiming that Mayweather was ducking him.

Still, it's a great matchup. Mosley UD. I don't know what it is about Berto -- he just doesn't look like an elite fighter.

Originally Posted by uptoscratch

Originally Posted by p4pking

I'm drunk, but is MOsley a G or what? He is really a monster for any weight. Just strait takes whatever fight is out therte.z You couldn't give one example in his entire career where could have evber posssibly not taken the tougherst fight hr could.

Except that time he couldn't fight PBF because he had a toothache or whatever it was. Then as soon as Floyd had the bigger name and became a PPV cash machine, Mosley starts calling him out and his fans in the press start claiming that Mayweather was ducking him.

Still, it's a great matchup. Mosley UD. I don't know what it is about Berto -- he just doesn't look like an elite fighter.

I'd agree with that - but he does look like he has the potential to be an elite. I think that's what has a lot of people looking twice at him, myself included. I still think he should have been brought along a little more slowly, but he's on the stage now. Throw him in the deep end, and let's see if he can swim!

I like Berto's chances, and I think this is a great matchup for him, win, lose, or draw. He'll learn a lot in the ring with SSM.

Done deal?

where have I heard that before....

if this fight happens, gimme the sugar in a split decision.

I think Andre Berto wins this just based on workrate and being faster than the older man. Andre Berto can keep a high pace up for 12 rounds, and he always has that high energy. As you could see in the 12th round vs Steve Forbes.

He was still letting the punches go, light on his feet. If you had just tuned in to watch the fight, you would think it was the 1st round instead of the 12th round.

Shane Mosley just hasn't impressed me much in awhile, even against Miguel Cotto he looked a bit flat. And against Ricardo Mayorga who should be tailor made for him, he was only showing flashes of his old self. And at times he would throw no punches, and let Ricardo Mayorga dictate the pace.

Andre Berto has some flaws but as i said at the start, just based on being fresher and quicker. He should win a close 12 UD.