Mosley vs Berto Done Deal For 1/24/09

[Diane]

This is not a done deal yet.

Dan Rafael just posted this in his chat.


Dan Rafael: (12:20 PM ET ) Personally, I do think it's too soon for Berto. That said, that fight is by no means a done deal. There are huge problems with it and there's a good chance it won't happen from what DiBella was telling me last night. King won't allow Berto to skip past Collazo and wants Berto to give up his belt if he takes the Mosley fight. berto and his team don't want to do that. They also aren't making a ton of money for the Mosley fight so the risk may be too high considering the reward. There are problems. HBO is putting the pressure on to make the fight but I am a little skeptical at the moment.

[GAME]

Mosley cant win this fight IMO. I duno why he keeps choosing the hardest options at this stage in his career . He should be looking for the right opponents at the right time like Floyd.

[ClubberLang]

This is not a done deal yet.

Dan Rafael just posted this in his chat.


Dan Rafael: (12:20 PM ET ) Personally, I do think it's too soon for Berto. That said, that fight is by no means a done deal. There are huge problems with it and there's a good chance it won't happen from what DiBella was telling me last night. King won't allow Berto to skip past Collazo and wants Berto to give up his belt if he takes the Mosley fight. berto and his team don't want to do that. They also aren't making a ton of money for the Mosley fight so the risk may be too high considering the reward. There are problems. HBO is putting the pressure on to make the fight but I am a little skeptical at the moment.

I was just about to post that. Personally, I would rather see Mosley fight Williams (assuming Paul gets past Verno). Collazo is a better step up for Berto right now; Mosley may be a little too much for him at this stage.

[SweetPea]

This is not a done deal yet.

Dan Rafael just posted this in his chat.


Dan Rafael: (12:20 PM ET ) Personally, I do think it's too soon for Berto. That said, that fight is by no means a done deal. There are huge problems with it and there's a good chance it won't happen from what DiBella was telling me last night. King won't allow Berto to skip past Collazo and wants Berto to give up his belt if he takes the Mosley fight. berto and his team don't want to do that. They also aren't making a ton of money for the Mosley fight so the risk may be too high considering the reward. There are problems. HBO is putting the pressure on to make the fight but I am a little skeptical at the moment.

I was just about to post that. Personally, I would rather see Mosley fight Williams (assuming Paul gets past Verno). Collazo is a better step up for Berto right now; Mosley may be a little too much for him at this stage.

I would think that Judah is a possibility as well.

[C-Lo]

I always wanted Berto to stop fighting no names. He fought Forbes and I was at least like "Ok I know who he is." Shane may be old but is in now way a gimme fight. Hopefully Berto just keeps stepping up his competition. I see Berto winning this one by decision but I NEVER count Mosley out.

I feel like people gave Shane more of a chance against Margo. Wonder Why?

[Taeth]

Because they aren't very knowlegable? Who would have Mosley beating Margarito, the style matchup is horrible for him, Mosley needs to be able to put his imprint on his opponent to be successful, and there is no way he would do that against Margarito who just keeps on throwing, Mosley has way too many defensive liabilities.

People forget it is mostly Mosley's athletic ability that got him to where he is, his skill level has never been on the same level as guys like Mayweather, Hopkins, Jones, Whitaker, Dela Hoya, Wright, etc. I think this fight will prove Berto is well on his way, and that Mosley isn't a true tactician, he is a great athlete who wasn't taught how to box properly.