Andre Berto Pulls Off The Upset Shane Mosley Is Getting Overrated.

[OumaFan]

Exclamation points are for young girls

I disagree about the capital letters part.

[Majesty]

Shane's win over Margarito is being overrated yes.

Back when people were saying Mosley was done when he struggled with Mayorga, he beat Margarito and people think he is ready for Mayweather.

I think this Berto fight would be a good gauge on how he will stay with a young fighter.

But I think Mosley is underestimating Berto he has been talking all this trash lately and saying that the fight won't go beond six rounds. That could be a mistake.

[amat]

What jab from Berto I mean I know he has a jab but to put his jab on the level of Wright's or Forrest's is overrating Berto. Berto has a nice jab, his up-jab in particular is a great weapon for someone as short as him. However, no way does he have the type of controlling that those guys had. Both of their had to set up their whole offense behind their jabs, Berto hardly uses his.

If Berto comes in and isn't significantly better then he was against Collazo, no way he wins this bout. I think he will have moments of success like Mayorga did because he has speed and Shane is going to be there to bang with him. Like OumaFan, I'm not so kind in describing Berto's inside game. He's not going to drop Shane, and he's not going to stop him. Winning enough exchanges for 12 rounds to win the fight.

I think Berto will give a good showing but lose a decision/stoppage. I think he'll have a lot of moments early and then by the 3rd or 4th round, Mosley will start dictating the fight because I don't think that Berto can stay behind a jab and neutralize Mosley like others have done. He would have to win a firefight and of that I don't think he is yet capable. I'm not overrating Mosley either, but you have to be expecting just a completely different Berto against Mosley. The one who showed up into the ring that barely got by against Luis Collazo definitely will not win versus Shane Mosley. I'm not overrating Mosley either, that's pretty much common sense.

OumaFan posts like a real person would speak. I wish more people did that. Especially youngblood with his cutesy internet slang like 'lolz' or anything of the sort.

[Kev]

Shane's win over Margarito is being overrated yes.

Back when people were saying Mosley was done when he struggled with Mayorga, he beat Margarito and people think he is ready for Mayweather.

I think this Berto fight would be a good gauge on how he will stay with a young fighter.

But I think Mosley is underestimating Berto he has been talking all this trash lately and saying that the fight won't go beond six rounds. That could be a mistake.

Berto looks vulnerable to me though. I mean Cosme Riveria even dropped him and took him into the late rounds. Plus he went life and death with Collazo who Mosely completely dominated.

Ok Shane struggled against Mayorga, but he came through in the end with a stunning knockout, and that was possibly the most motivated, disciplined and well trained Mayorga we have seen.

I think there are two scenarios.

First, the young kid rises to the occasion, is too fast and outworks Shane for a hard fought but clear decision, similar to maybe Calzaghe Eubank.

The second is that Berto is just badly exposed, gets dropped, beaten up, maybe even stopped.

I don't see Berto hurting Shane or coming close to stopping him, and I definitely think Berto will have the heat put on him. It just depends if he can take it or not.

On past performances I think Berto will struggle, but statistically the young fighter wins more often than not.......

[JonesJrMayweather]

What I don't get is how people are claiming that mosley was DONE after he knocked out mayorga...So he didn't look good against an awkward fighter at a weight that he's never really been able to impose his power and will. Every time Shane fights at 154 he looks slow and loads up throwing only one or two punches...

Mosley since 2005 is 7-1 with a very close loss to cotto...How was he done?

[zhubin]

I would first like to say that i had the Mosley/Cotto fight AT LEAST a draw. Shane pretty much slugged it out against a much younger fighter (this was before Cotto was broken by Margarito). I say Shane deserves mad props for going toe to toe and showing heart against, at that time, one of the brightest stars in boxing. It's true...Shane has trouble against taller fighters with a great jab. But Berto does not have the skill, awkwardness, and craftiness of fighters like Wright or Forrest. I also feel Richardson has done a great job with Mosley. Shane's punches seem more fluid and have more pop on them. Now...Berto is a young talent...and you never know when a fighter grows old in a fight. But i think Shane has too much experience for Andre.