Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto
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Mike Burnell, Staff Writer
Undefeated Floyd Mayweaather Jr. defends his Welterweight championship against 100-1 underdog Andre Berto (30-3 23 Kos) on Saturday evening.
While Berto is 3-3 in his last six fights, he is a tough customer and is coming to fight.
Berto may have a moment or two but Mayweather is simply the technically and defensively superior fighter and will win a wide 12-round decision.
Prediction: Mayweather
Tony Calcara, Staff Writer
I’m at the point where I’m asking myself, why ask why? I’m just dealing with it. The real question will be how bad the PPV numbers will look in the days after the fight.
Floyd Mayweather all day long and twice on Sunday, well, Saturday night.
Prediction: Mayweather
Kai Piercy, Staff Writer
Andre Berto needs a miracle, but he won’t get one. There is nothing in Berto’s arsenal to trouble Floyd Mayweather. He has a puncher’s chance if that, but a sizeable payday and the considerable exposure that comes with such an event, it’s a win-win for the challenger either way.
Mayweather will control the tempo and direction of the fight.The only remaining question is if he will “bow out” with a knockout. I fully expect a wide points victory, and I can’t see anything but 120-108 on all three scorecards.
I’m certain this won’t be Mayweather’s final fight either. Everyone knows he wants to break Rocky Marciano’s record, it’s the worst kept secret in boxing.
Prediction: Mayweather
Sarah Gruber, Staff Writer
I actually think this fight will be more interesting than most people expect, but I don’t believe it to be anything different than that of typical Floyd Mayweather fights.
No doubt in my mind that Mayweather uses his normal tactics of shoulder rolls and counter punches. I doubt there will be much toe-to-toe action in the middle of the ring whatsoever.
Ant true action or excitement from this fight will likely happen on the ropes or in the corners if one can trap the other somehow.
Prediction: Mayweather
Brandon Glass, Contributing Writer
Once slated to be the next big thing in boxing, Andre Berto comes in at 50 to 1 underdog on some books. While Berto has some tools to trouble Floyd Mayweather, it seems the whole world thinks that there is little to nothing the former world champion can do to send Mayweather off with a 48-1 record, and I agree.
Under Virgil Hunter, Berto has cleaned up his technique and dropped the god awful version of the shoulder roll, however he’s facing a master boxer who has proven he can make fighters of different styles all look the same: confused and frustrated.
I’m not a betting man, but smart money says it’s not lucrative to bet against “Money”… Mayweather.
Prediction: Mayweather
Brent Herrin, Staff Writer
Floyd Mayweather Jr,. will enter the ring for what is presumed to be the final time when he faces Andre Berto Saturday night at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Within the last 24 hours, rumors have began to circulate about Mayweather using a banned substance prior to his May showdown with Manny Pacquiao, and with all the facts surrounding the issue, this will more than likely be the last time fight fans get to see the pound-for-pound king in action.
In order for Berto to succeed, he’s going to have to score multiple knock downs or knockout Mayweather, but the chances of this happening are beyond slim to none. Look for Mayweather to stay on the outside and pick Berto apart with the ole one-two the entire fight.
I’m going to go one step further and say Mayweather will land 49 percent of his punches, and Berto somewhere close to 17 percent. The final match of Mayweather’s career is two days away, and there’s a good reason why seats are still available, because everyone knows Berto poses no threat to Mayweather.
Prediction: Mayweather
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
No matter how many different storylines and rhetoric-filled speeches that Virgil Hunter and Andre Berto try to throw at us, I’m not believing the hype. There is no special formula that will make this fight great, and I could care less if it’s “taken to the hood” as Hunter promised earlier this week. If I wanted to be taken to the hood I’d take a quick trip down to Barry Farm and play some pick up basketball.
The fact here is that Floyd Mayweather beats Andre Berto easily–every day of the week.
Hunter and Berto have tried to berate the media for being critical of this matchup, claiming people don’t know what fighters really go through and that most would never dare to step inside the ring. Whether you run 10 miles a day or make 10 trips to the pantry for snacks an hour, this mismatch is clear as day.
I’m not a meteorologist and I know nothing about barometric pressure, but it doesn’t stop me from getting pissed off at the weather man for telling me it’s going to be 90 degrees and sunny and then we get hit with a monsoon.
Mayweather wins a decision and retires–for five minutes.
Prediction: Mayweather
