Undefeated WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto faces off with Shane Mosley in a little over a months time and odds makers have him pegged as a heavy underdog.
The problem Berto has so far isn't a lack of talent or ability, but more the fact that he has yet to face another elite of the division. His biggest wins to date are Juan Urango and Luis Collazo, who are generally regarded as lesser fighters compared to the rest of the champions of the division.
Mosley has said recently that he intends to clean out the Welterweight division, and in doing so, beat Berto and secure big money fights for himself with Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.
All of the above have also mentioned fighting Mosley after he beats Berto, but none have considered Berto actually defeating Mosley. That isn't to say beating Mosley is particularly easy, who even at 38 is still in his peak, having smashed the high flying Antonio Margarito in his last outing.
Mosley, said of fighting Berto at a recent WBC convention:
"I heard Berto was mad because I said I was gonna ruin his career, well I know the truth hurts sometimes," Mosley said. "I'm glad he signed the contract tho, so now I'm going to display what I started with Margarito. I'm dishin ass whupping's in 2010!"
Berto came right back with a message of his own for the highly regarded Mosley:
"It's just funny to me how Shane Mosley got so tough overnight, do you'll peep that? He's talkin crazy to me, he runs up on Floyd [Mayweather Jr]. But I know what it is though. I've done a little research on steroids and it says the drug makes you have crazy mood swings and feel bigger," Berto said.
"I hear his team is gettin it done on his end. So come Jan 30th I will retire Shane Mosley, I promise you that! Steroids is a hell of a drug! We can help you but the first step is to admit you have a problem."
Source: examiner.com
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