Pureist wrote:No worse than when Pac fought Algieri.
Given the circumstances, it's quite a bit worse. Berto stands no chance at all and recently got smoked by Karass and Guerrero. At least Chris was undefeated when Manny faced him. This is possibly Floyd's last bout. And he claims he is the best ever. Piss poor move. It's hard to believe even his loyalest supporters supporting this.[/quote]
Quite a bit worse? Imagine the backlash Floyd would have got if he fought Rios and Algieri. Neither are even true 147 pounders. Algieri was unbeaten, yes, but only had 20 fights total in his lifetime.
Berto is a career welter, champion for 2 years, the number 1 WBA contender (I think most of the rankings are BS), but lost to Guerrero and Karass. You did however fail to mention his re-dedication and 2 impressive wins after the losses. His latest was a KO of Joseito Lopez, which in my mind is as good as Rios or Algieri. Berto took him out about the same way Canelo and Maidana did. None of the 3 are elite competition. No, Berto is not elite either, but like I said in another post, this fight is not about the biggest challenges or legacies. Its about giving the fans an entertaining fight for free. If Floyd wanted the biggest PPV draw, he wouldn't be fighting Berto, you can bank on that. Floyd says he is the best ever, yes, but we all know this may be his last fight and he is a lot closer to 40 than 35. Maybe Berto KO's Floyd, then you can rejoice.[/quote]
An entertaining fight for free, watching floyd tag Berto at will, is that your idea of an entertaining fight, far from mine[/quote]
Maybe if you watch the fight 3 times in slow motion you might enjoy it.