How did Berto become the #2 WW in the world before getting whooped by Ortiz?

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  1. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    Take a look at the Ring Magazine WW rankings February 2010.

    1 Pac
    2 Mosley
    3 Floyd
    4 Cotto
    5 Clottey
    6 Berto
    7 Collazo

    Berto became the #2 by not even fighting any of them?

    Hype at its finest.
     
    megavolt, Sep 23, 2011
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    Bub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Boxing politics
     
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  3. JohnAnthony

    JohnAnthony Boxing Junkie banned

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    1 Pac

    2 Mosley - 2 Defeats and a Draw

    3 Floyd - Went on Vacation

    4 Cotto - Moved Up in Weight

    5 Clottey - Went on Vacation

    6 Berto

    7 Collazo


    I hope this helps clarify. - Let me know if you have any further questions
     
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  4. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    By waiting.
     
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  5. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    :smooch
     
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    dwighttsharpe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    3. Floyd- Inactive
    4. Cotto- LMW
    5. Clottey- Inactive

    That only leaves Mosley, who has not looked good in a fight since Margarito.

    Are there any reasonable posters here?
     
    dwighttsharpe, Sep 23, 2011
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  7. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    Here's a hint bro, I know how it happened. However some are saying that Ortiz would beat these guys because he beat the great Berto.
     
    megavolt, Sep 23, 2011
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  8. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    ...Just because neither of us rate Berto highly does not mean I like you like that, Megs. :bolt
     
    Boxed Ears, Sep 23, 2011
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  9. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    Welp there goes that approach...:think
     
    megavolt, Sep 23, 2011
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  10. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    You don't put kissing emoticons to a brother with a Hagler avatar, man. No, you've gotta wait, make sure it's safe, tap your toes in the adjoining stall, test the waters with a toe. :verysad
     
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  11. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    PROFIT

    i mean prophet


    Berto was all hype and no substance, only rated because he had that "undefeated" badge on him
     
    megavolt, Nov 26, 2012
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  12. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    By fate intervening and sparing him a career-ending ass kicking at the hands of Carmelized Sugar long before the Ortiz payday.

    It seems cheap and in poor taste to call the Haitian disaster a "lucky break", but in his case (or at least his career's) it was. A spade is a spade.
     
    IntentionalButt, Nov 27, 2012
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    that's why i just laugh whenever someone would try to big-up floyd's win over ortiz by saying that he was ranked #2 at that time. the WW division during that time was not the WW division when it was waxing hot back in 2006-2009. proof is berto being ranked #2 when he has not fought any of the top WWs then. to be fair, today's WW division is still weak aside from timmy, a declining pac and floyd.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Nov 27, 2012
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  14. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Andre and Vic were both thought much too highly of when they met.

    Of course whoever came out on top was going to receive undue credit for it and carry astronomical hype.

    It's like the Quickening of the immortals when they behead one another.
     
    IntentionalButt, Nov 27, 2012
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    Because he squeaked by Collazo...go figure!!!
     
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