Andre Berto vs Floyd Mayweather

While I may not agree with how Mayweather fights, one can't deny his hit and run style will be difficult to beat for anyone who is not fast enough to catch him on the run or when he punches, since he doesn't exchange. Having that said, it is fair to say any slow guys will probably not have a good chance at winning simply because he is a very cautious defensive fighter who will not risk getting caught or ko'd, and he has very good legs to keep moving throughout the fight. I know recently people are talking alot about Mayweather fighting Pacquiao, Cotto, Mosely, etc. One fighter you don't hear anything about, however, is Berto. I think Berto would present problems. Here is why: Has a higher work rate than Mayweather, although not as skilled defensively, possibly has faster hands and throws punches in bunches and combinations, something Mayweather no longer does. Any questions about Berto's chin would not be explored because Mayweather doesn't punch with conviction. In addition, Berto has shown to have good stamina, heart, and is mentally strong. Because Berto is so explosive offensively and throws combinations, I think Mayweather would be forced to fire back offensively to keep up with the workrate. Thoughts?

 

I actually saw the contrary in the Collazo fight. His stubbornness and unwillingness to loose pulled him through the fight, especially late...it was Collazo who gassed out. I think Collazo attributed in Berto tiring somewhat do to the high volume output type of fight it turned out to be. Collazo certainly came in motivated and wanted to win. My point is that Mayweather isn't really a volume puncher more of a sniper one punch counter puncher. However, when he's gotten tagged in the past is with guys who throw more than one punch or guys with with fast hands. Berto has both. In fact, I'll go out on a limb and say I don't recall a boxer able to put combos with that many punches and speed since probably Roy Jones Jr, with Roy obviously doing it better.

 

Berto isn't as bad as some are making him out to be. Sure he has holes in his game but he presents some of the things that have given Floyd problems. My point is styles make fights. In the Collazo fight, Collazo fought fire against fire and that presented some problems for Berto, but there was only so much that Collazo could keep up with. He started falling apart in the later rounds. As for Floyd, the last time he fought someone with the same type of physical abilities he had a hell of a time for 4 rounds before Judah started to break down mentally as he usually does.