Clottey. Its a shame that Clottey is so avoided and now will probably face Berto. Im a Berto fan and dont think he's quite ready to fight a guy who's as good at Clottey however I expect a 12 rd fight. Berto IMO is the hardest hitting welter so anything is possible but in the end Clottey would probably outclass him; as he would to most any welters.
I like Berto a lot, but too early for him to fight Clottey. I like Clottey a lot also and if he didn't hurt his hand I think he would've had a good shot against Margo.
Why do you say he is so avoided. That is like Margarito being called the most feared fighter at one time and then they called Williams the same after he beat Margarito. Give it some more time, he will have to fight his mandatory or get side money soon. Berto vs Clottey....Berto has a punchers chance. Clottey could go into the fight thinking "I am going to obliviate this kid" and could get caught with a bag of "you should of took Berto seriously. PBF is killing everyone with holding that WBC belt for so long. C'mon, there has to be a time limit all ready. I think it is the jokester named Max Kellerman who spues these stupid titles "most avoided, most feared". My apologies, I had to get that off of my chest.
I said that Clottey is avoided because that what it is! After his performance against Margarito, a fight that he was DOMINATING before sustaining a hand injury, you would think he would have earned a shot against one significant name in the division. In fact if he were to fight Margarito again im convinced he would have his way with Tony. You never hear his name mentioned when all the so called experts are giving their opinions on the best welters. He only has one other loss and that was a disqualification against Baldomir. With all that said, Im a huge Andre Berto fan. Berto is originally from Miami and Im from S. Florida. Berto is of Haitian descent and all my best friends are Haitian. He also has the talent IMO to one day sit atop of the division. However at this stage of Berto's career, Clottey would be too much for him.
Clottey is the most UNDERRATED boxer in the world. Period. I like Berto but he wouldn't fare well against Clottey. Clottey by wide UD or late TKO.
Everyone is saying Clottey and thats the logical choice. It makes sense he is very underrated and has a clear experience edge over Berto. But I dont know Im not even that high on Berto but I still think he can win this. I just think his offence and strength keep Clottey under wraps for most of the fight. Im usually the first the analyze a fight and pick with my head but I just got a feeling that Berto would win this.
I can't keep throwing Berto under the rug ... I like Clottey but i'm thinking that its Berto's time and that he'll pull out the decision. I'm not going against Clottey getting the KO over Berto, but I think its "Mike's" time to show up and prove.