TMZ broke the news weeks ago, but Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the various stakeholders of his September 12 PPV match announced only today that he will, indeed, officially face perhaps the most undeserving of the recognizable welterweight contenders active today in Andre Berto. It’s a bewildering choice, especially when one considers that Floyd himself has stated more than once that this will be the final fight of his career. No, we’re not buying that either, but still, whether it’s Floyd’s last match or the prelude to another run of tedious decision wins, it just looks so damn bad.
Berto? Seriously? Like, for real?
Mayweather vs Berto is a terrible match-up and there really is no way to talk around this point. Berto has three defeats in his last six fights, one of them a stoppage loss to a journeyman named Jesus Soto Karass who boasts a record of 28-10-3. And we’re not even getting into the ridiculous hypocrisy of Floyd signing to fight a man who in 2012 was caught using steroids when his number one excuse for not facing Manny Pacquiao for five years was the Filipino’s alleged use of PED’s.
If you’re a die-hard boxing fan, you know this match isn’t worth much consideration, much less actually paying to see it. If you’re a casual fight fan, we strongly urge you to NOT spend any of your hard-earned scratch on this disgrace of a pay-per-view “fight.” And if you’re a member of the, unfathomably, ever-growing legion of TMT faithful, well, we hope you at least get the satisfaction of spotting the actual $20 bills you’ve surrendered to Mr. TBE as he counts ’em out and stacks ’em up in front of Showtime’s All Access cameras.
Now that that’s off our chest, we’ll just let twitter say it better. Enjoy!
I just heard the bad news horrible just horrible #MayweatherBerto 👎
— Ivan Montiel (@LatinoPorVida10) August 4, 2015
"We're not sure Amir will be 100% after fasting" "Ok, let's go with Berto then" #ConversationsThatNeverHappened
— OpThomas Prime (@2footshaft) August 4, 2015
Berto can't see you #haters right now pic.twitter.com/FkjVjwMmFs
— James Bagg Jr. (@JamesBaggJr) August 4, 2015
Official #MayweatherBerto fight poster pic.twitter.com/fl40OSMAXF
— Eazy Mutha Fuckn C (@elchavaloko) August 4, 2015
No matter how you slice it, #MayweatherBerto is shit.
— Lee John Wylie (@LeeWylie1) August 4, 2015
My sources say Berto was picked because Jose Luis Castillo was asking 50-50 for the rubbermatch #TBE #boxing
— Rafael G (@mccready82) August 4, 2015
Boxing Twitter right now is a delightful mix of snark, rage, disbelief, and tangential Facelube references. #MayweatherBerto
— Eric Raskin (@EricRaskin) August 4, 2015
@KelseyMcCarson A piñata swings back. Too dangerous.
— Boxing Monthly (@BoxingMonthlyED) August 4, 2015
.@guardian's breaking news on Chris Berto #ThingsBetterThanMayweatherBerto pic.twitter.com/aWlZ43WloK
— Frank Warren (@FrankWarrenBox) August 4, 2015
Like most of us, imagining how fights between Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Leonard and Andre Berto would pan out…
— Boxing Monthly (@BoxingMonthlyED) August 4, 2015
not with a bang but a whimper https://t.co/hQ8EOuS0hp
— La Dulce Ciencia (@DulceCiencia) August 4, 2015
Opinion: you hate Mayweather-Berto because you know it's so good
— Oliver Goldstein (@olivergoldstein) August 4, 2015
@_BrianKing_ @FloydMayweather that first comment.. pic.twitter.com/SpIl5EQUvV
— Babs (@Babs_SP) August 4, 2015
Let's take a look at compubox for that rd. Again no punches landed or even thrown, both fighters chose to just shoulder roll at each other
— Chris Berto (@jakeburnsmfc) August 4, 2015
It's pretty funny to me that Floyd used the "this ain't Berto" line on an opponent and now he's fighting Berto with no quality wins since.
— Mark E. Ortega (@MarkEOrtega) August 4, 2015
@dougiefischer who knew a fight announcement could give you ED
— Jesse Lewis (@jessejesselewis) August 4, 2015
@JamesBaggJr this guy too pic.twitter.com/6zoTrZ2h6X
— George Jimenez (@GeoIMAGEZ) August 4, 2015
@BoxTalkUK @AmirKingKhan @AndreBerto nuff said. pic.twitter.com/8L9CG8W3uv
— Scott Law (@therealscottlaw) August 4, 2015
My latest on purchasing the #MayweatherBerto PPV. pic.twitter.com/5hCqBMMnRk
— Kelsey McCarson (@KelseyMcCarson) August 4, 2015
Mayweather-Berto on pay-per-view is hilarious. That is guaranteed to be one overpriced fiasco.
— Patrick Connor (@VoiceOfBeard) August 4, 2015
@MGMGrand @FloydMayweather @AndreBerto no thanks I'm nor having trouble sleeping at the moment
— Farl Croch (@farl_croch) August 4, 2015
Take your side chick to Mayweather vs Berto. No cameras will be there. She deserves a reward for hiding under the bed that time.
— The Wolf of Wal-Mart (@GodHamgod) August 4, 2015
@EddieHearn We all moaned when a stacked good card was £14.99 – #MayweatherBerto is $70 – let that sink in.
— Steven stocks (@Stocko3000) August 5, 2015
When you hurt so much all you can do is smile. pic.twitter.com/WZKs0Exmd3
— Bundy the Gawd (@MrChacon) August 4, 2015
Order #MayweatherBerto PPV and receive a free pair of DSG thongs for men pic.twitter.com/V6D7ZtO15M
— James Bagg Jr. (@JamesBaggJr) August 4, 2015
Me: What you think about Berto's chances? Algieri: I'm busy right now, bro. Me: Oh, sorry. pic.twitter.com/d9UyaHhaqR
— James Bagg Jr. (@JamesBaggJr) August 4, 2015
Guess HBO got their wish. Isn't this what they wanted back when they were pushing Berto like toilet paper at an Indian food fest?
— Rafael G (@mccready82) August 4, 2015
I would have preferred a Victor Ortiz rematch
— Alex (@alrodriguez99) August 5, 2015
When they said Berto has ppv drawing power #boxing #MayweatherBerto pic.twitter.com/lqvWStBjLk
— Brandon Stubbs (@punch_2theface) August 4, 2015
Why pay $74.99 2watch May dance in HD when u can pay under $50 2watch me KO a shit talking lunatic. Plus I have a surprise announcement LIVE
— Shane Mosley (@ShaneMosley_) August 5, 2015
OK, wow. MGM just issued me a correction. @AndreBerto isn't an 18-1 underdog, he's a 50-to-1 dog. Bigger odds than Tyson-Douglas.
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) August 5, 2015
When you cash in on being washed. pic.twitter.com/tfXcFKtlrg
— Jimmy Tobin (@jet79) August 4, 2015
On #MayweatherPacman i called for hope! On #MayweatherBerto i call for poetic justice!
— Manny Montreal ®™ (@MannyMtl) August 5, 2015
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