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| Subject: Andre Berto on why fighting Floyd Mayweather felt like he just got out of a sparring match Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:26 pm | |
| Throughout his career Andre Berto has been known as an action fighter who will stand in the middle of the ring and not take a back seat.
Those accolades earned him a shot in Sept. 2015 against the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world—Floyd Mayweather. It was promoted as the final fight in Mayweather's historic career. Some fight fans thought, with his style, Berto would be able to give Mayweather problems. And some fight fans presumed Mayweather would do what he does best and make Berto miss, connect when he wants, get in and get out. The latter happened and Mayweather won a lopsided decision.
Berto looked like the Berto of old in his next tilt. Last April, he stopped Victor Ortiz by fourth-round TKO. A little less than one year later, the former three-time welterweight champion will be back in the ring. Saturday night, he faces former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter in the main event of a title eliminator, airing on Showtime.
Fighting Mayweather is an experience many fighters want to have. It is their biggest payday and the journey to get to the fight is something they will never have again. Once inside the ring, Mayweather makes gives them an experience unlike any other. At the end of the fight, to Berto, it felt like he was going to the gym and fighting a sparring partner.
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