By Edward Chaykovsky

On Tuesday, WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally announced his next fight, which is only a few weeks away. Mayweather will defend his world titles against former IBF/WBC champion Andre Berto, who is viewed as a very heavy underdog.

Fans are not happy with the selection and neither are most members of the press. Mayweather has been blasted by most media members for tabbing Berto as his selection.

Retired veteran referee Joe Cortez, who now works as an expert analyst for ESPN Deportes, sees it as an interesting fight.

Mayweather is claiming the fight will be the final bout of his pro career, but Cortez - like many in the industry - expects him to fight again.

"If he wants to break the Marciano record, if he wants to go for 50 wins, a fighter like Floyd Mayweather who doesn’t get hit that often and doesn’t get hurt. He says he’s gonna retire with this fight, I think that’s just a lot of talk coming out of his mouth because I don’t think that a fighter is going to pass up a couple hundred million dollars just because this is last fight with Showtime. I don’t think he’s gonna walk away, I think he’s gonna be back next year to fight a couple more fights before he retires," Cortez told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.

"Mayweather’s thirty eight years old, but he’s fighting like a twenty two year old man. He has all the boxing skills as a young fighter but with a lot of experience under his belt. Andre Berto is a fair fighter, he’s competitive, but no danger for Floyd Mayweather."