
Andre Berto Gives His Take on Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather "talks crazy," said unbeaten, WBC welterweight king, Andre Berto, but "he can always say that he's undefeated," and, "people have to respect that."

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Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather "talks crazy," said unbeaten, WBC welterweight king, Andre Berto, but "he can always say that he's undefeated," and, "people have to respect that."

In November, WBC welterweight titlist Andre Berto of Winter Haven, Fla., turned in what he hoped would be another consecutive, signature performance, this, with a 2 minute, seven-second stoppage of previously, once-beaten, Freddy Hernandez, of Mexico City, before a stunned crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Golden Boy presented Marquez with two "attractive offers" to face either IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah, or lightweight contender Robert Guerrero - if he beats Michael Katsidis next Saturday in Las Vegas. Marquez is possibly going to return against either boxer in the month of July.

Veteran trainer Emanuel Steward, who works with Wladimir Klitschko, Andy Lee, Miguel Cotto and Chad Dawson - spoke with BoxingScene.com about his newest student, cruiserweight/heavyweight prospect Tommy "Tommy Z" Zbikowski (3-0, 2KOs). Steward worked with Tommy Z for the first time on March 26 in Atlantic City. After a fast start, Zbikowski had some shaky moments in winning a four round unanmous decision over Caleb Grummet. Zbikowski will return on April 23 at the WinStar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Top Rank wants to keep him very active in the coming months.

Speaking to BoxingScene.com, promoter Gary Shaw explained the reasons behind the delay in Chad Dawson (29-1, 17KOs) agreeing to accept the fight with Adrian Diaconu (27-2, 15KOs), which is scheduled for May 21 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. There were some concerns with respect to taking a fight against a Canadian boxer, in Canada. Dawson and his promoter, Gary Shaw, believe they got the short end of the stick in the eleven round technical decision loss to Jean Pascal last August. The Pascal bout was staged in the same venue.

Nicknamed "WV 2," the 26-year-old Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, is the son of the former world champion by the same name.

Andre Ward is a deeply religious, married, father of two young sons and a daughter. But Ward is also a fighter who earned his Olympic gold in 2004, two years after having endured the death of his father, for whom his trainer, Virgil Hunter, has stepped in and become a male role model.

Top Rank Promotions CEO Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com that he expects for newly-crowned WBA lightweight titlist, Brandon Rios, to return to the ring on July 9 on Showtime against an opponent to be determined, with the long-range goals of perhaps facing three-division, five-time world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera, in the fall.

Only one thing separates southpaw WBO king Juan Manuel Lopez and WBA and IBF titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa from engaging in a higly-ancitipated and highly-touted clash of unbeaten featherweights: Money.

The legal battle to determine which company holds the promotional rights to WBO/WBC bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire - is quickly heating up. On Monday, Arbitrator Daniel Weinstein issued a ruling in favor of Top Rank. Weinstein ruled that Golden Boy Promotions violated a previous agreement with Top Rank, which directs both companies to refrain from poaching each other's talent.