Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto... fight of the decade?

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it's not even the best fight of that year, this is the best fight of 2011 ****sawan Porpramook Vs Akira Yaegashi 2011-10-24 oleh tiguidou421

One of my favorite fights in recent memory, not FOTD, but a great fight, a great war. This was when I was strapped tightly into a first class seat on the Berto Bandwagon. Boy did he end up disappointing me by becoming the gatekeeper...

who would have thought 2 journeymen would put on the fight of the decade

Ortiz was in hot water for a brief period in the 6th round. Outside of that he dominated this fight. Handedly.

what kind of bird is the girl in your avatar holding? A parakeet Ttt!

i was there and it was one of the best ive been to ..not the best tho great night

It sure was an amazing and very highly entertaining fight and there's no doubt about that. But in my opinion for a fight to warrant fight of the decade honors, I believe the magnitude, the level of the two boxers fighting, and what's at stake would need to be much much higher. Great action fights happen all the time weather they are amateur fights or professional fights but the reason they don't get fight of the year or much less fight of the decade is because the caliber of fighters and the magnitude of these fights isn't there. Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto both had a great fight that night and they should both be proud of what they accomplished inside that ring.

Fight of the decade is Jmm-manny 4 High stakes Big rivalry 2 historically great fighters Great action Knock downs for each guy Most dramatic ending Nothing really even comes close to it IMO

Corrales Vs Castillo I...no debate in my opinion. Wrong decade,, that was 2000-09.. We are taking about 2010-2019

Thats a big negatory.............

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LOL that's completely inaccurate, did you even watch boxing back then? At that time Berto was considered a top fighter with a lot of potential who was gearing up to face the likes of Mayweather, Mosley and Cotto (hence why Floyd was in attendance). Ortiz spoiled those plans though and he got the Floyd fight. Both guys are absolute shit now and both should consider retirement IMO. What the hell are you talking about? Both guys at the time, especially Berto was seen as elite at the welterweight division. Ortiz winning was a major upset.. Damn it's crazy how people just don't what they talking about but talking like they do. You guys are correct, Berto was an undefeated Mayweather prospect. Nobody really gave Ortiz a chance after that Maidana performance. I cant remember Berto facing a hard puncher like Ortiz before he fought him. Berto had been down by an unknown, so i knew Ortiz always had a punchers chance but i was surprised at the fight it turned out to be.

It wasn't even FOTY...the first six rounds were great but it stagnated in the second half. The sixth round is overrated as hell, too. It was brought up as round of the year material when all it had going for it was those two flash knockdowns in the last minute of the fight. Round of the year was CLEARLY Angulo-Kirkland round 1. Kirkland gets dropped in the first minute of the fight, gets mauled all over the ring for nearly 2 minutes, Angulo tires and then Kirkland turns it around on a punched out Angulo and Angulo goes down. There's tension throughout the ENTIRE round because you feel it's about to end right then and there. Flash knockdown? Ortiz got up literally drooling. He was standing on rubber legs and trying to avoid getting hit with another big shot. The ref was in position to stop the fight when Ortiz landed the two hooks that put Berto down. That wasn't a flash knockdown either, Berto was going all out on Ortiz and you can see the first hook stopped him in his tracks and the next hurt him enough to go down

This fight had it all to make it a classic. At the time people were talking about these fighters like they were way over the hill and out and was seen as a crossroad fight for both. This fight showed what a motivated and focused Ortiz was capable of. Ortiz overcame adversity and took some serious punishment from a hard hitting Berto to win and prove alot of people wrong in that fight. Props to Berto for not only finishing the fight but making it competitive after what looked to be a early blowout. They both left it in the ring that night. Berto never seemed the same after this fight. Certainly a very memorable fight. LOL that's completely inaccurate, did you even watch boxing back then? At that time Berto was considered a top fighter with a lot of potential who was gearing up to face the likes of Mayweather, Mosley and Cotto (hence why Floyd was in attendance). Ortiz spoiled those plans though and he got the Floyd fight. Both guys are absolute shit now and both should consider retirement IMO.

Man I miss steward Me too. And they need to do the rematch on this.

Corrales Vs Castillo I...no debate in my opinion.

Damn GOOD fight. Both dudes were dropping bombs. Fight of the decade...up for discussion.

Welterweight was so bad then. It was Mayweather, Pac, and Berto. Then Ortiz took Berto's place. Freaking Mike Jones was top 5. Yep, a lot of the talent back then was at 140. Ortiz had just moved up to 147 too.

Man I miss steward