Paul Williams, Andre Berto Doubleheader For 2/9

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After all of the back and forth negotiations over money, the fight is finally set. Paul Williams (33-0, 24 KOs) will defend his WBO welterweight title against Carlos Quintana (24-1, 19 KOs) on Feb. 9, with udefeated welterweight prospect Andre Berto in the co-feature. HBO has moved Williams' bout from Feb. 2 to Feb. 9, the date originally reserved for the Juan Diaz-Michael Katsidis lightweight bout that fell apart last week. [details]

[Derranged_]

Nice ww double header! Btw, who's Berto fighting?..

[MaFu MoFo]

2 thumbs up!!!

[NAPO]

this is good

[warp1432]

Oh man, Berto will have a good test either way. Issac Hlatashayo or Steve Forbes. Wow, that'd be showing how good he is.

[-Antonio-]

Another good card.

[Spirit]

Steve Forbes is a gutsy lightweight, why would he risk a loss to Berto because I don't see him winning. They should consider Alfonso Gomez as an opponent for Berto. Gomez is a brawler with a great chin and good power and speed. Berto is also a powerful, fast fighter which should really pack this fight with fireworks. Both are up and comers and a bout would boost their contender status.

[MJ406]

yeah Gomez vs Berto should be considered, since the Chavez Jr./Gomez isn't going down

interesting that Issac Hlatashayo is one of the names who could fight Andre Berto.

I was looking around the web and **** and found this

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.supersport.co.za/HlatshwayoIsaac070512WithBeltsGLbg.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.supersport.co.za/boxing/article.aspx%3Fid%3D238067&h=270&w=180&sz=24&hl=en&start=8&tbnid=GloqO_l9UmuadM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=75&prev=/images%3Fq%3DIsaac%2BHlatshwayo%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX

which says Hlatashayo could fight Ricky Hatton in 2008. dunno how much truth there is to it though.

*if the link doesn't work .. Google the name

Isaac Hlatshwayo .. and look at the second row .. 2nd image from the left.

[PRboxingfan]

Seriously? They're considering Forbes for a Berto match? A blown up Super Featherweight is really what he needs to show us he's the real thing?

I can see Rodriguez (a natural Welterweight), but Forbes and Issac Hlatashayo (a blown up Lightweight) really aren't much of a challenge.

[SkillspayBills]

Steve Forbes will be brutally battered if he faces Berto, he is to small for the WW division.