why is berto fighting forbes again?!?

[Fenom]

his camps just trying to be as smart with his campaign as possible and i cant blame em for that

i mean......hes really not even suppose to be champion right now......they were building towards that moment and didnt expect it to come so soon with Mayweathers retirement

just give em some time

[RonJeremy69]

Forbes by Decision

[My Name Is...]

Forbes by Decision

AAWW ****, nice name for an Alt. Made me laugh a bit.

I bet anything, his next response
"Whats an Alt?"

[boxaholic]

The Contender that is all Forbes will ever be

[joseph5620]

this seems ridiculous to me. how many times do i have to watch this guy fight on hbo before he faces a serious threat? i mean- he is the wbc champ of the most stacked division in boxing. yea, stevie's got some skills, but id rather see berto fight collazo, the winner OR LOSER even of clottey-judah or cotto-margarito, paul williams, shane mosley, mike jones, even quintana... any one who is a true contener or even lower top 10 fighter at 147 (not 140 like 2 lb.)... michal trabant? rodriguez? these guys were tomato cans- rodriguez an ex-cop.... anyway, what do you guys think of this matchup and if you feel similar to how I do, who do you think Berto should be fighting?!?

i mean, i don't wanna come down on the kid too hard, so if he makes a defense right after forbes (Which should go down in october if it goes through) i'll be cool with that, but i hope he steps it up soon!!!!

I agree with everything you said. I think it's pretty clear that Forbes is not going to ever be a top welterweight and this fight is a waste of time. Hopefully Berto's next fight will be meaningful.

[-Swizzy-]

this seems ridiculous to me. how many times do i have to watch this guy fight on hbo before he faces a serious threat? i mean- he is the wbc champ of the most stacked division in boxing. yea, stevie's got some skills, but id rather see berto fight collazo, the winner OR LOSER even of clottey-judah or cotto-margarito, paul williams, shane mosley, mike jones, even quintana... any one who is a true contener or even lower top 10 fighter at 147 (not 140 like 2 lb.)... michal trabant? rodriguez? these guys were tomato cans- rodriguez an ex-cop.... anyway, what do you guys think of this matchup and if you feel similar to how I do, who do you think Berto should be fighting?!?

i mean, i don't wanna come down on the kid too hard, so if he makes a defense right after forbes (Which should go down in october if it goes through) i'll be cool with that, but i hope he steps it up soon!!!!

I think berto beats everyone at welterweight except pwill. he should fight the best that he could get cuz I think he is ready for it.

[rizkybizness]

Forbes will test Berto, trust me. As much as I would've liked to see Berto against a Collazzo, his management is smart. Putting in Berto against Collazzo at this time would've been risky, he could've won but also could've easily been ruined. I can't really complain about him fighting Forbes, Stevie aint no pushover, although his lack of power is what landed him this fight.

Also, keep in mind... how would it make Berto look if he manages to stop Forbes? Something Oscar came nowhere near to doing. Just a thought.

[freedom213]

this seems ridiculous to me. how many times do i have to watch this guy fight on hbo before he faces a serious threat? i mean- he is the wbc champ of the most stacked division in boxing. yea, stevie's got some skills, but id rather see berto fight collazo, the winner OR LOSER even of clottey-judah or cotto-margarito, paul williams, shane mosley, mike jones, even quintana... any one who is a true contener or even lower top 10 fighter at 147 (not 140 like 2 lb.)... michal trabant? rodriguez? these guys were tomato cans- rodriguez an ex-cop.... anyway, what do you guys think of this matchup and if you feel similar to how I do, who do you think Berto should be fighting?!?

i mean, i don't wanna come down on the kid too hard, so if he makes a defense right after forbes (Which should go down in october if it goes through) i'll be cool with that, but i hope he steps it up soon!!!!

I think if he overlooks forbes he could have his ass handed to him. Forbes is a quality fighter and will be a good defense IMO.

[MikeBrew328]

Berto isn't gonna be a great champion. Yeah he looks impressive with his knockouts, but throws a lot of wide shots. Cotto, Mayweather, even Mosley would tax him.

[mrpain81]

How many more baby steps? He has damn near 30 fights!!! This is just ridiculous. He has fought enough bums. You are a champ, a very hyped figher, and the supposed "Future" of boxing. How many more bums does he need before he even takes on a GOOD NAME.

Relax buddy

Berto has 22 fights and has been a pro for less then 4 years, now you think Forbes is a bum?? Sure Berto is getting some good dates on HBO against relatively easy competition but the guy is taking care of business. He's been a pro for about 2 months longer then Abner Mares and I don't see anybody bitching about his competition.

Was Cotto fighting the top guys 4 years in?? At this stage in Cotto's career he was fighting smaller men Victoriano Sosa and Demetrio Ceballos.