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Multiple sources have informed Maxboxing.com that negotiations between the camps of Shane Mosley and Andre Berto reached an impasse over the weekend and a deal for them to face each other on January 24th was never agreed to.
Berto, the current WBC welterweight titlist, was the fall back plan for Golden Boy Promotions and HBO after Antonio Margarito originally passed on the fight. There were several issues that loomed large. Berto and his camp, led by promoter Lou DiBella and adviser Al Haymon, were looking for a million dollar payday for their fighter. And when they couldn't secure it, they decided it wasn't worth dropping their belt (as Luis Collazo is their mandatory challenger) to face Mosley at this point. Also, there was the insistence on Mosley and his side of having the fight take place in Las Vegas. Another important factor is that the disparity in money for Berto in facing Collazo, as opposed to Mosley, isn't all that great. And finally, Berto's braintrust, seeing what took place with Bernard Hopkins and Kelly Pavlik, had some reservations in throwing a young fighter in with a seasoned veteran.
As that fight unraveled, talks resumed for Margarito to face Mosley over the weekend. From what I'm told, there was plenty of progress made and there is a very strong possibility that this fight could be finalized shortly, with a press conference being planned for the weekend of Pacquiao-De La Hoya.
The fight would be scheduled for January 24th and most likely take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Multiple sources have informed Maxboxing.com that negotiations between the camps of Shane Mosley and Andre Berto reached an impasse over the weekend and a deal for them to face each other on January 24th was never agreed to.
Berto, the current WBC welterweight titlist, was the fall back plan for Golden Boy Promotions and HBO after Antonio Margarito originally passed on the fight. There were several issues that loomed large. Berto and his camp, led by promoter Lou DiBella and adviser Al Haymon, were looking for a million dollar payday for their fighter. And when they couldn't secure it, they decided it wasn't worth dropping their belt (as Luis Collazo is their mandatory challenger) to face Mosley at this point. Also, there was the insistence on Mosley and his side of having the fight take place in Las Vegas. Another important factor is that the disparity in money for Berto in facing Collazo, as opposed to Mosley, isn't all that great. And finally, Berto's braintrust, seeing what took place with Bernard Hopkins and Kelly Pavlik, had some reservations in throwing a young fighter in with a seasoned veteran.
As that fight unraveled, talks resumed for Margarito to face Mosley over the weekend. From what I'm told, there was plenty of progress made and there is a very strong possibility that this fight could be finalized shortly, with a press conference being planned for the weekend of Pacquiao-De La Hoya.
The fight would be scheduled for January 24th and most likely take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
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