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  • -MAKAVELLI-
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    Was Berto Bought Out?

    WAS ANDRE BERTO BOUGHT OUT OF MOSLEY FIGHT?

    By G. Leon
    There are serious rumblings circulating through insider circles that Andre Berto has become the second Al Haymon boxer to have been bought out of a fight in the last two weeks. Last week Jermain Taylor formally removed himself from the Super Six Tournament and now Andre Berto, one week removed from the natural disaster in Haiti, is no longer fighting Shane Mosley on January 30. Boxin gtalk spoke with Berto last week when he told us that he planned on returning to the gym two days after the quake and the thought of a postponement was something he was unwilling to accept.

    Berto pulling out of a career high payday, heading into his final week of training camp, makes it difficult for me to think Al Haymon would allow his athlete to make such a move without being compensated for it. especially if Berto's bout with Mosley isn't rescheduled because of a potential Mayweather-Mosley fight.

    That's where things could get very sticky if Berto's promoter Lou DiBella has a signed contract with any type of rescheduling clause.

    Boxingta lk has been dilligently trying to contact Berto since his official statement was released earlier today, thus far we've had no luck. Lou DiBella, Shane Mosley and Richard Schaefer were all unavailble for immediate comment. There will be much more to follow, until then, remember where you heard it first


    Send questions and comments to: boxingta lkg@Yahoo.com
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    when 8 of your family members die at the same time, money is the last thing on ur mind.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Makavelli
      WAS ANDRE BERTO BOUGHT OUT OF MOSLEY FIGHT?

      By G. Leon
      There are serious rumblings circulating through insider circles that Andre Berto has become the second Al Haymon boxer to have been bought out of a fight in the last two weeks. Last week Jermain Taylor formally removed himself from the Super Six Tournament and now Andre Berto, one week removed from the natural disaster in Haiti, is no longer fighting Shane Mosley on January 30. Boxin gtalk spoke with Berto last week when he told us that he planned on returning to the gym two days after the quake and the thought of a postponement was something he was unwilling to accept.

      Berto pulling out of a career high payday, heading into his final week of training camp, makes it difficult for me to think Al Haymon would allow his athlete to make such a move without being compensated for it. especially if Berto's bout with Mosley isn't rescheduled because of a potential Mayweather-Mosley fight.

      That's where things could get very sticky if Berto's promoter Lou DiBella has a signed contract with any type of rescheduling clause.

      Boxingta lk has been dilligently trying to contact Berto since his official statement was released earlier today, thus far we've had no luck. Lou DiBella, Shane Mosley and Richard Schaefer were all unavailble for immediate comment. There will be much more to follow, until then, remember where you heard it first


      Send questions and comments to: boxingta lkg@Yahoo.com

      Leon's Response: Hopefully one day you will grow to like me again, but I'm not in the like business, I'm in the know, bigtime. As a human I have opinions. When I combine my opinions with what I KNOW, you're not supposed to agree with everything I print. Turns out Berto wasn't offered anything to scrap the fight, but he should have been bought out. What's good for Jermain Taylor should be good enough for Andre Berto, no? You're going to learn a whole lot about Al Haymon this year. And guess who the un-named sources and references of most of my material will be? HIS FIGHTERS. In my opinion Al Haymon is BAD FOR BOXING.

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        Originally posted by Ray`
        Leon's Response: Hopefully one day you will grow to like me again, but I'm not in the like business, I'm in the know, bigtime. As a human I have opinions. When I combine my opinions with what I KNOW, you're not supposed to agree with everything I print. Turns out Berto wasn't offered anything to scrap the fight, but he should have been bought out. What's good for Jermain Taylor should be good enough for Andre Berto, no? You're going to learn a whole lot about Al Haymon this year. And guess who the un-named sources and references of most of my material will be? HIS FIGHTERS. In my opinion Al Haymon is BAD FOR BOXING.



        interesting share, Ray

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        • FLY TY
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          i think so.

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            I was on facebook the other day and saw numerous pictures of Berto helping the cause over in Haiti. The last thing on his mind was a bout with Mosley.
            Last edited by p4p-champ; 01-20-2010, 03:03 PM.

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              Originally posted by GTR
              when 8 of your family members die at the same time, money is the last thing on ur mind.
              i doubt "money" was the only thing fueling him in the first place....


              a win against shane would've put berto among the "elite" fighters.


              but if he wasn't bought out, i understand why he pulled out.

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                Originally posted by Makavelli
                interesting share, Ray


                No worries, I thought Berto was brought out as well until i read that bit.

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                • THE REED
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                  Even if he was bought out... doesn't mean he was ducking... it would be great if he was bought out.. that way he could make a few dollars and go spend time with his family.

                  I hope he was bought out.

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                  • SOY-COMO-SOY
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                    why would he be bought out???

                    mosley needs a fight before the may/ssm fight, due to mosleys layoff. So why buy out berto cuz now GBP needs to find a fight for ssm.

                    plus may/ssm isnt even announced yet, so i dont see the need for all these may/ssm threads

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