Do you think Andre Berto is a protected fighter?

[PainKiller]

I think that he would have a nightmare with anyone who can use their feet.

He is top 5 but the gulf between May and Pac to the rest are sky high.

[Iceta Lives]

what is with all the HATE on Berto, he has called out EVERYBODY and none of them wanted to fight him, wanted to fight Cotto, wanted to fight Mosley and they all turned him down, what is he suppose to do? if he fights someone out of his division but is a better match up, most of yall would still complain, he wanted to go down to 140 for better competition and people was complaining about that

I actually like Berto, I think he has a ton of talent and like it or not he is the next in line behind Mayweather and Pacquiao in that Welterweight Division and I don't think it is just Berto himself fighting lower competition on purpose because he has reached out to TOP FIGHTERS at Welterweight and even at 154 and most of them have turned him down so what is he suppose to do? fighting Seluk Aydin (who ever the *** that is) wouldn't have been any better and neither would fighting Mike Jones right now would be any better because none of those fighters have done anything or beat anyone of significants, Aydin biggest win was a controversial one agains Jo Jo Dan, Mike Jones biggest won was probably against...Henry Bruseles??? WTF! so neither of those guys are worthy of a shot just like the guy he is getting ready to fight but that Welterweight division SUCKS now! most of them all moved up to 154

IMO Berto beats anyone and everyone that is CURRENTLY in the Welterweight division right now besides Mayweather and Pacquiao of course but the rest I think he beats

Being able to beat everybody in a weak division is not impressive. He's protected. Face it. The dude started out at Middleweight so he can't be that small. Angulo called him out, and I'm sure Lara and Saul Alvarez would make good opponents for him. If 147 is so weak and Berto was so good, he'd move up. But he's not that good, so he's gonna keep getting a free ride from HBO. Plain and simple.

[ADP02]

Berto was supposed to fight Shane Mosley and the fight was postponed due to something that was out of his control. Fighting Mosley was not considered to be a fight that you would call being protected.

I think that due to the postponement and what he did so far this year he took a step back this year.

He will need to step it up next year.

[the_ilest]

yeah, make him fight mosley.

[M.I Truth ?]

I gave him the benefit of the doubt before but Freddy Hernandez?

Clottey or Cintron at 147 were better options.

Sergei Dzinziruk, Angulo, Foreman, Vanes, or Lara at 154 were all better options.

Somebody strip this guy already.

I hear ya but Clottey is not fighting at 147lbs. His only real option for a big fight would be to move up and I don't think that would be a good move right now.

[lazy]

When you consider he's been champ this long and you look at who he's fought, it's hard not think he is protected.

[FloydTBE]

Id liek to see him in wth shane

[cubano11]

Just like Arreola