Comments Thread For: DiBella Responds To Arum on Cotto-Berto Difficulties

[Biolink]

In a fair market Berto is worth about 30-35% of the cut MAX, but I see a hard time seeing this fight get off if he doesn't get at least 40%

[Kagami Taiga]

In a fair market Berto is worth about 30-35% of the cut MAX, but I see a hard time seeing this fight get off if he doesn't get at least 40%

i dont think lou said he should make that much tho...but u might have a point. my point is how can ppl act like berto is pricing himself out?? he will be making significantly less than cotto. whats a better fight for cotto??? the only ones i can think of are martinez/pac/williams. fights cotto probably wont win.

[Champ Is Here]

Sounds like there ducking Berto. Top Rank is trying to keep the fights in house. There not fooling nobody.

Pretty much

[trainhard_187]

I guess it was to early for Bob to assume the economics would make it hard for this fight....

Just get it done cause Berto needs a good name on his resume and why the hell is he fighting once a year..

[Biolink]

i dont think lou said he should make that much tho...but u might have a point. my point is how can ppl act like berto is pricing himself out?? he will be making significantly less than cotto. whats a better fight for cotto??? the only ones i can think of are martinez/pac/williams. fights cotto probably wont win.

I agree with you.

And yeah Berto isn't drawing flies to syrup right now, but he still is a young undefeated champion who has beat some decent fighters. He'd be a good name to have on a lot of people's resume. That has to be worth something.

I think Berto should get SOMETHING. Cotto should definitely get the bigger slice, but Berto shouldn't be bent expected to bend completely over in the cuts.

[Capo Loko]

Let's go Berto! Retire that hype fighter for good!!!!!

[Pin Galarga]

DiBella knows it, Arum knows it and most of the boxing fans know it. The Snobby super promoter wants to keep his fights in-house as DiBella points out. He is right and the fact that Arum shuts down the fight without talking to the promoters or fighters is obvious. He talks to the media, just like He was "negotiating" with HBO for the Mayweather fight without Mayweather.
Snob Arum is the problem here gentlemen, not Berto, not DiBella, not Cotto who hasn't received any offers from the snobqueen since the Foreman fight.
Uncle Snob is the problem here.

[Pullcounter]

my point is how can ppl act like berto is pricing himself out??

because berto doesn't deserve a 30% split. considering that berto couldn't draw flies to a rotting carcass, a 25% split is generous.

he will be making significantly less than cotto.

deservedly so...

whats a better fight for cotto???

1) a margarito rematch
2) a mosley rematch
3) a clottey rematch
4) a fight w/ the bradley/alexander winner at 147
5) a fight w/ the khan/maidana winner at 147
6) a fight w/ JCC jr is a huge event, but a weak fight
7) a fight w/ vanes matirosyan (whom cotto should easily outbox)

the only ones i can think of are martinez/pac/williams. fights cotto probably wont win.

agreed, but cotto has options other than berto. cotto doesn't need HBO money, he can fight on a top rank ppv and sell out NYC or puerto rico and still make bank, even fighting a bum like that rabbi guy.

[Iceta Lives]

How so??? Dibella already said they wont accept 25%, so lets say Berto asks for 40% or 45%, Do you think that will get the fight done?? Hell no. I mean the guy asked more than 50-50 from Shane Mosley, so dont get it twisted

Maybe I need to read the story again but I thought it said that Dibella was willing to have Berto accept a 25-75 split in Cotto's favor. And all I'm saying is if that's the case, then nobody should be blamed for this fight not happening but Cotto and Arum.

This reminds me of what Dibella said about a couple months ago in regards to Caballero willing to lower his purse demands when it comes to fighting Gambos and Juan Ma. But the nuthuggers of those two guys keep saying Cab is pricing himself out. At least we heard his promoter say he's willing to be reasonable. Same thing here.

Although I will concede that we need to hear something from Caballero and Berto personally if you want me to be fair.

[BMWM3P]

I think Cotto would beat him too. But what baffles the hell out of me is people give Cotto a pass for fighting guys like Gomez, Jennings, Foreman, and Chavez Jr. just because of the good opponents he's fought. And some of Berto's opponents like Urango and Collazo are better than those b-level guys on Cotto's resume and people give him shit for it. Double standards to me. I fuckin hate Berto too, but I'm just recognizing real.

This idiot just likes to **** on Cotto any chance he can get. Cotto has fought everyone after fighting Quintana, Judah and Mosley back to back and ***** Mayweather running away he deserved to take it easy and take fight with Gomez after which he fought Cheato. After getting pummeled with cement gloves for eleven rounds he needed a tune up so he fought Jennings which was immediately followed by top WW champion Clottey and the world's best fighter in Manny Pac. Foreman was a true champion and there was nothing wrong exept for the fact that you're just mad because you can knock him anymore for the vacant belt bull****.

So give me a lowdown on who did Berto fight after B class opposition like Urango, who fought out of his weightclass, and Collazo. That's right no one, shut the *** up ****** your pathetic hate is downright dumb.