Comments Thread For: Berto-Ortiz Negotiations Hit a Wall Over The Catch-Weight

[Clegg]

My prediction: Berto fights Breidis Prescott at a 146.5lb catchweight.

[apunchnotseen]

Nice to see Berta getting the venom he deserves. This is an easy paycheck for Andrea, not because of weight or size , but because Ortiz isn't good enough to compete at the top at 140, so bring em up and beat em down. They should strip Berta and make him fight for a silver championship because that's his level. Mark it, if this fight happens, Vic eats about a dozen overhand rights and fights over,2,3 rounds tops.

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

good berta needs to man up excuses that ortiz is bigger then him ha fight cintron you girl

[FloydTBE]

if this is a CW, it should be at 144lbs

[Bastian Loc]

This has to be some kind of joke or a bad dream. I can't believe this is what boxing has turned into now.

[jrosales13]

This has to be some kind of joke or a bad dream. I can't believe this is what boxing has turned into now.

According to Jaime Motta from ESPN deportes. That JMM is not happy with the money that is being offered for the Morales fight. So he told Golden boy yesterday in a meeting that to go try to make a deal with Khan or Berto for a fight.

[jdn]

Berto needs to fight someone creditable. Ortiz (same size), Cintron, Clottey, or Williams is good for me. The fake champion needs to step it up.

[BxFanViento]

That's a shame


I still think they will fight though.

[LeadUppercut]

BoxingScene.com was informed that the ongoing negotiations to make a fight between junior welterweight Victor Ortiz (28-2-2, 22 KOs), and WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KOs), have hit a wall over a catch-weight dispute. Ortiz's handlers have requested a catch-weight of 143-pounds. Berto wants the full welterweight limit of 147-pounds.

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Ridiculous.

Ortiz, 140 or 147, those are the options.

If you can't handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

This catch-weight bull**** has got to stop, it's a fkn joke.

[LeadUppercut]

Berto fight a true welter and stop complaining! Ortiz don't be a b*tch and make a mark at 140 or move up to 147. If one of the top boxers like Pacman or Williams takes heat for catchweight bouts than a contender has no business calling for catchweights especially against a beltholder.

Good post bro.

Berto needs to man up, and Ortiz needs to handle 147 or stay where he is.

When one fighter insists upon a catch-weight, he is admitting that he could not compete against the other fighter at his natural weight. A title fight should NEVER he held at catch-weight.