Official Dejan Zavec vs. Andre Berto on HBO round by round discussion thread

[Silencers]

Berto should be able to box and use his superior speed to win this fight, probably pretty wide on the cards. The way Zaveck covers up in a turtle shell and comes straight forward will play into Berto's hands IMO.

[Leohappy]

They will have a tiny crowd in Biloxi - this fight should be in Slovenia instead.

HBO wouldn't buy the telecast...

[-Kev-]

While your right he has not fought anybody I seen a few of his fights and he is very technically sound..I also believe a technically sound fighter gives Berto trouble(look at the Collazo fight)..Berto has not improved and unless he is in camp working on a few things(like movement,a jab,and in fighting)he will lose this fight..He better not over look this guy that's for sure...

Lol Collazo is not a technical fighter.

[Leohappy]

WAR ZAVEC ... !

[TOBYLEE1]

Very interesting fight. They both have similar styles to be honest, Berto being much more bulky though.

If Zavec wins, watch all the "know-nothings" jump on the Zavec wagon wanting him to fight Juiceman. Thousands of pac*** threads going "zavec-juiceiao who wins?"

LMFAO. I favor Berto's speed to suprise Zavec

[uoykcuf]

I'll go with Berto in a tough decision win similar to his Collazo fight. I expect fans to claim robbery after the fights over. Zavec is a live opponent tho, so it wouldn't shock me if either fighter got a KO. Berto is capable of knocking Zavec out and I believe Zavec could also win by KO. But if it goes to the cards, I think Berto has it won.

[The Hammer]

If the fight was in Slavonia, I'd bet on Zaveck.

But he will not receive a fair decision in the USA over an Al Heymon fighter, so he needs a KO.

And they chose Biloxi, MS which is at sea level and extremely hot and humid, and that will affect Zaveck, who grew up in the cooler dryer highlands of Slavonia but not Berto, who grew up in hot humid Haiti. So under these conditions, Zaveck is less likely to get the KO - and Berto knows he just needs to survive until the final bell to win anyway, so with that in his mind, he'll be more difficult to KO.

I'll be rooting for Zaveck, but I think he's made a mistake by coming to the USA, where foreign fighters have been cheated so many times.

[The Big Dunn]

If the fight was in Slavonia, I'd bet on Zaveck.

But he will not receive a fair decision in the USA over an Al Heymon fighter, so he needs a KO.

And they chose Biloxi, MS which is at sea level and extremely hot and humid, and that will affect Zaveck, who grew up in the cooler dryer highlands of Slavonia but not Berto, who grew up in hot humid Haiti. So under these conditions, Zaveck is less likely to get the KO - and Berto knows he just needs to survive until the final bell to win anyway, so with that in his mind, he'll be more difficult to KO.

I'll be rooting for Zaveck, but I think he's made a mistake by coming to the USA, where foreign fighters have been cheated so many times.

Stay in SLovenia and fight for peanuts then.

[The Hammer]

Stay in SLovenia and fight for peanuts then.

The fight would draw 18,000 fans in Slovenia. Zaveck would make more money there, but he wants to establish himself in the USA.

Berto can't even draw flies in the USA and has lost money for HBO. But he has a powerful manager in Al Heymon.

[Leohappy]

The fight would draw 18,000 fans in Slovenia. Zaveck would make more money there, but he wants to establish himself in the USA.

Berto can't even draw flies in the USA and has lost money for HBO. But he has a powerful manager in Al Heymon.

there is no sports object in slovenia that can hold 18,000, but i'm sure you got it right.

zavec got 50k€ for the delgado fight + an unknown sponsorship money. so pretty much standard for a fight like this. berto is being wayyy overpaid for a B class boxer who can't draw flies to ****. i mean that's the cotto level of money and we know who cotto is.

zavec could have done more of this ,but he decided to move on to bigger things, and i'm sure he will do great. i think people are starting to take notice, even here on bs forums.
ps: i see he's a 4 to 1 underdog but things may improve as fight night.comes closer.