HBO Trying Its Best To Rebuild Berto...

[piye]

They were hyping him because he's a good fighter! Problem with boxing is one loss and your a bum! The best fighter in UFC Anderson Silva has four losses he's still P4P 1 in boxing one loss everyone wants to write you off? Berto is a top fighter.

[_original_]

Totally agree with the TS about Berto, took the words right outta my mouth.

Not to say Berto isn't a good fighter cause he is, but it's disgusting how hell bent HBO are on making Berto into a star, when there are far more deserving fighters out there not even getting half his money.

[IronDanHamza]

Why are Boxing fans terrible because they aren't Berto fan's? Can someone explain that to me please?

Why are we acting like these people critisize every single up and coming fighter? They don't.

I personally like lots of young, up and coming fighters. I like Adrien Broner, Amir Khan, Gary Russell, Andre Ward, Victor Ortiz the list goes on and on.

Alot of people are critical of Andre Berto because he is the epitome of a new age overhyped fighter who is genuinely not very good.

The man's what? 27-28 years old? And his best wins are Carlos Quintana, Luiz Collazo and Jan Zaveck? And most people felt he lost to Collazo including myself. And he struggled with Zaveck and Quintana aswell.

Isn't it understandable that people get annoyed when a fighter like this is a two time World Champion and is getting compared to Sugar Ray Leonard on live Television when he isn't that good.

I'm sorry that I don't like Andre Berto. And I'm sorry that I call him not very good because he has struggled with every average fighter he has faced and hasn't looked impressive against them and the only time he has stepped up in class he was beaten convincingly.

[TheAlmighty]

Yep, it was disgusting. Zavec was hitting clean shots and they do not even mention it, while they mentioned all bertos punches when most landed on the gloves. Worse of all they pretended like the headbutt never happened. disappointing IMO

[jrosales13]

Nah he right. Boxing fans are terrible.

How is he right? Because, boxing fans criticize over hyped fighters? We not allowed to criticize anyone? What if the criticism is warranted? Or maybe lets just compare him to Leonard and Taylor and act like there's nothing wrong with those comparisons. And, pretend like HBO is not trying to manufacture his status as a fighter again.

[Trapped Bird]

And, pretend like HBO is not trying to manufacture his status as a fighter again.

Why does Berto get hate for that though? I think that's what Americans want to know. Why does Berto get hated for that?

[Russian Crushin]

Why does Berto get hate for that though? I think that's what Americans want to know. Why does Berto get hated for that?

Because Nobody wants to see him fight the Hernandez's of the world and get a mil

Then when he fights a little tougher challengers where he's a 4.5-1 favorite, he either loses or gets a highly disputed win

[Trapped Bird]

Because Nobody wants to see him fight the Hernandez's of the world and get a mil

Then when he fights a little tougher challengers where he's a 4.5-1 favorite, he either loses or gets a highly disputed win

So you hate Berto because he fights on TV.

Anybody else?

[jrosales13]

Why does Berto get hate for that though? I think that's what Americans want to know. Why does Berto get hated for that?

No one other fighters get hate for the exact same thing? No one calls Pac over hyped and criticism for the opponents he be fighting lately? No one criticized Floyd for the same? From Oscar to Jones to Alexander to Khan to Calzaghe not one of them got criticized for being manufactured by either a network or promoter?

Berto is over hyped, that's not really criticism of Berto. It's more of a criticism of the ones who are over hyping him.

Berto being manufactured by HBO is not a knock on Berto. It's a knock on HBO.

Berto just being an average fighter at best, the lack of skills, defense, his lack of improving is criticism that goes to him personally. But, every fighter to Judah, Pac, Cotto, Marg get, Rios, get those exact same criticism. And, deservedly so no?

[Trapped Bird]

No one other fighters get hate for the exact same thing? No one calls Pac over hyped and criticism for the opponents he be fighting lately? No one criticized Floyd for the same? From Oscar to Jones to Alexander to Khan to Calzaghe not one of them got criticized for being manufactured by either a network or promoter?

Berto is over hyped, that's not really criticism of Berto. It's more of a criticism of the ones who are over hyping him.

Berto being manufactured by HBO is not a knock on Berto. It's a knock on HBO.

Berto just being an average fighter at best, the lack of skills, defense, his lack of improving is criticism that goes to him personally. But, every fighter to Judah, Pac, Cotto, Marg get, Rios, get those exact same criticism. And, deservedly so no?

I can't really respond to you because I just don't agree. I throw Pac and Mayweather out of every equation, there is no rationality when it comes to those guys. But yes, I believe Andre Berto gets twice the hate that Judah, Cotto, Marg, and Rios get combined. Just so you understand, I don't like Andre Berto, he's an Ameribum, but white and black Americans clearly get the most hate on this site. Not Mexican-Americans, just white and black Americans. Look at any white American that is able to make it up. Litzau, Pavlik-bring up any of their names and they'll be treated like Hitler. Tim Bradley, Andre Ward, Paul Williams, Floyd Mayweather, Andre Berto, Devon Alexander, I am giving you the names of guys that are public enemy #1 on this message board. Why? Because you want to see America fall. In 7 days, Boxing Scene will celebrate 9/11.