Andre Berto and Robert Guerrero will fight on November 24 at welterweight, the fight was unpredictable by many fans and it was a very surprising news even for me.Before the announcement of their fight, the two warriors was notified to face another different opponent. Berto was predict to face IBF junior middleweight beltholder Cornelius Bundrage while Guerrero want to take challenge from WBO welterweight titleholder Timothy Bradley.
Berto (28-1, 22 knockouts) lost his WBC welterweight title in a fight with Victor Ortiz last year. The fight alone was categorize as one of fight of the year candidate. However, Berto was survive in the next fight against IBF beltholder Jan Zaveck. He wins by TKO in a fifth round. Berto was planned to do rematch with Ortiz in the early of 2012. However, the rematch was cancelled because Berto was tested positive for steroids.
While Guerrero who will be a celebrity in boxing if he can challenge Bradley and score victory against him comments that there are many "elite" fighters that had refuse to face with him. Chris John and Rocky Juarez in featherweight, Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz in lightweight, Amir Khan in Junior Welterweight, and Tim Bradley in Welterweight. He said that "Berto was the first elite fighter want to face him". The other fighters do not want to face him, because Guerrero name was not popular. The contender will not get any credits if they can beat him (Guerrero).
For Both Berto and Guerrero, this fight was meant to much for their life. Berto once again want to prove that the positive steroid test was not his mistake. He want to rebuild his reputability in front of the public. He needs the victorious in this fight. Guerrero is the perfect contender. He is fast, quick, powerfull. He never lost in much of his career. While Guerrero was a hungry man, all the time he needs to prove to many fans that he is appropriate to stand up with the other elite fighter.
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