Andre Berto of Haiti, one of the holders of the welterweight title among a bevy of alphabet soup organizations, said he holds the key to putting an end to the startling domination of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
“You have to fight fire with fire,” said Berto, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) 147-lb king, when asked about his chances in the event he gets into the ring with his counterpart from the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in an interview over On The Ropes Boxing Radio Show.
Although Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum hasn’t decided on who will be his next opponent but has penciled either September or November as the most likely dates for the much-awaited return of the Filipino, Berto is hoping to land that fight.
On top of the list is the winner of the May 1 clash between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley, Mexicans Antonio Margarito and Juan Manuel Marquez and even Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
“I believe it would be a very entertaining fight because, unlike with Joshua Clottey and a lot of people, I would definitely let my hands go. It’s definitely going to be an entertaining fight. I mean have the hand speed, I have the power, and as the action gets turned up I get turned up,” said Berto, stressing that he will put on a much stiffer resistance against Pacquiao.
Unlike Clottey, who Pacquiao toyed with for 12 rounds last month in Dallas, Berto said he will not be intimidated.
Berto, who has an immaculate record of 26-0 with 20 knockouts, said Pacquiao “lacks defense” and is “easy to hit.”
However, Berto insists that if he given the opportunity to square off with Pacquiao, he already knows what to do.
“If I get in the position I know it will be an entertaining fight because I know I’ll be able to touch him whenever I wanted to touch him and get in there with some power and I think it will be able to stop a lot of that jumping around and stuff. It would be an entertaining fight,” added the Florida-based Berto, who stands 5-8 1/2 and is at least two inches taller than Pacquiao.
By: NICK GIONGCO
Source: mb.com.ph
