Is Berto a "bigger" name opponent than Clottey?

[El Chicano]

Manny fought Joshua Clottey in a fight called "The Event" which actually turned out to be somewhat of a successful event. Question is, would a fight vs Andre Berto create equal or greater buzz than "The Event" and if so, then why not Manny vs Berto? It's probably the best fight that can be made at Welter, from a competitive standpoint.

[johnm is...]

I don't think so. Clottey was coming off fighting Cotto. So people somewhat recognized his name. Berto hasn't really done anything to get his name out there.

I'd still love to see Berto/Pacquiao, though.

[johnm is...]

And if Pacquiao's going to preach all this "for the fans" bullshit, then we should get Pacquiao/Berto, and not Pacquiao/Mosley.

[Crazylegs77]

Nope. ..............

[Easy-E]

Yes, simply because Berto is more marketable and undefeated. Nobody knew who Josh Clottey was, and for those who did, they sure as hell knew about undefeated prospect Andre Berto.

[lebrick]

berto is still untested and green for pac..







-*****s after pac beat berto

[jreckoning]

And if Pacquiao's going to preach all this "for the fans" bullshit, then we should get Pacquiao/Berto, and not Pacquiao/Mosley.

The fans would probably want Pac-Mosley, no matter how washed up he is.

The hardcores would want Pac-Berto of course.

[Woosha]

Not sure if his name is bigger, possibly? but Clottey had been in the ring with the likes of Cotto, Margarito, judah etc.. oh & hes with Toprank err I mean...

[johnm is...]

The fans would probably want Pac-Mosley, no matter how washed up he is.

The hardcores would want Pac-Berto of course.

Yeah. I was talking about us, the real fans. Fuck those fair weather, bandwagon faggots.

[-Kev-]

Andre Berto has that 0 to sell.

Arum can sell anything if he wants.


What casual fan knew who Yuri Foreman was before he fought Cotto?


Slim number, maybe none, but his 0 sold the fight along with Cotto's name who was the A-side of the fight.