Berto vs. Ortiz

ESPN is reporting that Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz are in talks for a possible April 16th bout. Berto, a welterweight (27-0, 21 KOs) should easily run his record to 28 victories if the match materializes. Berto has good size and good power, nothing great (yet), but he is clearly a level or two above Ortiz. Ortiz is a good physical prospect, but his heart became an eminent question mark after he felt Maidana's power in their bout (06/27/09) and has since shown disinterest. Moreover, Ortiz will have to come up a class to face the bigger Berto and this is not good for Ortiz. If it happens, Ortiz will not finish the fight, and it probably wont go longer than 8-9 rounds.