Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto Live

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Floyd Mayweather will fight Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) on September 12 in Las Vegas, according to several reports.An official announcement is expected soon. The fight is supposed to be Mayweather's last fight, but that isn't likely. While an expected easy victory over Berto would improve Mayweather's record to 49-0, how could someone claiming to be TBE [The Best Ever] end his career against a fighter who is on the down stroke of his career? LIVEWATCH

Berto, a former champion, has lost three of his last six fights and he does not have a quality win since he defeated Juan Urango in 2009. Mayweather will fight Berto instead of quality opponents like Amir Khan (31-3, 19 knockouts), Keith Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs), Timothy Bradley (32-1-1, 12 KOs), Kell Brook (35-0, 24 KOs), middleweight Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) or Northeast Ohio's own Shawn Porter (26-1, 16 KOs).It wasn't likely a Khan fight 

could take place in September because Khan, a Muslim, participated in Ramadan from June 17 through July 17. The fast would have had an impact on his training.But there was not much of an excuse to fight the other contenders, unless Mayweather plans to fight one of them next year. Like many others, Porter hoped to cash in on a fight against Mayweather. More

Floyd Mayweather's choice of Andre Berto for his supposed final opponent on 12 September has been met with much criticism from fans. Britain's Amir Khan and Kell Brook, the IBF welterweight champion plus Keith Thurman and even middleweight king Gennady Golovkin were all hoped for by boxing enthusiasts but instead welterweight Mayweather, 38, will take on Berto, who has lost three of his last six fights. LIVE HERE

On the surface, considering Amir Khan was the supposed frontrunner to face Mayweather next, this is not a particularly compelling match-up. Truthfully speaking, having beaten Pacquiao, there are practically no real compelling fights for Floyd at 147 lbs. But if you gave boxing fans the option of paying $60 or $70 to watch Mayweather get an easy decision over Berto, or to watch it on network television, they'd likely choose the one that doesn't cost $60 or $70 to order. Mayweather is still the sport's top PPV draw, and "disappointing" fights vs. Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez did absolutely nothing to change that for the worse. However, according to The Sweet Science report, if Mayweather wins this one and the CBS broadcast goes well, his 50th (and presumably last) fight could also be on CBS.