Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto Scorecard Predictions and Prop Bets

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto are slated to square off Sept. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in a Showtime pay-per-view event, and the undefeated king of the ring is expected to blow away his competition when the bell rings.   

Touting a 48-0 record, Mayweather and his 54 percent career-knockout rate enter Saturday's fight with odds heavily tilting their way. 

As of Sept. 5, Mayweather was a -3500 favorite (1/35) at Bovada, with Berto clocking in as a +1200 (12-1) underdog, according to OddsShark.com.   

For those interested in more compelling odds in advance of the big bout, here's a look at a complete list of prop bets, courtesy of OddsShark: 

Prop Bet	Odds
Over 11.5 rounds	-240
Under 11.5 rounds	+165
Result: Draw or Technical Draw	+4000
Result: Mayweather to win by Decision or Technical Decision	-250
Result: Mayweather to win by KO, TKO or Disqualification	+150
Result: Berto to win by Decision or Technical Decision	+4000
Result: Berto to win by KO, TKO or Disqualification	+2800
Floyd Mayweather will fight in 2016	+150
Floyd Mayweather will not fight in 2016	-200

Any way the fight is sliced, it's hard not to marvel at just how lofty a favorite Mayweather is despite the seven-year age difference.  

ESPN Stats & Info broke things down with a side-by-side look at the fighters:

"I always bring my A-game, and this fight against Andre Berto is no exception," Mayweather said, according to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael. "He's a young, strong fighter who is hungry to take down the best. Forty-eight have tried before, and on Sept. 12, I'm going to make it 49."

Additionally, these are two fighters whose stock has assumed vastly different forms over the past couple years. While Berto, who just turned 32, is finally recovered from a torn right shoulder tendon that he suffered in 2013, recent results haven't been kind to his status as anything close to an elite boxer. 

After starting his career 27-0, Berto has gone 3-3 over his past six bouts, including losses to Victor Ortiz, Robert Guerrero and Jesus Soto Karass. The losses to Ortiz and Guerrero came by unanimous decision, while his misstep against Karass was penciled in as a TKO.  

However, Berto has exuded plenty of confidence in the run-up to Saturday's clash.

"I’m just as fast, maybe even faster (than Mayweather)," Berto said, according to USA Today's Bob Velin. "I don’t think Floyd’s fought anyone with speed probably since Zab Judah." 

That strong sense of self-belief could serve Berto well, but it would be a mistake to believe it will manifest itself in the form of a shocking upset. 

As Ring's Michael Rosenthal noted following Mayweather's unanimous-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao in May, there's simply no denying the 38-year-old's credentials.

"His many detractors might not like him or his safety-first fighting style but they have to acknowledge his remarkable gifts and the grueling work he has put in to get the most out of them over two dominating decades," Rosenthal wrote. "He has earned his reputation as the best pure boxer of his time and one of the best ever." 

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Mayweather's lifetime 48-0 record consists of 26 KOs or TKOs, 19 unanimous decisions and three majority or split decisions.  

Expect him to add another tally to that wildly impressive list when the lights shine brightest at the MGM Grand as Berto struggles to keep pace with Mayweather's cool, calm and collected style that will result in a relatively easy wire-to-wire victory. 

Scorecard prediction: Mayweather def. Berto by unanimous decision, 118-110, 118-110, 117-111.