Mayweather vs. Berto: Tale of Tape, Fights Records and More for Both Boxers

The stats essentially always suggest that a fight is a mismatch in favor of Floyd "Money" Mayweather, but that is especially true entering Saturday's clash with Andre "The Beast" Berto.

Mayweather is one of the greatest and most accomplished boxers of all time, as evidenced by his undefeated record, while Berto is a talented yet inconsistent fighter whose performances vary greatly from one bout to the next.

Berto will have to turn in the performance of his life to defeat Mayweather, but even that wouldn't guarantee anything considering how dominant the unblemished favorite has been in the vast majority of his fights. Also, if this is indeed the final fight of Mayweather's career, he has even more incentive to go out with a bang.

Prior to Saturday's anticipated matchup, here is a look at the tale of the tape between Mayweather and Berto, as well as further analysis regarding what each boxer brings to the table.

Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

When: Saturday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET

Watch: Showtime PPV

Tale of the Tape

Floyd Mayweather	Category	Andre Berto
38	Age	32
5'8"	Height	5'6.5"
72 in.	Reach	68.5 in.
48-0	Record	30-3
26	KO	23
54%	KO %	70%
11	Championships	2

Breaking Down Mayweather

There wasn't anywhere for Mayweather to go but down after decimating Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao in the so-called fight of the century, but that hasn't stopped observers from turning their noses up at his decision to face Berto.

Many have written off the fight as a joke, with the likes of Amir Khan, Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman being viewed as better options despite the fact that Money would have been a substantial favorite against any of them.

BT Sport commentator Ian Darke is among those who are especially disappointed with Mayweather's decision to apparently end his career against an overmatched opponent:

The outside noise clearly hasn't deterred Mayweather, though, as he has done everything in his power to sell the fight, including talking up Berto in the media, according to Sky Sports News HQ:

Mayweather enters Saturday's contest on a roll after having defeated Pacquiao emphatically. He beat Marcos Maidana twice in a row before that, and while the first Maidana fight gave him some trouble, he was far more dominant in the second.

Perhaps most impressively of all, though, Mayweather destroyed the previously undefeated Canelo Alvarez two years ago and single-handedly stopped his rapid ascent to the top of the boxing world.

With all of that in mind, it comes as little surprise that Mayweather thinks so highly of himself, as seen in this Vine courtesy of SportsNation:

Few have been able to pose a true threat to Mayweather over the years, and it is difficult to imagine Berto being the guy to beat him considering his struggles to string solid performances together as of late.

Mayweather is as consistent and intelligent as they come in the ring due to his ability to read and break down his opponents, and he seems likely to do just that to Berto.

Breaking Down Berto

While Mayweather's resume is flawless to this point, the same can't be said for Berto, especially over the course of his past six fights, as he is just 3-3 after starting his career 27-0.

The general public is very much down on The Beast and his overall chances of pushing Mayweather to the limit, but he is doing everything he can to use the doubt as fuel:

Berto has talked a big game, but it has been difficult for boxing fans to buy in to what he's saying due to his recent struggles. As Tris Dixon of Sky Sports pointed out, the Miami native lost to a pair of opponents Mayweather has already beaten handily:

In addition to that, he shockingly fell to the unheralded Jesus Soto Karass, which ESPN's Dan Rafael believes should have essentially disqualified him from getting a bout against Mayweather:

Berto also doesn't exactly have a signature win at his disposal, whereas Mayweather has many. Perhaps the one and only thing working in the underdog's favor is the fact that he has the punching power to knock his opponents out if he can catch them square.

A whopping 70 percent of Berto's wins have come by way of knockout, and one can only assume that he'll attempt to beat Mayweather in that manner since taking him to the scorecards is essentially a concession of defeat.

Unfortunately for Berto, he is at a size and reach disadvantage with Mayweather, which may make it difficult to get inside his strong jab.

Everything is pointing toward yet another Mayweather victory, and while Berto has the power to stagger pretty much anyone in the world, it's doubtful that he'll be able to catch the crafty and elusive Mayweather.

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