Mosley vs Berto set for January 30

Finally, fans of boxing betting will receive exactly what they've wanted from the welterweight division for a very long time.

Alright, so it isn't a Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao clash at 147 pounds, but it's the next best thing.

At last, fans will get a chance to see two real champions fight in a unification bout, as Shane Mosley will take on Andre Berto with their respective WBA and WBC welterweight straps on the line.

While the fight may be second best in terms of name value, as opposed to one involving Mayweather, the January 30 clash will in actually have more on the line, and a much greater chance for fireworks, so to speak.

As sports betting fans know, both Mosley and Berto are known for constantly applying pressure on their opponents. Generally, when you put two pressure fighters in the ring with one another, the result is a fight of the year candidate.

For Berto, this is a chance to break through as a true star in the sport. Since winning the vacant WBC title in a bout with Miguel Angel Rodriguez in 2008, he has taken a steady stream of fights against proven veterans Steve Forbes, Luis Collazo and Juan Urango. However, it's been his work outside of the ring, on social media sites such as Ustream and Twitter that have started to garner him a following. Online sports betting fans are likely familiar with recent verbal jousts Andre Berto has fired at Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, and rapper Jay-Z, which have done nothing but put him on the radar of casual wagering fans.

A win over Mosley would put him in the proverbial stratosphere.

The veteran Mosley is looking to prove that despite his advanced age, that he is still a top pound for pound fighter in the sport. Following an incredible victory over Antonio Margarito, Mosley has been left in the dark in terms of fights, despite throwing his name into virtually every negotiation he could find. In Berto, “Sugar” Shane gets the litmus test that he and the boxing betting public have been so desperately waiting for.

Surely, the boxing lines will favor the more seasoned and battle tested Mosley, almost purely on notoriety. Berto's biggest tests are not in the same league as Mosley's past foes. However, the WBA champ will be fighting another opponent: ring rust. And in ring rust's corner will be age, who will be screaming at him to stay down.

Will Mosley listen, or will he continue to defy the logic that an older fighter cannot beat a physically superior opponent?

Source: betus.com