Ortiz vs Berto II: Official Fight Poster For the Rematch

by Scott Christ on Jan 18, 2012 12:10 AM EST in Boxing Posters

On February 11, live on Showtime from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto will stage a rematch of their acclaimed 2011 battle. Here's the official poster.

Thanks to Fight Hub TV (Facebook / Twitter / Site) for the poster.

This is a fight I feel is sort of flying under the radar right now, but I'm expecting there to be some buzz around it when fight week comes. The first fight was truly fantastic, a legitimate Fight of the Year contender in 2011, and there's no reason at all to think they can't repeat that. Neither fighter has much defense and I think you're always going to see a shootout with these two guys.

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Showtime has promoted the fight well on the network, and pushed it very hard during the free preview weekend. I really hope this fight gets the attention it deserves. I almost feel like even a lot of the people who normally would care are sleeping on this one.

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Cant describe how excited I am for this.

If I had decent pay this month I’d of considered flying out there for it, tix are cheap looking at that.

by Shitali Klitschko on Jan 18, 2012 12:13 AM EST via mobile reply actions

I'm pumped for this one too. Their first fight was my personal 2011 FOTY.

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by Matt Miller on Jan 18, 2012 12:50 AM EST reply actions

I definitely want to see Berto’s training camp. Kinda want to see what kind of adjustments he’s gonna make for this fight.

by Clove_art on Jan 18, 2012 1:36 AM EST reply actions

I think that with a few tweaks to his tactics and conditioning for this fight Berto can win this time around.
Who is it that trains Berto?

by Radu on Jan 18, 2012 3:37 AM EST up reply actions

Tony Morgan.

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by Scott Christ on Jan 18, 2012 5:06 AM EST up reply actions

He needs to keep his brother out of his corner

"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
---- Muhammed Ali

by pakinpower on Jan 18, 2012 5:16 AM EST up reply actions

Yes he does. BE AN ASSASSIN!

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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."

by Scott Christ on Jan 18, 2012 5:24 AM EST up reply actions

Ha! Thats right.

I can’t remember, he wasn’t in the corner for the Zaveck fight, right?

by Clove_art on Jan 18, 2012 12:10 PM EST up reply actions

This poster is great!

300? If I was in Vegas, I would actually watch this fight live.

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by VeeisAnimated on Jan 18, 2012 8:32 AM EST reply actions

I like this poster too. Simple, but intense. No otherwordly effects, no lighting rays, nothing, and yet it looks powerful.

I really do like what Showtime has been doing lately. I hope they continue with it.

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by Apprentice on Jan 18, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions

It’s a super reasonable price. Everything is so overpriced in Vegas that tickets for $50 are extremely cheap. On the strip, where the cheapest blackjack tables are a $10/hand minimum, $50 for a fight card that will take hours seems like an absolute steal.

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by Waldo Rastel on Jan 18, 2012 2:24 PM EST up reply actions