A Haitian That Could Knock You Out: Andre Berto

Fight Club

Yo! So there is a classic, classic hip hop tune by Ahmad called “Back In The Day” in which the chorus recites “back in the days when I was you, im not a kid anymore but some days I sit and which I was a kid again” — Unfortunately, those lyrics don’t fit me. I’m sometimes reluctant to be a kid anymore because I remember days growing up as a Haitian immigrant in South Florida was harsh discrimination and hate among the “Afro-American” community, residual effect of the Willy Lynch doctrine trying to make blacks hate each other. I used to fight all the time.

… but I wasn’t too much of a good fighter… but I was good at blocking my face and the rope-a-dope, in my hood it would prolly be called the grass-a-dope or wall-a-dope and even bus seat-a-dope considering I never fought in a actual ring

I never was pummeled but I bet if I had a big brother like WBC Welterweight Champion Andre Berto teaching me some combos for some self-defense then they would have been a whole lot less fights. Check out his moves below

Andre Berto Tribute Video

FACTS

*** Professional Record of (26-0) with 19 Knockouts

*** Represented Haiti in the 2004 Summer Olympics

*** Was to defend his title against “Sugar” Shane Mosley for a WBC, WBA welterweight title unification bout on January 30, 2010. However, Berto announced that he was withdrawing from his title unification bout against Mosley on January 18, 2010 due to family loss in the earthquake that hit our country of Haiti

PEACE

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