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Leo Santa Cruz defends 'smart' Floyd Mayweather for hand-picking Andre Berto

Floyd Mayweather's decision to fight Andre Berto this Saturday (Sept. 19, 2015) has had a less-than-stellar reception, but it seems that WBA Featherweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz is not among the naysayers.

Our friends over at FightHub recently caught up with "El Terremoto" to discuss the pay-per-view (PPV) main event showdown inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Santa Cruz -- who himself recently broke a string of subpar competition with a win over Abner Mares -- called Mayweather "smart" for facing an opponent unlikely to end his unbeaten run, though he expressed skepticism that this will actually be the last fight for "Money.