Berto needs to be sent to Floyd Snr or Roger Mayweather

This kid would dominate the second best division in boxing (after the lightweight division) if he could get one of these two guys in his corner. He already throws good combinations, he is pretty slick defensively, but he needs to fine tune his defensive skills just the way Floyd snr could do it. I honeslty think he could turn Berto into a Guzman type fighter, but with a lot more power and speed. I mean Burto already is fighting more and more with that style, and its evident to me he is too choppy of a mover to ever fight like Floyd or RJJ, but he could definitely become a dangerous counter puncher who likes to fight anywhere in the ring.

Already I believe he will beat anyone in the WW division if he has a decent chin, but I also feel his trainers are being greedy and not doing whats best for him. His style is perfect for Floyd Snr to mould.

i think berto should go with roger look what he did for floyd hes a great man to have in your corner and berto is a great fighter hes my 2nd favorite a welter hopfully next year he should try to fight paul, cotto,tony, or mosley. hes gonna be great in 2009

I think he loses to Steve Forbes

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Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I think he loses to Steve Forbes

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Please I am curious to hear your well thought out technical analysis about there styles and attributes, that had you arrive at that conclusion

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Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I think he loses to Steve Forbes

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Andre Berto will overpower Lightweight Steve Forbes.

I am one who belives berto is better than most think. Prior to getting the belt his progression was coming along nicely and he seemed to learn something from each fight, he's not the greatest fight in the world but i like to see guys that are definatly pointed in the right direction and i think he is. I don't see him having too much trouble with forbes, it won't be an easy fight by any means but at the end of the night he'll have his usual scare or two but cruise to a win. Since getting the belt his choices of opponets have shrunk but forbes i belive was a good choice other names have been thrown out there but as much as i like berto and as much as his fans may hate it he should take as easy fights as possible without looking silly..

I really like Berto, but I've noticed that because of how he fights there are breaks that opponents can take advantage of. He isn't a smooth, seemless fighter, like Floyd or RJJ. He fights a little choppy sort of like Mosley. Guys like WInky and Forrest timed Mosley because he was robotic, and Berto is as well to a degree. Don't get me wrong when he punches, Berto is a beauty to behold, but his movement is really choppy, and he needs to counter more. He has Roy Jones Jr type speed, but he needs to use it more, When an opponent is coming forward Berto needs to make them pay by counterpunching, but instead he gets cute and tries to fight overly defensively, He is not Floyd Mayweather, he won't be able to get away with it against guys like Margarito, Cotto, etc.

This is why he needs Floyd Snr in his corner, because he can learn to counter punch and still be very hard to hit like Guzman is. Not only that but Floyd Snr also teaches fighters how to roll with punches effectively, he really emphasizes balance and staying overtop of your feet.

Not to many fighters can be compared to RJJ and Floyd... I mean lets see how he fairs s he continues his progressions.. Like mar says he gets better with every fight.. Against Rodriguez he showed such an improved defense with shoulder rolling and a bit of a modified shell.

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Originally Posted by tysonbruno

I think he loses to Steve Forbes

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Why mate?

I think Berto is still green and if De la Hoya couldn't hurt Forbes Berto can't i think he will take advantage of Berto's little breaks i could be wrong but i just think forbes wins i like Berto just dont think he is finished article yet but hat off to him for taking this fight it will be a good gauge for where he is at.