Boxing News | Soto Karass KOs Berto; Figueroa wins war against Arakawa; Thurman KOs Chaves
Never saw this coming!!!
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Boxing News | Soto Karass KOs Berto; Figueroa wins war against Arakawa; Thurman KOs Chaves
Never saw this coming!!!
How? he got rocked in round 1 and only had one hand from i think the 3rd round on. I mean i guess it was unexpected to start fighting back then get flash knocked out in the 12th
It wasn't really that shocking for a guy who has never been hard to hit and rocked multiple times.
Call me crazy but Berto vs Khan makes sense.
No way man, Berto is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
No he's not he's now a journeyman, Thurman-Berto seems likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry RiceNo way man, Berto is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
Berto can still cause trouble. He is fast and strong. Hes just very chinny.
Not sure why anyone is surprised by this outcome. In his prime he's a secondary vision of a less then prime Shane that gets punched more. I took him in the challenge cause I underrated Soto.
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Originally Posted by OnetimeNo he's not he's now a journeyman, Thurman-Berto seems likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry RiceNo way man, Berto is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
That's what I meant, no longer a contender. All of us can be journeymen.
iv only seen this video and not the whole fight ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuiT_0TTxZU
but that seems like a very very quick and premature sstoppage from the ref?
Berto had took a beating and looked unsteady on his legs the round before.
I've always like Soto-Karass. I saw him fight in Arizona in 2005 against Manuel Gomez. Gomez was the #1 contender at the time and Soto-Karass took the fight on short notice and beat Gomez, though it was scored a draw. His brother got kod by Urbano Antillon on the undercard.
I liked Berto but have to admit he was a media product who is on his way down. He has had some serious injuries but shown a lot of heart in his fights.
This is the guy who gave us Ortiz-Berto. There is a market for Berto as an opponent, I'd put him in a fight with Josesito Lopez and hope for a war. Also after Senchenko Kell-Berto. He won't get the paydays but he is not done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry RiceQuote:
Originally Posted by OnetimeNo he's not he's now a journeyman, Thurman-Berto seems likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry RiceNo way man, Berto is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
That's what I meant, no longer a contender. All of us can be journeymen.
The same thing I was thinking last night. His confidence is gone and he was totally outworked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry RiceNo way man, Berto is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
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Originally Posted by greynotsoold
*Eveyone is talking Berto, no one is talking Soto Karass... he looked great. His body shots were simply ridiculous. Honestly, I thought he looked like a young Margarito in there... he really looked strong.
p.s I think welterweight div is starting to pick up again...
Even from his early career, the legs and balance have always been horrible. He really does look shot up now. Legs stiff and getting punchy, he sounded bad in that interview. He is the quintessential definition of a raw rushed product who learned his mistakes and never corrected them.Quote:
Originally Posted by beenKOedThe same thing I was thinking last night. His confidence is gone and he was totally outworked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerry RiceNo way man, Berto is doneQuote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
I think it's obvious why Berto Fell off the championship carousel, a true champ never forgets to keep leaning and Berto although you can blame some of his injuries if you want, thought he could ride forever and forgot that he has to sweat. You might say that New York lottery slogan,"You Have got to be in it to win it." His layoffs and according to others, his overrating cost him wins because like many so called overrated fighters he believed all that was written about him when times were better. It goes like this,"Believe nothing you read and only half of what you see." Oh yes, the part about seeing could be toned down because of special effects. The rest of the reasons, most guys in this forum can come up with only makes the truth hard for Berto to bare. Who knows, journeyman or just a case of going back to school where he should have stayed. Was he just temporarily off track or did he drop the baton?