Berto Promises a rematch!

[killersheep]

Berto closed very strong IMO.

i agree, he had a great 12th round.. he threw more meaningful punches in that round than the 4 rounds before it.. even though he probably won most of those 4 rounds previous, he seemed very sluggish and off balance..

in the other thread about this fight, my first comment was that i felt Collazo won by a point, due to the deduction, and that Berto could have made the fight a WHOLE lot easier than it was if he just stuck to his guns.. I was more disappointed in the showing of Berto, cause i enjoy watching him fight, than anything else.. i'm criticizing him because i know he can fight much better..

I wouldn't be too disappointed in Berto. He's a relatively young fighter, not even 25 fights into his career, and Collazo has only definitively been defeated twice. I've never seen the Cassiani fight, but in the Mosley fight he suffered an injury, which I feel is a legitimate excuse for his poor performance; I feel he beat Hatton, barely. It's fights like this, being they close victories or losses, that young fighters often learn from. During the broadcast, Lewis was talking about how he felt his losses made him a better fighter. The same case could be made for Berto in this instance. I fully expect him to win the rematch, in which he will have a chance to demonstrate what he has learned. Berto showed a great desire to win in the 11th and 12th rounds, winning both, hurting Collazo in the process, and claiming the victory. As long as Berto learns from the Collazo fight(s), they could be the best thing for him. If he made the same kind of mistakes against a Cotto or a Margarito, he wouldn't have the chance to recover, come back, and win the fight.

Collazo looked hurt against Cassiani, but I think the stoppage was early.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtnH3ZmkpY0