Berto is dissapointing me

[P4PChamp]

I don't mind the holding after landing the lead against a fast dangerous opponent, its the smart thing to do, and Mayweather and Roy Jones and Hopkins do it all the time, but Berto is wide open when he is in clinches, like you said, he doesn't do a great job of tying his opponent up on the inside. Despite ahve rigid legs, he still moves very well, and IMO is a better pure boxer than Mosley, but I've never been a huge fan of Mosley. I just think they are both too robotic.

Of the three fighters you used as an example, Hopkins holds the most as a strategy, agree with that. Jones in his prime did not hold that much, he didn't need to, nor does FM hold as much as Berto, he relies on his defense a lot. It was apparent to me that the holding was part of Berto's game plan as his corner was instructing him on how to hold and get away with it. He should have been deducted points. He was holding because he couldn't handle the infighting. His trainers should teach him to move his head and give his opponent some angles and slide off instead of punching and then grabbing. He has fast hands going for him and that's about it because he doesn't know what to do after he punches other than grab. There are some times a fighter needs to hold as it has its place in boxing, but not almost every time after he punches. Urango was slow, Berto should have been able to make him miss and then countered him easily as his shots were wide and Berto was much faster. His punching power is not all that great either because he needs to take a little speed off of them and set down on his punches more. I think he is all ready thinking about clinching as he is punching so he gets them of as quick as possible. IMO Berto will lose to any of the top welterweights. If he proves me wrong I will be the first to admit it.