I am watching the fight and I agree,Berto was not impressive but you have to remember,this is a jump in class. Also,I think the cameras,the desire to impress made him over eager and so did Rivera holding on the inside,not letting him work. His jab was excellent when he used it and he has good handspeed and power.
On the other hand,there were flaws. The knockdown brings up question marks over his chin and concentration. I thought it was more than a flash knockdown and the long ass break in between rounds tells me may be he was bothered by it. I'd love to ahve seen what would have happened had the knockdown happened earlier.
I would love to see Berto v Quintana,his movement seems really robotic. He reminds me a bit of Lacy,good power etc but some chinks. He's still youg though and can iron them out. I'd also love to see him v someone who can bang,Joel Julio maybe? I want to see his chin checked.
Not a bad perfomance but far from brilliant imo. And let's not forget,Zab Judah,a blwon up WW blew out Rivera in 4 rounds I think.
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