Anyone catch the Berto fight?

[wesrman]

Im watching it right now and Berto just threw 5 hooks in a row. This is the first time ive seen him fight, and im impressed to say the least.

LOL, he finished him while i was typing this.

He looks like hes gonna be good.

[Youngblood]

Im watching it right now and Berto just threw 5 hooks in a row. This is the first time ive seen him fight, and im impressed to say the least.

LOL, he finished him while i was typing this.

He looks like hes gonna be good.

ditto and ditto.

TSN. always late and a dollar short, but we still get it. lol

[wesrman]

TSN. always late and a dollar short, but we still get it. lol

LOL, at least its free.

[Taeth]

Quintana didn't neutralize Cotto very well at all. I think his style suits Berto better at this point. Berto isn't a pure pressure fighter, like Cotto, he is more of a boxer-puncher than a pure pressure fighter, which is why you see him backed up without him really caring, and you see him fight using his speed to land while remaining far enough away to not get hit at distance himself.

[OumaFan]

I think he's being over hyped right now cause of his speed, speed is obviously hugely important but its not everything, not everybody with great speed turns out to be a great fighter, look at Ed Hopson, even Zab, and there have been others.

I don't think he looks comfortable going backwards, not at all. He's very predictable offensively but he gets away with it for the most part cause of his speed. His defense may be improving but its still sketchy and there have always been a lot of rumors about his chin, going back to even the amateurs.

Collazo or Quintana might be good choices because there not heavy hitters but they could definitely cause him some problems, big problems. Paul Williams is too much for him right now IMO. I've never once thought Margarito was anything approaching a great fighter but that would be a man versus a boy and Berto would not see the final bell. Not right now.

I like him, don't get me wrong, he's an exciting prospect but I just think the hype is getting out of control because of his speed. He needs to continue evolving, continue improving. Not counting him out or anything, he just needs to keep improving, he's got a lot of ability, needs to work on technical assets of his game.