He looked good yesterday in controlling the fight against a decent veteran superfeatherweight.
I still have reservations about him beating any of the top guys, or a real welterweight but I'll credit him that he's done everything asked of him so far.
Not sure why but he doesn't excite me at all. I find all of his fights dull and I just can't get into him. I also question his chin. Being floored by Cosme Riveria wasn't a great sign, even though admiteddly he did manage to do the same to Joel Julio.
Actually Berto reminds me a lot of Julio. They both work extremely hard in fights, outworking their carefully picked opponents down the stretch. But neither has faced a real test yet (Julio not since Quintana) and I don't see the tools in either to be able to beat an elite fighter.
I think he'll go on to have a decent career, but to me he's more the level of Joshua Clottey or Cintron than a Cotto, Mayweather or Mosely.
I can't see a glittering future with multiple world title belts like I can with any of the modern greats.
But I'm sure he'll pick up a belt or two in his career.
Williams, Margarito, Mayweather, Cotto, Oscar, Mosely etc though all have the beating of him right now imo, and probably he'll never reach that level.


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