Quote Originally Posted by hfahrenheit View Post
I seriously question fighting Steve Forbes as a test of anything...

he is a fantastic technical boxer, with an even better chin. BUT, he has no punching power. Therefore, I think that he wasn't a good match for either De La Hoya or Berto in terms of gauging those fighters-- if the other fighter can't hurt you, you're not going to fight the same fight. you're going to take more risks, you're not worried about being countered (Berto definitely wasn't, because he certainly was countered more a than few times), and overall, you're going to set the tone of the fight.

This fight told me little to nothing about how Berto would fair against the WW elites, because none of them fight like him.

He needs to fight Clottey, Quintana, or Cintron before anybody knows anything but their own conjecture.

Personally, I think he should fight Cintron then Cotto cause the bigger guys would probably fucking kill him.
Cintron is pretty big boy and he can crack. Quintana or Clottey would be better matchups. I'd like to see him in against Clottey. Clottey is an all around better fighter than Cintron and he's not a head case who will melt down if things get tough. He would be a real test, and winning or even a competitive loss would help him.

Cintron could really check Berto's chin. If I was Berto's team, I would rather put him in with Clottey where his his handspeed and workrate would be a big factor, and you wouldn't have to worry about one punch ending the thing. Cintron would be huge risk, low reward. Berto could definitely get sparked by Cintron if he makes a mistake.