Andre Berto vs Luis Collazo My Scorecard After Rewatching It

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People shouldnt be too hard on Berto for this. Collazo is a very underrated and tough guy. Remember what he pretty much ended any thought of Hatton being a welterweight, went the distance fairly easily with Mosely, and Kod Miguel Gonzalez, not a bad record. I think this more proved how good Collazo can be, not that Berto is a bad fighter.

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Wow ICB we had the exact same scorecard except I traded the first and the sixth with you, I didn't think the 11th was that close at all, Berto was landing way better punches while Collazo was just landing pitty patty type shots. Berto landed more punches and a lot better quality of punches.

There are a few things that Berto really needs to work on.
1. Not squaring up: Like somebody said, people mostly land on him when he squares up, he should realize first and foremost he is a speed guy, not a Mike Tyson type power puncher. The only knockdown in his career came because he was walking in on Rivera and he didn't have a foot behind him and he got countered. His style relies on the shoulders to block shots, and they can't when you aren't in the right position.
2. He needs to go to the body a lot more. He could have gotten a knockdown IMO if he had stayed going to the body in the last round, about 2 minutes in he lands a right hand that knocked the wind out of Collazo, and I think if he would have thrown a few more body shots it would have been great.
3. He needs to move more naturally/be lighter on his feet. He needs to also use more footwork to set up his offense.
4. Feint more, he either isn't attacking or he is. Going 100% or not at all. Roy Jones Jr, Mayweather, Pacquiao all switch up their speed on different punches, they also feint a lot, with that type of speed you can feint somebody out of doing anything if its done properly.
5. Stop winging punches from the outside: I know he is ridiculously fast, but he really needs to stop winging his right hooks from way out, he gets caught a lot because his punches are so big he can stay tight defensively.
6. Throw more combinations: honestly who is retaliating when that type of speed and power is coming in at them? He also needs to switch it up and throw double crosses, lead with crosses more, go upstairs and downstairs in the same sequence.