Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
I don't mind the holding after landing the lead against a fast dangerous opponent, its the smart thing to do, and Mayweather and Roy Jones and Hopkins do it all the time, but Berto is wide open when he is in clinches, like you said, he doesn't do a great job of tying his opponent up on the inside. Despite ahve rigid legs, he still moves very well, and IMO is a better pure boxer than Mosley, but I've never been a huge fan of Mosley. I just think they are both too robotic.
All of those guys work on the inside,and in Jones and Hopkins cases, they usually came in off of very potent leads.Work on the inside not only with hands,but setting up/picking shots once the inevitable break comes......Berto just....stands there mostly,literally.But then again,they have 2 or 3 times the experience a Berto has as well.Seems like he is over thinking and still caught in between styles.Very dangerous for any fighter on the inside to be idle.I just cant get away from feeling that they 'rushed him to market',now he might be going into huge fights against top tier guys where he needs to make the adjustment he should have been making/sharpening up on many fights ago.Very interested to see what direction they go with next fight.