Why is Berto getting so much heat for holding?

[Mr140]

To me right now Berto is a Hatton level fighter judging how hes done against the comp that he has faced at the moment but still learning. Give him time he may not be the next Leonard or Jones but he while be elite and i think fight the top of his division just needs to work on some stuff needs a new trainer.

[Kel]

He held to spoil, he never tried to punch out of a clinch or set up a shot from one. It was dire.

[P4PChamp]

Urango did the same thing round after round, from round 1 to 12. He did not change his game plan at all, not even sure he could. Berto should have been able to have danced circles around Urango but was content to throw a couple of punches and hold. Urango was all too happy to oblige for most of the fight. Maybe if he would have made a better effort to look like he was trying to break away from the clinches and do work the ref would have been forced to deduct points from Berto. Yeah, there are other fighters who hold but when you are saying things like Berto does such as the sky is the limit, and bring on anyone, that is a poor way of showing you are ready and getting anyone to pay to see you fight.

There is no way I would ever pay to see this guy fight. There has been talk on here that he might face Clottey if he loses to Cotto, and I think Cotto wins. However, I highly doubt his management want any part of a strong welterweight like Clottey even after a loss. I think Clottey would walk right through Berto and beat him down.