Berto vs. Collazo - Tactical Discussion

on my opinion collazo could win by a close decision, this is the toughest challenge for berto's carrer.

 

Collazo is more durable physically than Quintana and mentally stronger as well but he doesn't really hit that hard at 147 and his footwork is not quite as good. He looked bad against Mosley but part of that was because he fractured his thumb very early in the fight. It was a real documented injury that required surgery unlike Clottey's bruised knuckle excuse so we know he can hang in there when the going gets tough as he has also shown when he got knocked down early by Hatton and came back to almost win.

Ultimately I think the fight will be decided by whoever is more aggressive and throws more punches. I don't think Collazo has enough power to stop Berto unless he proves to have a chin as bad as Amir Khan but the southpaw stance should be to his advantage.

 

Hope Berto is not purely a product of media hype!!!...

 

I believe that this is the best thing about Berto's situation, and certainly not a problem. I WANT to see him prove himself against the best, and I want to see him cut down most opposition on his way to the top, hopefully. If he can't, then he can't, no big deal, but the fact remains that out of all the welterweights left, he is the realest chance of a true welterweight star being made, like when Roy Jones came and cleared up the James Toney, Micheal Nunn, & two other fighter foursome that people considered to be the elite in boxing. People just always fail to see the next big thing coming. I wanna be in on it from the get go because it makes things more exciting to watch.

People that get burned when their favorite fighters lose, are pansies. Plain and simple. This is ****ing boxing. If you're good, then mostly you win, but sometimes you lose. If a boxer gives me some great fights, or moments, then that's all I can ask for. It's the reason I don't understand why people are jumping off of Amir Khan. That's just the fruitiest thing in the world. The kid jumps back in, and he's fighting his balls off, and you're there claiming that he can't take a punch. Even if he can't, then so what. His fights are always displays of true boxing skill, with slight deficiencies here and there), but still quite a lot of excellence. Like it goes, people just hop on and off trends. I like all these boxers, I watch everyone of their fights that I can get high quality footage of, which is mostly all of them.

 

Check this out, ESPN the magazine is going to do a six page feature on Berto. Apparently, they've been following around for 4 years and the story will culminate with the Collazo fight. Here's an excerpt from an article about it;

"Entitled “1 , 506 Days with Andre Berto” , the story follows the WBC Welterweight World Champion through several important dates , ranging from his professional debut to the purchase of his first house and concludes with his upcoming bout with Luis Collazo. Providing background into several areas of his life , including his tenure at a local jewelry store and relationship with longtime trainer , Tony Morgan , the six-page spread provides insight to the bumpy road to a world title. The feature is highlighted on the cover with the headline , “1 , 506 Days With Boxing’s Next Great Thing.

Author Tim Struby selected Berto four years ago after receiving advice from numerous trainers , promoters and boxing executives , and his pick paid off in the form of a welterweight world title and undefeated professional record. “All we needed were two things – the right guy and a thousand lucky breaks , ” Struby writes in the article. 'We think of him as our storytelling lottery ticket.' "

 

Why not just watch one fight of his. That should be enough to tell you if he's hype or not. I'd recommend the Steve Forbes fight because it was his latest and it went the distance, and he used all his skills and was at his fittest weight and moved even better than usual. Along with the phenomenal double uppercut expect more of the same from Berto in the Collazo fight.

People are also making the mistake that Berto isn't a smart fighter. He's not as smart as Mayweather, but he is definitely leagues above the average fighter in ring intelligence. He has good reflexes himself and great counter combinations. If he's able to take the "Collazo super counter punches" (which I believe are mostly overrated from the fights I've seen, need to see more), then this fight is Berto's because I don't see him having trouble with southpaws.

 

You're not supposed to cut out portions from an article and post them as your own post, especially without giving the link to the page, except if you wrote the article.

 

You're not supposed to be snitching either.:yep

 

Collazo has the ability to outbox Berto to a wide UD, but Collazo hasnt really been active so i'll hold off on the pick