Can Andre Berto be a force at 147 again if..

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  1. mgdb26

    mgdb26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So did Mosley and his legs were powerful as hell. Some guys just have naturally skinny legs.
     
  2. irishny

    irishny Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Very true
     
  3. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    I think he can. I remember how he impressed me in the Quintana fight by being a balanced boxer-puncher. Needs to get back to that.
     
  4. Little Pea

    Little Pea 'A' grade boxing fan Full Member

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    :patsch Rewatch the fight.

    Berto showed ****ing heart
     
  5. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'm not saying he didn't take his beating like a man and tried to win.

    He succumbed to Roberts antics, he looked far too mellow in the build up.
     
  6. saul_ir34

    saul_ir34 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I really doubt it. He just does not seem to have the skills or the mentality to keep at the highest level. I would like to see him come back and fight Jorge Silva (last guy Angulo fought). It would be a good keep busy fight and maybe we see Silva step it up on the big stage. I was very impressed by him fighting a much larger Angulo.
     
  7. TheRat

    TheRat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    he can be, if he fights his fight
     
  8. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    He wasn't in shape. Guerrero didn't have to do much convincing to get him to the ropes. Berto's legs were gone after one left hand. He has an average chin, but he doesn't recover at all. That's his biggest concern....and a lack of defense and footwork too. Way too much to overcome so late. Should have hired a new trainer years ago.
     
  9. TheGreat

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    He was never really a force, he was a guy with great athletic gifts, but he has no D, no infighting skill, no footwork, below average skill and chin, and to much ego. At 29, I think he is to old. He still doesn't see that he has a problem, there is an excuse for every struggle.
     
  10. Sweet-D-Willy

    Sweet-D-Willy Tha Realest Full Member

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    he could have been something if his trainer wasn't so shitty.

    it's too late for him.
     
  11. kwilson71

    kwilson71 #MAYDAY Full Member

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    All the physical tools are there. But the blueprint has been put out there on how to beat him. Looking at the top guys at 147,I don't see him beating any of them even with a new trainer.
     
  12. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He has great in-fighting skill and has amazing skill. He knows how to time uppercuts extremely well and is one of his major assets.

    He is a great fighter and he will be doing big things this year.
     
  13. santiagoraga

    santiagoraga Your Parents Sucked Full Member

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  14. Divi253

    Divi253 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't know if he can beat any of the top fighters at 147... He needs a new corner.. Like MrMagic said, he seems to get discouraged if he's having a hard time in there.. He keeps on trying sure, but doesn't seem to have the same ferocity as when he's winning, which pretty much insures he doesn't change the outcome of the fight.
     
  15. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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