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

He is still on his prime but He is now on the decline from now on. He had some wars on him.

 

Best move he can make is to 154lbs with all that weight gain going into his legs.

 

I disagree with this...he faught with a ****ed up eye, after already being down, and made a semi comeback and made the fight interesting. I respect him more after that fight because it would have been easy for him to quit.

 

Hate to say, but I think he's peaked. When you're hand fed stiff after stiff, that will slow your progress down a lot. That doesn't mean he can't win a belt at 147 again, simply due to the number of belts and the ways fighters are stripped. But in terms of him being seen as an elite fighter, I think we've already seen the best Berto. Would be glad to be provenm wrong by Berto BTW.

 

He just always seemed like a natural, blown up 140 to me. He really is a small dude with big muscles.

 

Back when Berto had a functional defense, set up his shots with upper body movement and a jab, and stepped into his combinations

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Hed beat Malignaggi for his belt....he'd stand a very good chance vs Alexander....a good chance in a rematch with Guerrerro or Ortiz.....he's a still a very good top WW just not elite or as good as someone thought he would be. He can still grab another belt.