Sanders KO1 Berbick could be a slow starter and come out cold. But if Berbick makes it through the early rounds it starts going in his direction.
He beat John Tate, Greg Page and Pinklon Thomas when they were all prime. Only Muhammad Ali was past it
Yeah that's a bit of baffling comment in all honesty. Berbick was the one that gave Page his first loss he was 19-0. Berbick was also the one that gave Thomas his first loss he was 26-0, not to mention Thomas had gone undefeated for 7 years and was coming off notable performances vs Witherspoon, Weaver. Saying that though i think Sanders might be a bit of a bad match up for Berbick, Sanders hits hard and is a quick starter and Berbick was stopped twice early and could be a slow starter.
With all his components, size, length, handspeed, athleticism, Sanders puts stars in peoples' eyes. Sometimes the parts don't equal the total. That said, I would lean toward Corrie getting the early stoppage, maybe 55/45.
Sanders was a good fighter who'd have a chance, with his height, reach, heavy punch, and southpaw style, but honestly, I'd take Berbick to beat him in a grind-it-out war of attrition, somewhat similar to what Rahman did.
