If the rumors are true and Berto does bring on Virgil Hunter to corner him then its likely that we will see a lot of sparring between Berto and Khan. I always thought these guys would end up in the ring together but under different circumstances.
With Khan I always thought (like many others did) that Freddie Roach did a great job with his offense but that his defense might benefit from a different coach. Now I;m starting to think that maybe Freddie realized that Khan would never be the most defensively sound fighter and tried to compensate for that by making him a offensive dynamo whos best defense was in fact his offense.
With Berto I think a change of some sort was way over due. His strategy in fights, even the ones he would win seemed off. Any opponent going forward knows to jump on Berto early and overwhelm him before he settles in. He never sets up his shots so he waste his power shots and fatigues pretty quickly.
Both these guys became world champion. That is already a huge accomplishment. The expectations for them were even higher than that. There is still time for them accomplish more and become champion again however its not going to be easy. Khan has been a warrior and fought all the guys he was supposed to and tried to to make pretty much every tough fight. He is always dangerous when he has been aggressive and its possible that trying to slow things down has made him more vulnerable. Berto was supposed to win all the fights he has taken but still has a pair of losses. Maybe its time for him to take a fight hes not supposed to win and see what happens.
Both guys are fighters I like to watch. Hopefully they both still have some greats fights left in them.
So during the conference call it seemed to be confirmed Berto is with Hunter even though he spent a lot of time at Goosen's gym. It almost seems like they are keeping this thing a secret. I wonder why though.
Khan is probably hoping Berto joins Hunter as it will give him a built in excuse and a reason to dump Hunter after he gets KTFO in his next big fight.
I thought his reason for leaving Roach was that he didn't get enough attention - now he will be sharing a trainer with Ward and Berto?
Only in the world of a dumbass like Khan does any of that make sense.
Roach has a lot of guys besides his stars though. If nothing else maybe these guys can give each other some good sparring. Berto has the right idea in todays article by looking for Ortiz/ghost rematches.
Khan is probably hoping Berto joins Hunter as it will give him a built in excuse and a reason to dump Hunter after he gets KTFO in his next big fight.
I thought his reason for leaving Roach was that he didn't get enough attention - now he will be sharing a trainer with Ward and Berto?
Only in the world of a dumbass like Khan does any of that make sense.
I voted both. Amir becomes a real world champion and Berto a paper world champion.
LOL at khan becoming a real champion! why dont you just call it quits on khan and his career!
I voted both. Amir becomes a real world champion and Berto a paper world champion.
What up Wazaa! I think it will hard for either to either to get any paper belts at this point. The competition at both 140lbs and 147lbs is pretty good. I think they would have to earn it.
Khan will get a belt again , he's worth too much to gbp to have him not in big fights . They will get him another easy shot if they have too
I think its a easier task for him to move to 147 and look for a belt at this point. The guys going after the belts at 140lbs are tough fights. If Broner can beat Paulie I think he vacates and leaves an opening. If he cant then Khan can go after Paulie once again.