Tim Bradley vs Andre Berto

Tim Bradley desperately needs decisive victory to get back to the elite level. He looked decent, but not great, against a very determined Diego Chaves the other night. Bradley was doing great work in the beginning to mid way through the fight; his inside fight game was ferocious (and he should have stayed in there) but, he was too inactive from therein. He boxes on the outside, pot shots, counters but his workrate is not sufficient IMO (and in Julie Lederman's). Anyhow, I was trying to think of a good opponent for Bradley next, and thought Andre Berto. Why not? Berto is on the comeback trail and coming off a good win and he still has good name recognition, so a dominating win over him gets Bradley back on track. Any takers?

Comments (17)

Canelo_Phresh

Surprised their isnt a troll vote for Berto.

11y ago

_original_

I think Berto vs Broner would be a great fight. . lol you think that little of Broner? Wouldn't be surprised if Broner did go life and death with the original AB.

11y ago

_original_

Berto is finished, he'll lose to any top level fighter at this point. Only interesting fight left for Berto is against Ortiz, another shot fighter.

11y ago

Heavyfist

Berto got wrecked in that Sotto Karrass fight. But, Bradley doesn't have power, and Berto might actually do well against Bradley because of this. Bradley is small like Berto, so his punches would be in better range.

11y ago

Pechorin

Berto would be a good opponent for Tim. To be honest, I felt that Bradley might have not been very motivated with Chaves. Maybe if he fought Khan, now that would be a sensational fight.

11y ago

boliodogs

Bradley for sure. He is just a much better fighter than Berto and he has very good chin in case Berto does get in some of his big punches. Bradley has much better stamina and the longer it goes the worse it gets for Berto. Berto is a much harder puncher but Bradley is much better in every other way.

11y ago

flipbjefrox

I'd watch it. Put this is Carson california and I'm there

11y ago

MEGA

Not a bad fight. Berto beat tim twice in the ams, so there is some history there that could make it interesting. However, I think bradley may only be fighting til the end of his two year contract and call it quits. I think he should set his sights on the bigger and better money fights IMO. I was never a fan of the Chaves fight to begin with. If your gonna lose or get burned it might as well be to the best or for a lot of money. fights I'd like to see bradley take: JMM 2 (if pac moves down and vacates) Brook (IBF belt) Khan (if he comes to hbo) Cotto (IMO one hell of a fight) Pacquiao (might as well make it a trilogy) Mayweather (probably not gonna happen)

11y ago

BostonGuy

Berto looked sharp in his last outing albeit against an extra from The Walking Dead. Berto is a tough customer and Bradley had problems with Chaves, so is it really such a foregone conclusion as everyone is making it out to be? Also, if Berto is a walk in the park for Bradley; doesn't Tim deserve a 'soft touch' opponent after facing so many A level opponents? It's sad to think that Berto has become 'an opponent' but he's getting paid good money, so I guess I can't feel that bad.

11y ago

KillaMane26

Bradley would destroy Berto......At this point Berto only has speed/ and right hand

11y ago

Dirk_Diggler_UK

Bradley does what he always does and goes life n death with him before nicking a split decision

11y ago

TBear

I would go with Bradley. Higher level of competition but somewhere in his mind he has the idea he is a puncher and that makes fights closer when he has good boxing skills.

11y ago

mathed

Bradley wins 11-1. I think Arum was definitely behind the scoring on both the Herrera and Bradley fights so that he could keep Chaves and Benavidez marketable. Tim threw more, landed more and at a higher percentage plus control the action for the most part.

11y ago

G_G_G

I'd watch it. I think Bradley is the more solid fighter in all the sense of the word. His chin is more solid, his punch resistance is more solid, his skill set is more solid... He is just everything that Berto could be, but isn't.

11y ago

bojangles1987

Meh. Berto's done, Bradley might actually stop him.

11y ago

lefthook2daliva

I'd watch it. If a really good version of Berto shows up, it could be interesting, but more likely it's a lopsided UD in favor of Desert Storm.

11y ago

Build_That_Wall

T-Brad shuts him out.

11y ago