Andre Berto- How good can he be?

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I was just wondering what you guys thought of Andre Berto. I've seen him against Miguel Figueroa and Norberto Bravo. Against Figueroa he was dominating with some lapses in defense, but that was probably because Figueroa's punches didn't hurt him. Against Bravo it wasn't even close his speed and power were so overwhelming that Bravo looked like he was standing still. Every time he was getting up after he got knocked down he had that look on his face like what just happened. I know Berto hasn't fought anybody really good yet, but he looks like the real deal and I look forward to seeing him in big fights in the future.

[Del Coqui]

Berto is a very promising prospect. He has a few flaws, which is ok since he's still learning, they're bringing him up slowly, which is good. That right hand is dynamite! I think in about 1 or 2 yrs we'll know what's he about.

[ben41193]

Berto is A verry speacial kid. He is a rare find deffanatly. He Has speed power a untested chin and solid techniqe but that doesnt necesaraly mean he will be a title holder or a p4p lister but he deffanatly has the potential to do it.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

Your right his chin is untested. We will see what he is really made of when that chin gets tested. I hope his next fight will be against somebody good that could at least pressure him a bit. His next fight is going to be on HBO "Boxing After Dark" I think sometime in April not quite sure.

[The Surgeon]

I think he will go far he has Awsum power and speed, he kinda reminds me of a young Shane Mosley with a Jeff Lacy body!

[STEELHEAD]

dibella wants to line up berto with oktay urkal.
bertos been brought up in halfsteps and looks great.
urkal is slick and dirty maybe a full step and a half up.
ive wanted to see him step it up but dont know about
urkal at this time.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

Urkal wouldn't be bad he is definitely a game fighter, but his lack of punching power wouldn't hurt Berto. A fight with Urkal would show where he is at and how far he might go

[The Surgeon]

Urkal would be a good test but if Berto destroyed him sumhow then the pressure would be on to fight the Cotto's and Mosleys of the division and i doubt he is ready - in other words his learning curve would be ****ed! His team must be real confident in him tho which is a good sign! Tackie was another good oppenent, too bad he fell thru

[Gareth Ivanovic]

Yeah your right a huge victory over Urkal would put the pressure on for him to fight a champ. The good thing about the Urkal fight is that he might have to go the distance which I want to see. He has not gone past the sixth round yet and I want to see if he has the conditioning to do so.

[The Surgeon]

Yeah it would most likely go the distance and reveal some of Berto's flaws but it would improve him in the long run! I suspect his stamina will be fine but u never know do ya!? It would be better than a quick win for him anyway thats for sure!