The funny thing is, Bernard is a natural light heavyweight. If he wouldn't have lost his first fight, he wouldn't have starved and dehydrated himself down to middleweight. Funny how a natural LHW not only gets credit for beating a former SFW champ and a fighter that was at his best at 147, in Trinidad, but these are actually his biggest wins and what makes him "elite." Would we even know who Tarver was if he hadn't beat a 35 year old Roy Jones, weight drained from winning a Heavyweight title? Is a 185 lb fight night Bernard win over a guy that had never fought above 160 before and was at his best at 154 in Winky, one in which he had to blatantly foul just to sc**** out a win, really that impressive?
As for Pudwill, with his inflated 39-4 record, the fight only took place because Thomas Tate backed out at the last minute, and Joe dispatched him in the second round.
As for Pudwill, with his inflated 39-4 record, the fight only took place because Thomas Tate backed out at the last minute, and Joe dispatched him in the second round.
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