Good Prospect? Yes? No?

[Boricua6]

What do you guys think of this kid from the Cotto-Margarito undercard? His name is Bernabe Concepcion.

He just turned 20 a few months ago. He's 26-1 and his loss was when he was 16-17 yrs. old.



First time I've seen his fight. The Filipino prospects I've been following haven't turned out so well.

Rey Bautista got Boom Boomed the **** out by Ponce de Leon.

A.J. Banal got Bazooka'd a few days ago.

What do you guys think of this kid? Opinions?

He's good - that MFer is yoked too - AND how can you not like a guy who's smiling all the while he's ****ing you up!

[Foodie One]

A Pacquiao protege? We'll find out.

[2quick2slick]

He's good - that MFer is yoked too - AND how can you not like a guy who's smiling all the while he's ****ing you up!

True. His monicker should be "smiling face assassin".

[Jose Rizal]

Concepcion's footwork and jab ain't as good here but he's still an impressive prospect. You can see the difference Roach's work made in his last fight.

Elizondo had me in stiches.

[badboypeenoy]

Concepcion's footwork and jab ain't as good here but he's still an impressive prospect. You can see the difference Roach's work made in his last fight.

Elizondo had me in stiches.

Was that Arum in Burnabe Concepcion's corner? At least he's not from ALA so we know he's not going to turn out a dud.

[MELLY-MEL...]

yea i saw him. i think he has some potential. he showed great heart in the fight.

[abadger]

****! I just made a lengthy post about Concepcion in another thread. Oh well, here is what I said:

When I look at a prospect the first thing I look for, especially at lighter weights, is how well they move in the ring and how well they position themselves. Power and speed are nice to have, but if a boxer finds himself exposed after launching an attack, or if he struggles to take away his opponents offense with his own movement/ positioning, its a fairly safe bet that this is a fighter who is going to get tagged and is thus beatable.

I was tremendously impressed with Concepcion for exactly this reason. He exhibits a very rare ability to seemlessly integrate defensive movement with attack, seeming to slip his opponents punches and throw one of his own all in one movement. He also seems to have the ability to stay away from a lot of what his opponent does.

Now, the problem for a boxer with this sort of fluid style is that he tends to rely on it. He's naturally going to be off balance a lot of the time and had better have a heap of talent and be an excellent decision maker if its going to work for him at the highest level, either that or have an excellent chin! We won't know if Concepcion has either until we see him in with some better opposition. I must admit I'l always have my doubts about someone nicknamed "The Real Deal" before he's done anything of note. I mean who are they trying to convince, us or themselves? For now its safe to say, I think that at the very least, Concepcion is going to be an excellent boxer to watch.

How his career will play out in the long run, I have no idea. It might be that he'll succumb to the "curse of the gifted" and that a fighter like Andre Dirrell might go further with a more orthodox style complimented by his excellent speed. Sometimes too much talent is a negative and limitations can turn you into a better fighter, but in Concepcion's favour is that a lot of his talent seems to lie in out and out boxing ability, in that he moves well as well as having the athletic gifts of speed and power. I am looking forward to watching him, as I am with Dirrell and Danny Jacobs too.

[-Hyperion-]

isnt he juanma's mandatory???juanma is gonna vargas his ass...

[Left Hook Tua]

isnt he juanma's mandatory???juanma is gonna vargas his ass...

why would he want abe to roid up?

the boy is pretty buff already......

[Sonic Flood]

isnt he juanma's mandatory???juanma is gonna vargas his ass...

He isn't the mandatory.. That kid is only 19 years old.. Let Juan Ma Destroy all the mexicans at 122 and Knock them out!.