Berto UD, but Collazo makes him work

I’ll say that if Berto runs Collazo over — which I can see happening — it’s time for him to challenge an elite welter.

just got done watching The Verdict on demand (great movie if u haven’t seen it)…now ready for some boxing. I think Berto wins but I hardly have a lot of faith in him…he’s hasn’t overly impressed me anytime I’ve seen him fight.

That’s the way, Max.

i want to see him fight Margarito again

so after he beats Winky who’s next for Williams?

I don’t think he’s ready for someone like Williams…probably not Cintron either

I think this will be a better fight than most seem to think it will be. Remember the Collazo who fought Hatton?

So someone reply to this so I know I’m showing up.

BOB!!!

“They usually have weight PRAH-OOH-BLEMS…”

Miki Rodriguez should be WBC welterweight champ

I’m really psyched that a dude from Brooklyn didn’t come out to “Hello, Brooklyn.”

needs a nickname doesn’t he?

That berto flurry was 1/2 hit and 1/2 air…great handspeed regardless

I do worry that Collazo hasn’t fought anyone worth a damn since the Mosley loss two years ago…

Berto showing his hand speed quickly, with Collazo keeping his right hand high. Right to the body by Berto. Collazo is negating Berto’s jab, hoping to make him work off of something else. Berto with a sharp right to the head. LEFT HAND COLLAZO STAGGERS BERTO! Berto ties up and survives. Totally off balance there. Nice shot by Collazo, who’s pressing the action now! Berto is holding onto Collazo’s arms.

Right hand Berto. He doesn’t look hurt. Berto hugs the shit out of Collazo. Berto warned for holding. Maybe he’s more hurt than his face lets on. Big right Berto! And now he’s unloading on Collazo on the ropes, tagging him with combination shots! Well we’ve got a fight.

Collazo with a left, and now he’s walking Berto down for a moment. Collazo tries to take some easy shots during every clinch. Fun first round.

Bob Papa erroneously says that Berto “got dropped.” This first round looked like a higher-skilled version of the Gamboa fight last week.

Berto 10-9, close round

Lederman gave the first to Collazo.

They’re both pawing with their lead hands, like a couple of cats sparring. Collazo’s combo looks slow in comparison to Berto’s stuff, but he does land a body left. Collazo with a slick little left to the chin. Berto exhibits his speed again with another combo.

Berto drills Collazo with a left hook at the end of a combo. Collazo is doing a good job defensively, but shots like that are going to find their way in, period. Berto’s just too fast to block everything he does. Another nice couple of shots from Berto, a right and a left. Berto with another right, and he looks to add on. Collazo maybe caught off balance a bit right near the bell. Definitely a Berto round, but Collazo is making him earn it. He’s not GIVING him anything.

Berto 10-9
Berto 20-18

good work on the inside and he’s getting in some body shots. If he’s got the chin he could upset

Collazo comes out throwing, but Berto defends it all and fires back. Collazo with a couple of stiff shots. Berto might have gotten a little hurt there, too. Berto warned again for holding.

Berto with shots to the body, and now they’re digging in close. Berto and Collazo are both throwing shots with intent. They’re THROWING NOW! The crowd is alive as these two are letting it fly on the ropes! Collazo is really pressing the hell out of Berto. Collazo throwing inside, Berto mixing up with him.

Collazo is throwing great shots to the body and this is really something to behold. Berto is very much a Mosley — he’s so eager to brawl if it starts popping off.

Berto throwing, Collazo throwing almost on his heels. These two came to fight. Collazo is sort of pulling a Nate Campbell against Juan Diaz in there. He’s giving this young man a FIGHT. Collazo eats a right hand after a left of his own, and makes a face to tell Berto to bring it on.

Gents, I am loving this one.

Collazo 10-9, great round for him
Berto 29-28

What a round…. :D

good advice there

weak

Collazo throwing again, and I’ll tell you, Berto is having his mettle tested. Very much so. Collazo is putting some fear into him, walking him down, and making him fight where he doesn’t want to. Berto isn’t doing badly. His speed is obvious, but I think he’s a little thrown off by Collazo’s eagerness to war.

This round is slower than the third, and Collazo is still making Berto fight where he doesn’t want to. And now Berto has a point taken away for holding. He’s been warned twice, it’s fair.

Berto throwing bombs now, and Collazo throwing back. Berto misses a big right.

Collazo 10-9
Berto -1 for holding
Collazo 38-37

Berto reminds me so much of Mosley when he just fights instead of box. He makes it harder for himself but it makes for exciting fights.

Collazo’s mouthpiece comes out 17 seconds into the round. Berto, like a gentleman, stopped and let it go.

Berto with a nice little combo, though the three shots brushed instead of landing square. Berto looks a bit confused as to what to do. Collazo has taken his jab from him, he’s making him fire combos in the wrong situations, and when they mix it up, Collazo is beating him. Berto has no rhythm in there. This just isn’t his type of fight. Collazo is deservedly the ‘dog tonight, and he’s fighting about as perfectly as he can.

Luis blocks a combo, then throws a few but misses the big left. Not many punches landing this round (11-7 Berto). Berto with a shot to the body.

Much better round for Andre as he seems to perhaps accept that Luis is going to limit him offensively, so he’d better limit Collazo.

Berto 10-9
47-47

Another great round…

Collazo has a little blood from his right ear, and Andre has a small cut on his forehead somewhere I think.

Berto comes out firing this round. Collazo is still good defensively, but he has to play defense when Berto lets his hands go like that. Berto throwing big shots, Collazo doing what he can to avoid, but he’s getting hit here and there. Collazo has a small cut outside of his left eye. Collazo with a little left hand. Berto presses him to the ropes, but Collazo is the only one punching there.

Pretty mean fight, really.

Collazo has lured Berto back into a fight inside, and he’s beating on him with his own back against the ropes. Uppercut Berto, but Collazo eats that well. Another uppercut thrown, Collazo backs down that time. Collazo finishes the round with a flurry. Half-and-half round, but I liked what Collazo did a little more. He peppered the body, took Berto out of his game again, and brought him back into a bad area. Berto did out-land him.

Collazo 10-9
Collazo 57-56

Lennox and I are on the same side it seems

What the hell is Collazo doing having his hands low?

Hurrld has it 58-55 for Luis.

Berto throwing again, and Collazo again is snaking around a lot of it and just staying out of the wheelhouse. Berto with a couple of hard shots.

BOB!!! BERTO DID NOT GET KNOCKED DOWN IN ROUND ONE. WAKE THE FUCK UP.

Max points out Berto’s left eye, which is swelling. Berto is backed down and Collazo is daring him to fight it seems. This sort of posturing makes sense, kinda. But then Berto hits him a few times while Colazo stands there with his arms at his sides. Still, Berto isn’t doing a whole lot with the invitation.

Berto 10-9
66-66

Great crowd tonight, too. Both guys have their fans and they’r vocal.

1. Andre Berto was not knocked down in the first round. Someone needs to tell him.
2. Andre Berto was warned twice for holding, not once.

Great fight… have to say it once more…

Great crowd as well.

I am glad that HBO picked up this fight.

Hurrld gave the last round to Collazo. I guess, man. He’s got it 68-64 for Luis. And now Lennox will regale us with stories of his fights.

Collazo, frankly, might be tired. The first two minutes of this round are Berto like the last round, working against a guy that seems to be taking a breather or fighting really stupidly, one of the two. Collazo has REALLY slowed down. It also has something to do with Berto moving constantly. Berto is all over Collazo near the end of the round, snapping his head back and rocking him!

Yyyyeeaaaah, I think Collazo is running on empty.

Berto 10-9
Berto 76-75

thus far he has impressed, as Max just mentioned, by showing he could adjust and then taking over…I still don’t think he could take the top guys in the division but he’s still developing so that could change

OT- I love the chick who is sitting on the steps besides some seats seeing the fight…. God it is sexy for some strange reason for me.

Kellerman compares this to Calzaghe-Kessler. Eh, kinda. Kessler didn’t run out of gas.

Collazo is uhhh…yeah he’s leaning into Berto’s moderate holding now and trying to buy another point deduction. Now they mix it up a bit, Collazo throwing some leather finally. Couple of really nice lefts landed. Collazo with a sneaky combo that shakes Berto up a little. Now they’re tied up inside and scrapping again.

Berto sits in the pocket, and Collazo takes the momentum again. This is one hell of an interesting fight. Berto is looking again like he’s losing the fight. Collazo is throwing like a madman this round, short shots to the body and the head, and he’s wearing Berto down.

Berto with a right, and here they GO! Collazo is tagging Berto with nicely-timed shots, and fuck, this fight is back into gear. Wow.

Collazo 10-9
85-85

Collazo stepped up…

I can’t tell you how these final three rounds will go. That’s when a fight is really good. Hurrld has it 87-83 for Collazo.

The fight is fast and hard in close quarters again, which means Collazo is winning the fight. Berto is doing OK in there with that stuff, but Collazo is better at that than he is. Collazo is winging shots constantly, and he’s beating on Berto. Stiff right hook from Collazo, and Berto fires back with thumping shots! Jesus this is good stuff.

Berto’s head is getting rocked around because he’s trying like hell to protect his body. Luis’ activity is bedeviling Berto. Still, Collazo has to be worried about tiring himself out for the final two rounds. Collazo has thrown 103 power punches this round.

Berto’s tired, too. He just fell down from a slight push.

Uppercut from Berto. Bell sounds. Collazo threw 112 punches that round.

Collazo 10-9
Collazo 95-94

Over 100 power punches thrown? Damn…

Lou-ie—-Ber-to chant… I love this…

Collazo comes out with a right hook, Berto stands his ground. Berto needs to find some answers and fast. If the judges are closer to Lederman’s card than mine (and you never know either way), he’s in real trouble.

Back-and-forth “Luis!” “Berto!” chants.

Berto is still getting himself into the inside fight. He’s not…I dunno. He’s not all there. Collazo has beaten him tactically without question. Whether or not that’s enough (Berto has outlanded Collazo) is another story.

Berto with hard hooks to the body. Still a round to be decided with 40 seconds left. Berto with a great flurry, including a right that stings Collazo. That’s going to seal the round for him.

Berto 10-9
104-104

Of course he’d be better served shutting up and letting the corner talk to him but hey. The corners are intense as hell. This is great.

I am scared of Berto’s dad…

Berto with a big shot, Collazo goes back to the body. Berto charging with a BIG right, and he’s throwing HUGE shots. Uppercuts, straight rights, big bombs. Collazo sticks to his plan and fires to the body. Collazo does look tired. If a big shot knocks him down, he’s in serious trouble.

Big uppercut rips in, but just glances Collazo! Another one misses. Berto is throwing bombs. Period. Collazo is moving forward, throwing as much as he can. Collazo is getting hit and standing up to it. He’s got some chin.

Berto is fighting this round like a champion. Even if you think he’s losing, give him that.

Collazo’s hurt, and falls down tired. He’s out of gas to an insane degree. Uppercut to the body Berto, and he charges again! Collazo’s just trying to stay up. Goddamn this is a great 12th round.

10 seconds to go!

And it’s over. Great fight. Tough to score. We’ll see.

Berto 10-9
Berto 114-113

And they earned it.

I have it going to Collazo… you can’t go wrong picking either fighter.

What a great way to start off the year HBO. Much props to both fighters.

feels the most fair to me

Who has never scored a title fight before. Welcome to the lion’s den, Mr. Larry Ingle.

116-111
114-113
114-113

ANDRE BERTO VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION

That 116-111 Berto card seems a little…off. The other two are basically exactly what I had.

“I’m a boxing fan,” he says. I’d love to see a rematch.

But does say “there’s no way in hell” it was 116-111 for Berto. He says it should’ve been 114-113 all the way.

Around 150 comments for a one-fight B.A.D. is pretty awesome.

OMG… I love that Max mentioned all the fighters that HBO wants to show. Way to go HBO. It is a great way to sell to everyone that they want to start a new year.

Awesome promo for Margarito/Mosley…

As a boxing fan, you couldn’t have asked more for a BAD boxing card.

asked for more*

With Juno coming on next (horrible shit movie, and I like movies like that, but it sort of took everything I like about them and threw them recklessly into a blender. anyway…), Bob Papa goes, “Coming up next…Who-knee-oh!”

….Bad Math. 116-111 deserves a look at the judges card. Honestly, this was too close a fight to call it a robbery, but funkiness was in effect on that card.

I had Letterman’s card, for the first time in a long time… not that I’m proud of that.