NSB Pick 'em #11 - Shawn Porter vs Andre Berto, April 22

[asgarth]

Gotta give this one some thought. This can go either way. Porter can outwork, outmuscle him and get a possible stoppage due to Berto's past wars. Or Porter can use that same game-plan and get caught like he did towards the end of the Broner fight. Berto I feel is a bit faster, a bit stronger and has more offense than AB so I'm not sure how to choose a winner as of yet.

I dont think Berto performs in any way at the higher level anymore. Leaving out his losses, where he took a significant amount of damage and which has shown us his flaws, he didnt even look good in his wins.

If my memory serves me right, he looked really bad and was outboxed and knocked down by Ortiz before Ortiz resorted back to being Ortiz.
Even in the Lopez fight he looked bad and was tagged by him.

Porter lost his 2 big fights, but was competitive throughout the fight. He also has a style which doesnt suit Berto at all. He swarms you, fights really close and gives you no time to reset.
I dont read to much into the knockdown, because Porter was forced to weigh in at 144, which probably weakened his ability to absorb a punch.

[Madison Boxing]

bigdramashow, 2x

[b Murphington]

I always wait to hear developments with training, if someone has trouble making weight, someone falls ill during training camp, or anything else out of the ordinary that could factor into the outcome before making my pick

A lot can happen between now and the 22nd. I'm looking forward to this one.

[J-champ]

Hope Porter beats him down.

[Shrap]

I see Porter stopping Berto in the championship rounds after dishing out a huge amount of punishment through the fight.

[BoxingFan85]

BoxingFan85, 1X

[Clegg]

I'd pick Porter to pick any version of Berto, especially this one. Not seeing it as close or competitive for more than a few rounds. Will go with Porter KO 5-8 3X.

[Vegemil]

Vegemil, 1x

[siablo14]

Good Friday is a holiday here. I will be doing the little research I need to do then.

[mathed]

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