New York ( January 14, 2007) --- Top rated and undefeated welterweight Andre Berto (20-0, 17 KO’s) will face his most experienced opponent to date on February 9 when he takes on German Michel Trabant (43-2-1, 19 KO’s) in a 10-round welterweight contest. The bout will take place at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California and will be televised on HBO’s Boxing After Dark with coverage beginning at 10pm ET. <!-- m -->http://fightbeat.com/news_details.php?NW=21015
Back when they were coming up, I couldn't tell Trabant wasn't as good as Kessler. They were the tattooed arm guys who both seemed pretty good.
At Welterweight stepping up won't come easy..... it's not like asking a cruiserweight...or featherweight to step up...
but it should be soo hard...from Estrada to Cotto, Margarito, Mayweather..:dunno:... his next opponent should've been maybe someone like Quintana...
You prove my point. Yes, it should have been someone like Quintana, or maybe Collazo, but he didn't take a fight like it. Judah was tossed around as an opponent for Berto, so he should have fought someone of that caliber, instead of this guy.
Trabant is the living proof of performance enhancing drugs. He struggled mightly against two very mediocre fighters and was almost knocked out by one of them. Then suddenly he scores two shocking wins and gets busted for steroids in the second fight. I also love how Sauerland publically buried Timo Hoffmann after he was busted against Dimitrenko, but signed Trabant after his one year suspension. Maybe this is his way of sticking it to Trabant. :: :: Anyway Trabant will get stoppped early, either by clean KO or by cut stoppage.
It isn't easy to take a step backwards from David Estrada (amongst the welterweight contenders), but somehow, Berto has found a way.
hmmm...I found this photo, but you are right, that's not like Kessler's and I must be thinking of someone else. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...svnum=50&um=1&hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&sa=G