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[QUOTE="JAXCUSE, post: 4220232, member: 516"]
Watched Miguel Berchelt and Timmy Tszyu bouts tonight after the Elite 8 game(s).

I suspected that it would be hard for Berchelt to recover from the Oscar Valdez beat down a year ago.  And I was correct.  Legs were stiff and couldn’t apply any effective pressure.  Jeremiah Nakathila just teed off on him from the opening bell and beat Miguel up before the ref stopped it after the 6th rd.  Berchelt needs to retire.  Big weight cutter when he was at 126 and the physicality just didn’t follow up to JrLight/Light.

Tszyu looked okay against Terrell Gausha (good journeyman, not much of a banger) over on PBC/Showtime.  Got dropped in the 1st when beaten to the punch during an exchange of RH’s but otherwise dominated.  I‘ve watched Tszyu fight a few times previously on DAZN - style reminds me of his old man (HOF’er Kostya Tszyu) but without the head mvmt.  Nice punch variety/placement, body work and strength, but lifts that chin when he throws punches in combination.  Could be bad news against the top 154 lbers.  Since Tim is now with Haymon, I expect he’ll be matched with the usual “stable suspects” (Lublin, JRock, etc) before Al puts him in with the Charlo’s next year.

Most intriguing fighter (to me) was over on DAZN (from Buenos Aries)- Gustavo Lemos (27-0).  Beat down a washed Lee Selby in 5.  Crude, but strong, awkward and just keeps coming.  Reminds me of the Argentinian strongmen from years back (Victor Galindez, Juan Domingo Roldan, Carlos Baldomir, Ringo Bonevena).  Might be a problem for others in the loaded 135 Division.
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