Moving up to 147 pounds places him against a naturally stronger opponent.
“I don’t think he has the physicality at 147 pounds. At 135, he was a monster. He moves to 140 and put together a great performance against Josh Taylor, but he hasn’t really hurt anybody at 140. Now he’s going to 147. Sometimes guys just reach their limit as far as moving up in weight,” Edwards said to The Spit Bucket podcast.
A disciplined performance against Ryan Garcia changed Edwards’ view of Romero. Rather than recklessly hunting for one knockout punch, Rolly used his jab, controlled the distance and maintained his concentration acr
