Edgar Berlanga predicts a quick knockout of unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) is satisfied he has the ability and expertise to make quick work of the famous person Canelo of their headliner subsequent cash on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Echoes of Tyson vs Douglas?
If Berlanga is true, it’ll be one of many largest upsets the game has seen since Mike Tyson misplaced to Buster Douglas in February 1990. Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) appears to be overlooking Berlanga identical to Tyson did in opposition to Douglas heading into that struggle on the Tokyo Dome in Japan.
The distinction is that Douglas had already confirmed himself to be a strong fighter heading into that conflict, having crushed Oliver McCall, Trevor Berbick, Greg Web page, and Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb. Berlanga hasn’t crushed anybody apart from Padraig McCrory and Jason Quigley. These are fighters that weren’t true prime 10-level.
“I’m knocking him out in six rounds,” mentioned Edgar Berlanga on Instagram about his prediction of his struggle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez.
“You placing him to mattress. Anyone who needs to doubt us each time we speak like this, we’re proper. You placing him out. He’s too little for you. You’re placing him out,” mentioned Fats Joe.
It’s good that Fats Joe believes in Berlanga, however it’s going to take way more than his confidence to get the job performed in opposition to Canelo as a result of he can take a punch. He’ll be in plenty of hassle if he can deal with Berlanga’s energy, as he has in opposition to sluggers like Gennadiy Golovkin and Miguel Cotto.
Berlanga’s Gasoline: Criticism and Doubt
“What I took from this press tour is Edgar Berlanga could be very conscious of all of the criticism that’s round,” mentioned Chris Mannix to DAZN Boxing. “There are such a lot of folks on the market who say he doesn’t deserve it and goes to get knocked out early. Not simply followers or the media however his friends.”
Berlanga doesn’t deserve the struggle with Canelo. His promoter, Eddie Hearn, positioned him for this payday and labored him into the title spot by matching him in opposition to Jason Quigley and Padraig McCrory.
Beating shouldn’t have earned Berlanga a #1 rating with the WBA, however they did, and Canelo picked him out, realizing he was a straightforward mark.
“David Morrell is on the market mocking the struggle. David Benavidez is mocking the struggle. Caleb Plant. He’s getting it from all sides right here.
“Being round Edgar Berlanga, I get the sense he’s absorbing all that. Is {that a} good factor? Do you wish to use all that negativity as gas going right into a struggle, or can or not it’s a distraction?”
Berlanga can’t assist however hear all of the unhealthy press he’s getting as a result of it’s coming from in every single place, and it’s arguably worse than any Canelo opponent in years.
The ‘Bag’ and the Backlash
Even Avni Yildirim wasn’t criticized as a lot as Berlanga is, and that’s as a result of he wasn’t a cocky, gold chain-wearing fighter, continuously speaking about getting “that bag” for a struggle in opposition to Canelo.
Berlanga’s gold chains, vanity, and fixed point out of his payday are off-putting for followers and the media as a result of his resume is so barren of high quality.
