Edgar Berlanga says he needs to change into an actor and “go to Hollywood” after getting a style of what it’s like being in entrance of the cameras for his battle in opposition to the celebrity Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.
The eye Berlanga has obtained as a result of his function as Canelo’s prop has gone to his head, making him consider that this will likely be a daily factor any longer. Sadly, that’s not prone to occur.
That is Berlangs’s quarter-hour of fame, and he’ll disappear into obscurity if Canelo knocks him out, as most individuals consider would be the case.
Till now, Berlanga’s fights have gained little consideration from followers as a result of low-level opposition his promoters have matched him in opposition to, however now he’s lastly being seen by followers.
It’s troubling how High Rank and Matchroom Boxing artificially created Berlanga’s profession as a result of he was by no means matched in opposition to anybody good to earn the title shot in opposition to Canelo. This is able to by no means occur in different sports activities, the place groups compete in opposition to the most effective to get to the highest. Berlanga did the other.
“Once you’re a celebrity, you bought to have the ability to seize this and deal with it prefer it’s nothing. That’s what stars are for,” stated Edgar Berlanga on the Struggle Hub TV YouTube web site, speaking about him not being phased by the stress of dealing with this celebrity Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.
Berlanga is the tremendous middleweight division’s model of Teofimo Lopez, a fighter who acts the identical approach throughout interviews and doesn’t seem to have a full grasp. He’s not a celebrity, and nonetheless wouldn’t be even when he beat the 34-year-old Canelo.
To be a star, a fighter should keep on high with out being protected by their promoters, and avoided high quality opposition. If Berlanga turned a champion, he would probably crushed in his first protection except matched in opposition to lesser fighters.
“I’ve been calling for this battle for thus lengthy. So, now that I acquired it, I can’t tuck my tail. I feel he thought that I used to be going to push him or one thing as a result of I noticed a video of him doing this together with his palms like he was tightening up his palms,” stated Berlanga about his face-off with Canelo on the closing press convention.
Berlanga isn’t kidding about him calling for a battle in opposition to Canelo for a very long time. He ought to have fought the highest contenders to earn the battle, as a result of followers would really feel higher about him combating for a world title.
Berlanga’s final 5 opponents
– Padraig McCrory
– Jason Quigley
– Roamer Alexis Angulo
– Steve Rolls
– Marcelo Coceres
“So, he thought I used to be going to push him or one thing, and he was going to swing on me. Perhaps he’s nervous,” stated Berlanga about Canelo.
“I like the lights, I like the cameras. I’m a star. After this, I’m going to go to Hollywood. After boxing, I need to go to Hollywood. I need to be an actor. To be an actor, you bought for use to cameras. I’ve been already used to this all my life. That is regular for me. I’m simply chilling. I’m in my aspect,” stated Berlanga.
