Middleweight contender Kyrone Davis believes that Edgar Berlanga has tousled his finest shot at beating Canelo Alvarez by making him “mad” forward of their battle on September 14th on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Edgar (22-0, 17 KOs) has used his Brooklyn, New York upbringing to create some good trash-talking, taking the promotion to the streets to drive curiosity within the battle.
Berlanga’s Rushed Growth
The draw back of Berlanga’s criticism of Canelo is the anger that it has created within the prideful fighter. Nobody has talked as a lot trash as Berlanga has towards Canelo, and it’s heated him. However even when Berlanga had performed it good, he would nonetheless be out of his league on this battle as a result of he didn’t have the expertise for this fighter degree.
Berlanga has been rushed into this battle by his promoters and administration. It appears there was by no means any intent by his administration from day one to construct his profession the best way one usually would.
Berlanga has been introduced alongside like Jaime Munguia by taking lower-level opposition to create an unbeaten document stuffed with tomato cans to get an enormous cash battle in opposition to Canelo.
If Berlanga’s administration had been severe about growing him, they might have matched him in opposition to fighters like David Morrell, David Benavidez, Caleb Plant, Jermall Charlo, and Christian Mbilli.
Can Berlanga Land the One-Shot Bomb?
“I don’t assume Berlanga has a lot of a shot in that battle. I don’t assume he’s going to win,” stated Kyrone Davis to the YSM Sports activities Media YouTube channel, speaking in regards to the Edgar Berlanga vs. Canelo Alvarez battle on September 14th.
“I feel he’s going to attempt, however I don’t assume it’s going to be sufficient. I hope for a aggressive battle as a result of I really like aggressive fights. I don’t assume it’s going to be very a lot aggressive. I feel Canelo is aware of an excessive amount of. He nonetheless has sufficient, and I feel it’s going to be somewhat an excessive amount of for Berlanga,” stated Berlanga.
Canelo’s ring expertise places him properly above the 27-year-old Berlanga, and it doesn’t matter that he’s lots older than him at 34. The Mexican star has misplaced lots from his recreation, however he nonetheless has the ring IQ to fall again on for fighters like Berlanga to make up for what he’s misplaced in bodily abilities. Energy is the very last thing to go, and Canelo nonetheless packs a giant punch and has good hand pace.
“You’ll be able to at all times land one thing in a battle, however except it’s a one-shot bomb,” stated Kyrone. “Even in case you damage Canelo within the battle, Canelo will get via it and work out a option to win. He is aware of how to try this form of stuff.”
Berlanga has wonderful energy, alongside along with his measurement and youth. So, if he can land a giant shot early within the battle, he’s received an opportunity of knocking out Canelo.
A lot of Berlanga’s knockouts got here early in his fights, with him charging throughout the ring and touchdown onerous photographs on the highest of his opponent’s heads. Nevertheless, Berlanga’s opposition has been horrid, and he’s proven the flexibility to attain knockouts since his promoters stepped him up in opposition to C-level opposition.
He’s nonetheless not fought a B-level man like Caleb Plant, William Scull, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, or Bektemir Melikuziev. There’s an excessive amount of probability that Berlanga would disintegrate in opposition to some or all of these fighters.
“I don’t assume that’s true. He [Berlanga] stated the important thing to the battle is the IQ,” stated Kyrone. “I feel that’s true, however I don’t assume that’s on his aspect, particularly not on this battle in opposition to a man [Canelo] that has all of the accolades and been in there with each form of fashion. I don’t assume that’s it.”
Berlanga’s remark about believing that he might win because of his ring IQ appears like he was parroting stuff he’d heard and throwing it on the market to make an argument for his profitable. It’s received to trouble him that many boxing followers view him as dim-witted.
The Injury is Executed
“I feel the perfect shot that he had was preserving Canelo sleeping, and Canelo’s not coaching as onerous,” stated Davis. “I feel that form of woke him up, and I feel that most likely isn’t going to be good for him. A mad Canelo is a targeted Canelo.”
It’s too late for Berlanga to undo the injury he’s carried out along with his trash-talking towards Canelo. He would possibly as properly stick with it to try to enhance the PPV purchase charge to make sure that he makes extra money from the battle. Even when Berlanga had been to clam up or smother Canelo with compliments till the battle, it’s already too late. He can’t save himself.
“Some guys don’t battle good offended. He fights good offended. I feel that he’s going to be in hassle. Six-round knockout,” stated Davis when requested how the battle ends between Canelo and Berlanga. “Both or [systematic breakdown or clean shot].”
