Edgar Berlanga says Canelo Alvarez instructed him he’s going to be a “famous person” after their combat on September 14th. Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) says his household instructed him he’s going to be the “Face of Boxing.”
It’s arduous to imagine they weren’t humoring the 27-year-old Berlanga, as a result of he’d been throwing round “famous person” about himself main as much as their combat.
Canelo might need instructed Berlanga what he needed to listen to after the combat to cheer him up as a result of he’s misplaced by such a large margin, dropping by the scores 118-109, 117-110, and 118-109.
Berlanga fought like a much bigger model of Jermell Charlo, simply coming to outlive and never making an attempt to win. Canelo’s earlier opponent, Jaime Munguia, had achieved a greater job than Berlanga, and he’s the identical age at 27.
The combat was not entertaining for the followers on social media as a result of Berlanga was simply protecting up, taking part in the rope-a-dope, however to outlive, to not tire out Canelo as he stated.
“I would like huge fights, like Munguia. He’s Mexican; he has a rustic behind him. That’s a giant, huge pay-per-view combat,” stated Edgar Berlanga to Sways Universe when requested who he needed to combat. “After the combat, he instructed me I’m going to be a world champion, and I’m going to be a famous person,” stated Berlanga about what Canelo Alvarez instructed him after their combat on September 14th. “His household instructed me, ‘You’re going to be the Face of Boxing.’”
Munguia’s administration may have chosen Berlanga for his December 14th combat, however he would have been combating Ronald Gavril. That’s not a superb signal for Berlanga as a result of it may imply that they’ll look in his course as a result of community points.
“The identical factor occurred when he fought Floyd [Mayweather] earlier in his profession. He skyrocketed from there. I really feel the identical method,” stated Berlanga.
There was a giant distinction between the profession of the then 22-year-old Canelo, who fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013, and the 27-year-old Berlanga. By the point he fought Mayweather, Canelo had already fought notable fighters Austin Trout, Shane Mosley, Jose Cotto, Kermit Cintron, and Josesito Lopez, and he was 5 years youthful than Berlanga is now.
Canelo’s profession took off, however that was as a result of he was combating high quality opposition. Berlanga’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, is speaking about wanting him to take a tune-up. Canelo wasn’t taking tune-ups after his combat with Mayweather. Quickly after, he fought Erislandy Lara and Miguel Cotto.
“His face seemed like that, and my face was clear,” stated Berlanga about Canelo, who had a swollen face on the finish of the combat. “His face was all tousled with bumps throughout his face. I felt he was underestimating my energy. I discovered in the present day that in his profession, he was saying to his coaches, ‘He’s so sturdy.’ Every spherical, he stored saying, ‘He’s nonetheless sturdy.’”
Berlanga isn’t mentioning that he reportedly weighed 193 lbs after rehydrating for the Canelo combat, which suggests the Mexican star was combating a cruiserweight. As huge as Berlanga is, he needs to be combating at gentle heavyweight as a result of he’s too huge for the tremendous middleweight division.
“Over 650,000 pay-per-view buys [for Canelo fight]. They had been saying it was a 22 million gate. I’m up there with Floyd together with his combat in opposition to him. He is aware of I’m going to be the Face of Boxing. He is aware of the 168-lb division goes to be mine.
“I would like all these titles, and I need to be undisputed. I began noticing that he was getting annoyed. He was taking part in together with his arms. That was frustration [on Canelo’s part]. I took Canelo out of his ingredient. If I had a ten-week or 12-week camp, it could have been a unique combat,” stated Berlanga.
