By: Sean Crose
He’s actually not missing in confidence, and maybe he shouldn’t be. Edgar Berlanga is undefeated, in spite of everything, having stopped seventeen of his twenty-two opponents inside the distance. Regardless of that 5 of his final six victories have come courtesy the choose’s scorecards, the twenty-seven yr previous feels he completely has what it takes to greatest the one and solely Canelo Alvarez when the 2 males meet for tremendous middleweight title dominance subsequent Saturday night time in Las Vegas. Most would disagree with the fighter often called “The Chosen One,” however Berlanga doesn’t appear to a lot care what others need to say.
“I really feel like now could be my time to essentially shine,” he’s stated in a current interview. In one other interview, the Brooklyn based mostly fighter acknowledged: “Who I used to be my final combat isn’t who I’m going to be September 14th (the date of the Canelo combat).” And what does the hungry challenger consider Canelo himself? “He’s overlooking me and he doesn’t respect me,” Berlanga stated. “I’m going to knock him the fuck out.” Many might not imagine these phrases – however Berlanga does. He has to, in any other case, what’s the purpose in dealing with maybe the best fighter of this era?
The reality is that Canelo may not be the one one trying over the brash Berlanga. The boxing public, in spite of everything, needed to see Canelo face the fearsome David Benavidez subsequent. Canelo opted to tackle Berlanga as a substitute, main some to imagine he ducked Benavidez with a purpose to face a softer goal. Such considering is more likely to solely encourage Berlanga additional. To win the WBC and WBO tremendous middleweight belts subsequent week can be one factor, to win them as a prohibitive underdog would solely serve to make the achievement all of the sweeter. Enjoying David to Canelo’s Goliath would make a Berlanga victory that rather more notable.
Canelo, nevertheless, is Canelo, one of the expert, lauded, and fashionable fighters on earth. There’s a superb cause he’s the favourite strolling into the Berlanga combat. Why wouldn’t he be? A assured Corridor of Famer, Canelo has crushed the likes of Miguel Cotto, Sergey Kovalev, Gennady Golovkin, Daniel Jacobs and numerous others. The person’s resume is past spectacular. Even the best of fighters ultimately fade, nevertheless, and a few are claiming Canelo is beginning to slip after so a few years atop the figurative heap. If Canelo is in reality lacking a beat, count on Berlanga to reap the benefits of it on the 14th of this month. Or a minimum of attempt to. Previous fighters die onerous, in spite of everything.
