Edgar Berlanga says he’ll “counter” every little thing Canelo Alvarez throws on September 14th of their headliner on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) says WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) is “mushy” as a result of he’d proven compassion for his Mexican opponent, Jaime Munguia, final Could. He feels it was ” mushy ” and “silly” to try this, displaying that Canelo isn’t an actual killer.
“I’m comfy, and he doesn’t like that as a result of he desires everybody to respect him. If he tries to open up with uppercuts or hooks, I’m going to counter him dangerous,” stated Edgar Berlanga to the Struggle Hub TV YouTube channel, speaking about Canelo Alvarez.
Canelo was delay by all of the wacky demise discuss that Berlanga had executed through the press convention and his bragging about having “earned” his photographs. The one purpose Berlanga is getting this struggle is as a result of Canelo picked him. He didn’t earn by beating anybody.
If Canelo hadn’t chosen him, Berlanga would have sat rotted for years as a contender till he was finally eradicated by one of many tomato cans his promoters have matched him towards. Berlanga virtually acquired overwhelmed by a number of lower-level fighters he’s confronted, struggling towards Roamer Alexis Angulo, 39, Steve Rolls, 40, and Marcelo Estaban Cocernes.
“He thinks I don’t punch that onerous. I do know you may punch,” stated Berlanga about Canelo. “I’ve a Glock for you. He’s overlooking the state of affairs. I didn’t knock out 16 cab drivers as he fought in Mexico. I fought guys that had been going the space.”
Canelo is aware of Berlanga has energy as a result of he’d be loopy to not, however all of the fighters at 168 can punch as nicely, and plenty of of them are extra proficient than him. Berlanga is on the decrease fringe of the spectrum within the expertise division.
“I fought guys that had been going the space with champions, and I used to be nonetheless knocking them out within the first spherical. So, my energy is actual, however he’s overlooking it,” stated Berlanga.
Edgar doesn’t point out any fighters he knocked out within the first spherical that went the space with a champion as a result of there aren’t any. He went the space towards journeyman Demond Nicholson and Marcelo Esteban Conceres, who had fought world champions earlier than. Nonetheless, Berlanga didn’t knockout Coceres and Nicholson.
“You mushy. Deep down in your coronary heart, you’re mushy,” stated Berlanga about Canelo, reacting to him supposedly carrying his final opponent, Jaime Munguia. “Actual killers don’t do this.
“Seeing an interview the opposite day the place he stated that he’s large and is available in over 20 lbs,” stated Berlanga about Canelo, explaining why he didn’t need to struggle David Benavidez. ”
He’s the identical weight as you at 168. So why does it matter? You’re weighing in on Friday [before the fight]. What does it matter that he jumps up 15 to twenty lbs? You soar up the identical weight. What’s the distinction right here?”
Berlanga can’t lecture Canelo on Benavidez when he wouldn’t struggle him or David Morrell to earn the title shot. Initially, Berlanga was WBA ‘common’ tremendous middleweight champion Morrell’s necessary earlier this 12 months after being an obscure Irish fighter, Padraig McCrory, in a title eliminator.
Berlanga didn’t need to struggle Morrell regardless of his WBA necessary. He solely needed to struggle Canelo. So, he can not lecture Canelo for not combating Benavidez when he wouldn’t struggle him or Morrell. It makes him sound like a hypocrite, however no matter he must do, promote his struggle.
In an excellent world, Berlanga would have been pressured to struggle Morrell to earn the Canelo struggle as a result of if that had occurred, at the least you possibly can say he earned the struggle slightly than having it given to him.
“I’m Puerto Rican. You understand how Mexicans don’t like Puerto Rican fighters,” stated Berlanga, failing to say he’s American, not from Puerto Rico.
Followers aren’t catching onto the Mexico vs. Puerto Rico theme that Berlanga is making an attempt to push as a result of they don’t view him as Puerto Rican. He’s from New York.
It might be higher for Berlanga to give attention to what he’ll convey to the desk for the struggle slightly than taking part in the Puerto Rico angle, hoping to get just a few extra PPV buys. Folks simply view Berlanga as a New Yorker who was given a title shot that he doesn’t price towards Canelo.
