Edgar Berlanga stated after his loss to Canelo Alvarez that he’d fought a “struggle” with the Mexican star, dropping a lopsided 12-round unanimous determination struggle on the T-Cellular in Las Vegas. After the struggle, Berlanga stated he desires a rematch with Canelo in 2025 after he wins the IBF title. Good luck with that.
Berlanga glorified his efficiency afterward as if he had been speaking about one other individual as a result of he didn’t struggle bravely. This was not a courgeous efficiency that confirmed that Berlanga was able to exit on his protect.
I noticed a reluctant fighter, Berlanga, who appeared to weigh within the 200-lb vary, afraid to open up together with his offense and largely simply throwing jabs all night time. There was nothing from Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) that resembled a fighter going to struggle. There was nothing from Berlanga that confirmed that he’d gone to struggle. It appeared like a fighter hiding in a foxhole, afraid to come back out.
“I do know I received the world after this efficiency. We gave the struggle the followers wished to see a struggle,” stated Edgar Berlanga throughout the post-fight press convention, reflecting on his loss to Canelo Alvarez final Saturday night time.
That was a weak ethical victory for Berlanga, going 12 rounds however dropping each spherical of the struggle within the eyes of many boxing followers. I had it 11-1 for Canelo. I solely gave Berlanga profitable one spherical when Canelo was messing toying with him within the eighth spherical.
It didn’t appear to be Canelo was critical throughout that spherical, and Berlanga took benefit of the lull in offense from the Mexican warrior to land a number of proper arms and jabs.
“I’m prepared for whoever within the 168-lb division. I used to be making an attempt to get him drained sort of just like the rope a dope factor. I confirmed the world that I’m prepared for the large leagues. I’m able to stamp my title within the sport of boxing and grow to be a legend, and take over. We went the gap, and we fought a hell of a struggle,” stated Berlanga to Matchroom Boxing.
Berlanga is kidding himself. He’s not prepared for the “massive leagues” at 168, and would lose to half a dozen contents within the weight class. As massive as Berlanga is, he needs to be combating at 175 as a result of he’s clearly a light-weight heavyweight and is a weight bully.
The punches that Berlanga took from the a lot smaller Canelo would have lowered him to meteor mud if he obtained hit with them by gentle heavyweights like Artur Beterbiev, David Morrell, or David Benavidez.
