Edgar Berlanga predicts his subsequent struggle will hit 1 million PPV buys, hinting that he believes he will likely be chosen for Canelo Alvarez to struggle in September.
The unbeaten #1 ranked WBA obligatory 168-lb contender Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) handed up a chance to problem David Morrell Jr. for his title, hoping that he’ll get chosen by Canelo and he would possibly get his want.
“My first PPV struggle will crack 1 million pay-per-view buys,” mentioned Edgar Berlanga on X, predicting huge success for his subsequent struggle.
Berlanga’s Recognition
Not sufficient New Yorkers are interested by watching Berlanga struggle Canelo to herald 1 million PPV buys. Berlanga is simply in style in sections of New York state. His reputation is narrowed to components of town, and he’s a no-name in the remainder of the U.S.
Canelo-Berlanga would usher in PPV buys from followers eager to see Berlanga get uncovered as a faux by Canelo, and it could be a type of fights the place individuals would watch simply to see Edgar lose. Followers would closely ridicule the a lot, however the casuals may not care.
They simply wish to see Canelo struggle, they usually deliver out anybody from the road, they usually’d fortunately order the match on PPV.
It will invite a lot criticism if Canelo chooses the Eddie Hearn-promoted Berlanga as his subsequent opponent as a result of he’s considered for example of a fighter well-maneuvered by promoters to create a faux, manufactured contender that has no substance.
Canelo’s Choices for September
Undisputed tremendous middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has two choices for his subsequent struggle: Berlanga and Chris Eubank Jr.
The one attraction for Canelo in combating the 34-year-old Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs) is combating in England, however that doesn’t appear real looking for September, on condition that Anthony Joshua is already scheduled to struggle on the twenty first of that month. It’s not a good suggestion to schedule one other struggle near that date in that nation.
Eubank Jr. is ineffective to Canelo to struggle within the U.S. as a result of American followers don’t know who he’s, and those that do view him as a non-achieving, flawed fighter who has no probability of being aggressive towards Alvarez.
If Canelo desires to obtain much less criticism from the followers, he ought to overlook about Berlanga and Eubank Jr. and deal with combating one in all these fighters in September:
– Christian Mbilli
– Diego Pacheco
– Hamzah Sheeraz
– David Benavidez
The largest downside Canelo has is that the tremendous middleweight division lacks in style fighters. There’s solely Benavidez, and he’s not a 168-pounder. He’s a man who melts down from 175 to beat smaller opposition. That’s clearly why Canelo has been reluctant to struggle him: He’s not a real tremendous middleweight.
