Edgar Berlanga says he’d be open to combating David Benavidez if he comes again all the way down to 168 after he faces unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez a month any longer September 14th on the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas.
Though Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) views Benavidez as a bitter, envious “Crab” attributable to his vital feedback about him being blessed by Canelo, he’d nonetheless wish to combat him after he captures the three 168-lb titles.
Benavidez could be unable to drop to 168 as a result of he’s combating at 175, placed on measurement, and it could be an excessive amount of for him to return to the division. If Berlanga agreed to a catchweight of 172, it might need been simpler for Benavidez (29-0, 24 KOs) to make the load.
A victory for Berlanga over Canelo subsequent month would imply a profitable rematch between them, and it will be Edgar’s first order of enterprise. Canelo has an excessive amount of delight to stroll away from a loss to Berlanga with out making an attempt to avenge it.
“He’s a clown as a result of he says it’s a ‘trash combat,’ but when me and him have been combating, he wouldn’t be saying it’s a trash combat. He’s solely saying that as a result of he’s not getting the combat, and Canelo will in all probability by no means give him that combat,” stated Edgar Berlanga to TheOnlyKayla YouTube channel about David Benavidez criticizing Canelo Alvarez for choosing him as his opponent for September 14th.
Benavidez has been making an attempt to get a combat in opposition to Canelo for a number of years, and you’ll’t blame him for being jealous at seeing Berlanga get the chance after turning into Alvarez’s WBA necessary final February. The velocity with which Berlanga received the combat was speedy as a result of he didn’t should beat anybody good, and wasn’t toiling away like Benavidez.
“He’s an in depth, and his father [Jose Benavidez Sr.] is a clown. That’s why I posted on Instagram, ‘You do clown exercise. You’re a clown.’ He’s a cornball,” stated Berlanga.. “That’s why you don’t get blessed like that. When he was combating Plant and all these guys, you by no means heard me say, ‘That’s a trash combat.’ He’s a hater. So, I don’t pay no thoughts to him too.
“Benavidez goes to should combat Canelo when he’s had 100 fights. His father is a crab. That’s why guys like him don’t get blessed like that,” stated Berlanga.
Berlanga views Benavidez as somebody who doesn’t wish to see others succeed and simply desires them to remain down with out rising up. In different phrases, a “crab.”
“In fact, that’s an enormous combat,” stated Berlanga when requested if he’d combat David Benavidez if he got here all the way down to 168. “That’s one other cash combat. That’s massive proper there. You realize that with me and him, I’m not going to be operating, and he’s not going to be operating,” stated Berlanga.
A combat between Benavidez and Berlanga could be enormous if Edgar beats Canelo a couple of times. That may be an enormous combat at any weight, as lengthy Benavidez doesn’t get overwhelmed at 175.
