Edgar Berlanga Sr. dares Canelo Alvarez to come back out brawling within the first spherical in opposition to his son, Edgar Jr., on September 14th.
Most followers see Berlanga as a part of the ‘Bum of the Month’ membership and assume Canelo will knock him out rapidly. If he’s victorious over Mexican celebrity Canelo, it might be one of many largest upsets within the sport’s historical past.
Berlanga Sr. Needs a Fast Combat
Berlanga Sr. doesn’t need unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) to run across the ring from Edgar (22-0, 17 KOs) as a result of he needs the struggle to finish rapidly subsequent month.
Canelo is the favourite, and he’s anticipated to make simple work of the inexperienced 27-year-old Berlanga, who was positioned into this title alternative by his promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom.
He signed Berlanga final 12 months after he left High Rank after they pulled off important occasion slots after a few poor performances in opposition to lower-level opposition.
Hearn then labored with the WBA to get Berlanga the #1 necessary spot with wins over British fighters Padraig McCrory and Jason Quigley.
Berlanga didn’t take any dangerous fights to earn that title shot, which was good for him as a result of he may need misplaced if he needed to undergo contenders Caleb Plant, Christian Mbilli, or Diego Pacheco.
“We give him respect, however then he comes right here to LA and thinks he’s the [top guy]. Canelo, we’re going to knock you out. Come to the primary spherical and attempt to struggle us. Don’t run round such as you be doing,” stated Edgar Berlanga Sr. to the Stomping Floor YouTube channel about wanting WBA, WBC, and WBO tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez to brawl with challenger Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
Canelo has cause to be assured going into this struggle. He’s earned it via an extended, profitable profession with many victories over common fighters. You wouldn’t count on him to come back into this struggle with out confidence in opposition to a fighter like Berlanga, who has been chosen for a cause. He’s beatable.
“That is the struggle that we’ve labored for 20 years. Since he was little, we’re going to be a champion,” stated Berlanga Sr. “We’re not preventing for one Berlanga Sr. Dares Canelo: “Come To The First Spherical And Strive And Combat Us”. We’re preventing for 3. It’s purported to be 4, however we’re preventing for 3. That’s a dream come true. It’s not like I’m dreaming about Canelo.”
Berlanga has operated at a decrease degree throughout his eight-year skilled profession. He might have been preventing for 20 years, however his opposition degree on the professional ranks is mushy.
Edgar’s Current Opponents:
– Padraig McCrory
– Jason Quigley
– Roamer Alexis Angulo
– Steve Rolls
– Marcelo Esteban Coceres
– Demond Nicholson
“I’m simply proud. We labored for this, and we received it. He’s the one which’s scared,” stated Berlanga Sr., reacting to being informed that Canelo stated Edgar is scared. “Watch after we contact him. He’s going to be much more scared.”
If Berlanga does land, he’s prone to get countered with one in all Canelo’s left hooks, and that may be the tip of the night time for him. Berlanga has proven weak spot within the left hook. Coceres dropped him with a left hook, and Angulo hit him repeatedly with that punch.
Legacy and Generational Wealth on the Line
“My son’s energy is on one other degree. Watch. He’s going to be speaking about that. ‘Oh, Berlanga. When he contact me, oh my God. My physique shakes.’ It’s about legacy. After this, we’re going to beat Canelo and preserve doing massive fights,” stated Berlanga Sr. when informed that Edgar will get generational cash if he beats Canelo.
Like David Benavidez, Berlanga is massive for the tremendous middleweight division and needs to be preventing at 175. He’s going to have to maneuver up in weight in the end as a result of he appears like he weighs within the neighborhood of 190 when he’s not preventing. That’s big for the tremendous middleweight division.
“My title is necessary to me. Wherever I am going, my title has received to be on high. We’re going to offer the victory to Puerto Ricans around the globe as a result of Puerto Rico is a bit island, however we’re big,” stated Berlanga Sr.
