Middleweight contender Kyrone Davis believes that Edgar Berlanga has tousled his finest shot at beating Canelo Alvarez by making him “mad” forward of their combat on September 14th on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Edgar (22-0, 17 KOs) has used his Brooklyn, New York upbringing to create some good trash-talking, taking the promotion to the streets to drive curiosity within the combat.
Berlanga’s Rushed Improvement
The draw back of Berlanga’s criticism of Canelo is the anger that it has created within the prideful fighter. Nobody has talked as a lot trash as Berlanga has towards Canelo, and it’s heated him. However even when Berlanga had performed it good, he would nonetheless be out of his league on this combat as a result of he didn’t have the expertise for this fighter stage.
Berlanga has been rushed into this combat by his promoters and administration. It appears there was by no means any intent by his administration from day one to construct his profession the way in which one usually would.
Berlanga has been introduced alongside like Jaime Munguia by taking lower-level opposition to create an unbeaten report crammed with tomato cans to get an enormous cash combat towards Canelo.
If Berlanga’s administration had been critical about growing him, they’d have matched him towards fighters like David Morrell, David Benavidez, Caleb Plant, Jermall Charlo, and Christian Mbilli.
Can Berlanga Land the One-Shot Bomb?
“I don’t assume Berlanga has a lot of a shot in that combat. I don’t assume he’s going to win,” mentioned Kyrone Davis to the YSM Sports activities Media YouTube channel, speaking concerning the Edgar Berlanga vs. Canelo Alvarez combat on September 14th.
“I believe he’s going to attempt, however I don’t assume it’s going to be sufficient. I hope for a aggressive combat as a result of I like aggressive fights. I don’t assume it’s going to be very a lot aggressive. I believe Canelo is aware of an excessive amount of. He nonetheless has sufficient, and I believe it’s going to be somewhat an excessive amount of for Berlanga,” mentioned Berlanga.
Canelo’s ring expertise places him effectively above the 27-year-old Berlanga, and it doesn’t matter that he’s quite a bit older than him at 34. The Mexican star has misplaced quite a bit from his sport, however he nonetheless has the ring IQ to fall again on for fighters like Berlanga to make up for what he’s misplaced in bodily abilities. Energy is the very last thing to go, and Canelo nonetheless packs an enormous punch and has good hand pace.
“You possibly can at all times land one thing in a combat, however until it’s a one-shot bomb,” mentioned Kyrone. “Even if you happen to harm Canelo within the combat, Canelo will get by means of it and determine a approach to win. He is aware of how to try this form of stuff.”
Berlanga has wonderful energy, alongside together with his dimension and youth. So, if he can land an enormous shot early within the combat, he’s bought an opportunity of knocking out Canelo.
A lot of Berlanga’s knockouts got here early in his fights, with him charging throughout the ring and touchdown exhausting pictures on the highest of his opponent’s heads. Nonetheless, Berlanga’s opposition has been horrid, and he’s proven the flexibility to attain knockouts since his promoters stepped him up towards C-level opposition.
He’s nonetheless not fought a B-level man like Caleb Plant, William Scull, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, or Bektemir Melikuziev. There’s an excessive amount of probability that Berlanga would collapse towards some or all of these fighters.
“I don’t assume that’s true. He [Berlanga] mentioned the important thing to the combat is the IQ,” mentioned Kyrone. “I believe that’s true, however I don’t assume that’s on his aspect, particularly not on this combat towards a man [Canelo] that has all of the accolades and been in there with each form of type. I don’t assume that’s it.”
Berlanga’s remark about believing that he may win on account of his ring IQ seems like he was parroting stuff he’d heard and throwing it on the market to make an argument for his profitable. It’s bought to hassle him that many boxing followers view him as dim-witted.
The Harm is Completed
“I believe the perfect shot that he had was protecting Canelo sleeping, and Canelo’s not coaching as exhausting,” mentioned Davis. “I believe that form of woke him up, and I believe that in all probability shouldn’t be going to be good for him. A mad Canelo is a targeted Canelo.”
It’s too late for Berlanga to undo the harm he’s performed together with his trash-talking towards Canelo. He may as effectively stick with it to try to enhance the PPV purchase fee to make sure that he makes extra money from the combat. Even when Berlanga have been to clam up or smother Canelo with compliments till the combat, it’s already too late. He can’t save himself.
“Some guys don’t combat good offended. He fights good offended. I believe that he’s going to be in hassle. Six-round knockout,” mentioned Davis when requested how the combat ends between Canelo and Berlanga. “Both or [systematic breakdown or clean shot].”
