Canelo Alvarez is taking a variety of criticism on-line from followers reacting to the jarring information that he plans on defending his unified tremendous middleweight championship in opposition to Edgar Berlanga on September 14th in a cross-platform battle on the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas.
Followers aren’t desirous about paying to see Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) defend in opposition to Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs), a fighter with no wins over credible opposition on his eight-year professional resume.
Berlanga’s Inflated Report Beneath Scrutiny
Some followers imagine that Berlanga’s earlier promoters at Prime Rank purposefully matched him in opposition to dreadful sub-level competitors to assist him construct a knockout report and market him to the New York public.
Berlanga knocked out his first 16 opponents within the first spherical, however his opponents had been horrid. If the 27-year-old New Yorker had crushed no less than one good opponent, like Caleb Plant, followers wouldn’t have such a gripe about Canelo selecting him as his subsequent sacrificial lamb on September 14th.
The matchup is perceived as one other cherry decide for the 34-year-old Canelo after his final three contests being Mismatches in opposition to these random picks:
- Jaime Munguia: 100% inflated profession resume
- Jermell Charlo: 154-pounder shifting up two weight divisions
- John Ryder: British domestic-level scrub
It’s fairly apparent to followers now that Canelo will proceed to face this stage of opposition for the rest of his profession. Preventing these lesser guys can assist artificially extend the Mexican star’s profession.
Followers are going to be livid if the value tag for the Canelo vs. Berlanga flight is within the $80+ vary on September 14th. That sort of battle needs to be closely discounted within the $60 vary, which is never seen these days in PPV occasions however not not possible.
Dropping the value can be a noble gesture on Canelo’s half. It could present his followers that he cares about them and acknowledges their anger about this decide.
Berlanga’s Path to Canelo
Padraig McCrory: 36
Jason Quigley: Knocked out in 2 rounds by Demetrius Andrade
Steve Rolls: 40-years-old
Marcelo Coceres
Roamer Alexis Angulo: 39-years-old
Demond Nicholson
Final Up to date on 07/24/2024
