Edgar Berlanga says Canelo Alvarez instructed him he’s going to be a “celebrity” after their battle on September 14th. Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) says his household instructed him he’s going to be the “Face of Boxing.”
It’s laborious to imagine they weren’t humoring the 27-year-old Berlanga, as a result of he’d been throwing round “celebrity” about himself main as much as their battle.
Canelo might need instructed Berlanga what he needed to listen to after the battle to cheer him up as a result of he’s misplaced by such a large margin, dropping by the scores 118-109, 117-110, and 118-109.
Berlanga fought like a much bigger model of Jermell Charlo, simply coming to outlive and never making an attempt to win. Canelo’s earlier opponent, Jaime Munguia, had performed a greater job than Berlanga, and he’s the identical age at 27.
The battle was not entertaining for the followers on social media as a result of Berlanga was simply protecting up, taking part in the rope-a-dope, however to outlive, to not tire out Canelo as he stated.
“I would like large fights, like Munguia. He’s Mexican; he has a rustic behind him. That’s an enormous, large pay-per-view battle,” stated Edgar Berlanga to Sways Universe when requested who he needed to battle. “After the battle, he instructed me I’m going to be a world champion, and I’m going to be a celebrity,” stated Berlanga about what Canelo Alvarez instructed him after their battle on September 14th. “His household instructed me, ‘You’re going to be the Face of Boxing.’”
Munguia’s administration may have chosen Berlanga for his December 14th battle, however he would have been combating Ronald Gavril. That’s not a great signal for Berlanga as a result of it may imply that they’ll look in his path as a result of community points.
“The identical factor occurred when he fought Floyd [Mayweather] earlier in his profession. He skyrocketed from there. I really feel the identical approach,” stated Berlanga.
There was an enormous distinction between the profession of the then 22-year-old Canelo, who fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2013, and the 27-year-old Berlanga. By the point he fought Mayweather, Canelo had already fought notable fighters Austin Trout, Shane Mosley, Jose Cotto, Kermit Cintron, and Josesito Lopez, and he was 5 years youthful than Berlanga is now.
Canelo’s profession took off, however that was as a result of he was combating high quality opposition. Berlanga’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, is speaking about wanting him to take a tune-up. Canelo wasn’t taking tune-ups after his battle with Mayweather. Quickly after, he fought Erislandy Lara and Miguel Cotto.
“His face seemed like that, and my face was clear,” stated Berlanga about Canelo, who had a swollen face on the finish of the battle. “His face was all tousled with bumps throughout his face. I felt he was underestimating my energy. I came upon at this time that in his profession, he was saying to his coaches, ‘He’s so robust.’ Every spherical, he stored saying, ‘He’s nonetheless robust.’”
Berlanga isn’t mentioning that he reportedly weighed 193 lbs after rehydrating for the Canelo battle, which suggests the Mexican star was combating a cruiserweight. As large as Berlanga is, he must be combating at mild heavyweight as a result of he’s too large for the tremendous middleweight division.
“Over 650,000 pay-per-view buys [for Canelo fight]. They had been saying it was a 22 million gate. I’m up there with Floyd along with his battle towards him. He is aware of I’m going to be the Face of Boxing. He is aware of the 168-lb division goes to be mine.
“I want all these titles, and I need to be undisputed. I began noticing that he was getting annoyed. He was taking part in along with his arms. That was frustration [on Canelo’s part]. I took Canelo out of his ingredient. If I had a ten-week or 12-week camp, it might have been a special battle,” stated Berlanga.
