Edgar Berlanga’s former coach, Andre Rozier, says he “can’t have a good time” his latest loss to Canelo Alvarez. That’s not one thing that he ought to be celebrating. Rozier feels that Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) ought to be telling himself, “I have to do higher.”
Fighters like Berlanga make a mockery of the game by celebrating defeats, and getting title photographs that they didn’t earn. It was a joke that Berlanga was given a title shot in opposition to Canelo after beating these low stage fighters: Padraig McCrory, Jason Quigley, and Macelo Coceres.
Final week, the Brooklyn, New York native Berlanga traveled to his mother or father’s residence nation of Puerto Rico and celebrated like a hero, which followers on social media thought was unusual. He was celebrating his participation trophy for dropping all 12 rounds in opposition to Canelo, and that rubbed folks the incorrect manner.
Canelo picked Berlanga as his opponent, however he he’d by no means fought any of the highest tremendous middleweights to deserve a title shot. His administration had maneuvered him into the title shot by beating lesser opposition.
If he needed to struggle somebody good, like David Benavidez, David Morrell, or Caleb Plant, he seemingly would have been weeded out a very long time in the past. It’s Canelo’s fault for selecting Berlanga as a result of he ought to have waited till he fought a type of fighters earlier than choosing him.
By giving Berlanga a title shot, Canelo despatched a message to all the opposite contenders that they may observe his path to get a crack at his belts by preventing fluff opposition to create a pretend file.
Berlanga didn’t carry out effectively and fought a survival-oriented struggle, placing in an analogous effort as Jermell Charlo did in his conflict in opposition to Canelo Alvarez final yr. Berlanga fought like a much bigger model of Jermell, taking part in it secure, and never keen to let his arms go regardless of having an enormous measurement benefit.
“He was utilizing the jab higher than he had up to now, which was good. I didn’t like him backing up, retreating. He was the larger man. He ought to have emphasised his measurement distinction upon Canelo, and muscled him up and pushed him round,” stated Andre Rozier to Fighthype, speaking about his former fighter, Edgar Berlanga’s latest efficiency in opposition to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
“Generally it’s a must to make a struggle a canine struggle to get it to win it to be on prime of it. Lots of people ask me, ‘What do you consider the efficiency?’ I’m not going to vilify or carry him down on it, however you may’t have a good time developing quick. That’s what you don’t do,” stated Rozier.
Berlanga was backing up and overlaying up in opposition to the ropes like a sparring associate in opposition to Canelo all night time. He had an enormous measurement benefit, however he wouldn’t use it as a result of he wasn’t there to try to win. He was in a survival mode, and simply there for the payday within the minds of many followers. The those that paid the excessive $89.95 value on PPV to order Canelo vs. Berlanga was livid at how disappointing that struggle was along with the undercard.
“You bought to say to your self, ‘I might have completed higher, and I have to do higher so I will be higher.’ That was simply discuss. Fighters try this, and it was him having some enjoyable with phrases,” stated Rozier when requested about his ideas on being instructed that Berlanga stated that he needed to maneuver as much as heavyweight and struggle Anthony Johsua at 210 lbs.
Berlanga appeared as severe as a coronary heart assault when he talked about in several interviews that he would love a struggle in opposition to Anthony Joshua. That will be a whole joke, and it might be one other instance of Berlanga getting a struggle that he doesn’t charge. He’s by no means fought at heavyweight, and shouldn’t be given the prospect to struggle a preferred man like Joshua with out proving himself.
“Anthony Joshua wouldn’t be occurring. I like Munguia. He’ll carry the true warrior out of him, and if he doesn’t reply like he ought to, then it’s going to be an extended night time for him. But when he lets it go and he steps to him, it could possibly be a really, very thrilling struggle the place he positively could possibly be the victor,” stated Rozier on who he’d prefer to see Berlanga struggle subsequent.
If Berlanga goes to struggle Jaime Munguia subsequent, he’ll want to attend till subsequent yr as a result of the Mexican slugger is preventing in December in opposition to a fringe contender, Ronald Gavril. It might be higher for Berlanga to point out followers that he’s not a phony and that he’s keen to struggle a few of the different good contenders to show himself.
Berlanga ought to concentrate on preventing Caleb Plant, Christian Mbilli, Diego Pacheco, or Osleys Iglesias. A few of these guys ought to be out there and would willingly comply with struggle him if he have been brave sufficient to face them.
