Promoter Oscar De La Hoya took a verbal shot at Canelo Alvarez throughout his ‘Clap Again Thursdays’ episode, belittling him for selecting Edgar Berlanga for his subsequent title protection on September 14th in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya Predicts Canelo Boycott
Many boxing followers view Berlanga as a hype job who doesn’t charge a title shot in opposition to Canelo. De La Hoya mentioned that followers are beginning to “boycott Canelo” as a result of his ducking David Benavidez, who has already given up on attempting to struggle him and has moved as much as 175.
Oscar states that Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) will want “luck” together with his struggle in opposition to Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs), competing with the UFC on September 14th.
The income that WBA/WBC/WBO tremendous middleweight champion Canelo will lose out on from ticket gross sales is simply the tip of the iceberg. The UFC occasion will even probably affect the Canelo-Berlanga PPV numbers.
“The September 14th struggle has been made. Canelo vs. Edgar Berlanga, a struggle that no person requested for. Followers are starting to boycott Canelo for persevering with to duck who,” mentioned Oscar De La Hoya on his Clap Again Thursdays, reacting to the information of Canelo Alvarez defending his three tremendous middleweight titles in opposition to Edgar Berlanga on September 14th.
Berlanga has been within the pipeline for a struggle in opposition to Canelo since Eddie Hearn signed him final yr. Instantly after signing the New Yorker Berlanga, Hearn started discussing eager to match him in opposition to Canelo.
It’s too unhealthy Hearn didn’t at the very least match Berlanga in opposition to a reputable contender for him to earn the Canelo struggle as a substitute of getting it given to him after wins over these two lesser British fighters:
– Padraig McCrory
– Jason Quigley.
“Additionally, they’re going up in opposition to the UFC at The Sphere. Good luck with making a splash with that one” mentioned De La Hoya.
It’s going to be troublesome for Canelo to promote out the 20,000-seat T-Cell Area in Las Vegas on September 14th as a result of Berlanga isn’t a struggle that followers are enthusiastic about. Berlanga is from New York, the place his massive Puerto Rican fanbase is situated.
Berlanga’s Bitter Announcement
“That is Edgar Berlanga. I wish to inform my struggle followers that we bought the struggle. Berlanga vs. Canelo, dwell on September 14th in Las Vegas on PPV. For you haters, you’re going to eat your phrases,” mentioned Berlanga on social media, saying his struggle in opposition to Canelo.
Berlanga sounded indignant and bitter as we speak in his message to followers about him getting the struggle in opposition to Canelo. As a substitute of being completely happy and upbeat about him lastly getting “that bag” that he’s been chirping about for the final yr, Berlanga sounded venomous.
“Don’t sleep on me since you’re going to be sleeping for a really very long time. Knockout season. Fireworks. You understand how we coming. Huge New York,” mentioned Berlanga, sounding like he’s bought a chip on his shoulder about followers viewing him as a hype job that Canelo has picked out to get a straightforward win.
Berlanga’s message to his followers would imply one thing if he had the expertise to satisfy his remarks, however he doesn’t. He barely beat second-tier fighters Steve Rolls, Roamer Alexis Angulo, and Marcelo Conceres. These three fights confirmed that Berlanga has meager expertise and doesn’t belong combating for a world title in opposition to Canelo.
When Berlanga had the possibility to problem David Morrell Jr. for his WBA ‘common’ tremendous middleweight title earlier this yr, he handed it up, saying he wished to attend on a much bigger struggle in opposition to Canelo. If Berlanga believed in himself, he would have fought Morrell as a substitute of sitting and ready for the Canelo struggle to full into his lap.
