WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has revealed that his group has created the ‘Tamaulipas II’ belt, which might be introduced to the winner of the conflict between unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga on September 14th on the T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.
The Pointless Belt
Followers on social media are having a discipline day roasting WBC president Sulaiman for creating the particular ‘Tamaulipas II. ‘ They view it as an try to get some low-cost publicity whereas on the identical time ingratiating himself with Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) to remain on his good facet.
Creating one other belt is a waste of time as a result of Canelo doesn’t want it, and Berlanga wouldn’t be impressed if he got here out victorious.
The most effective factor Sulaiman and the WBC can do is waive the sanctioning payment for his or her 168-lb belt that Canelo holds in order that he can avoid wasting cash. Now, that will be one thing he would admire way more than being given one other trinket belt.
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“I’d love for him to beat Canelo and take all these belts away, then all these different fighters have a chance,” mentioned coach Jose Benavidez Sr. to the Struggle Hub TV YouTube channel, saying he needs Edgar Berlanga to upset Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Sadly for Jose Sr., Berlanga isn’t anticipated to defeat Canelo, and it’s a waste of time for him to carry out hope that he’ll doubtlessly pull off a miracle upset. Berlanga is out of his league with this battle, and if his promoters believed in him, they might have examined him towards high quality opposition all these years as an alternative of matching him towards tomato cans.
“With Canelo, you by no means know what’s taking place. Berlanga doesn’t have the facility to decide on and do no matter he needs to do at this level,” mentioned Jose Sr. “I believe that can give extra alternatives for 168s, however Canelo is a superb fighter pound-for-pound. I believe he can modify, and this type of going to suit for him to beat Berlanga.”
If Berlanga had been preventing good opposition for the final eight years as an alternative of the worst of the worst, he’d be in a greater place to name the photographs. However his administration has clearly matched him fastidiously. They famous how he struggled towards the C-level opposition he was matched towards and thought higher of placing him in towards good fighters.
Benavidez Sr.’s Ulterior Motive
“I’m cheering for Berlanga. I like him,” mentioned Jose Sr. “Like I mentioned, the rationale I would like him to beat Canelo is so that every one these different fighters can have the chance to battle for the belts. I really feel that Canelo has held these belts hostage for a very long time. They’ve already taken one away. He nonetheless has three of them.”
Jose Sr’s son, David Benavidez, already has a full plate of meals, as he’s necessary for the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol winner. Jose must be pleased with that alternative for David as a result of he’s going to get a giant payday preventing the winner. Benavidez doesn’t must battle Berlanga as a result of it’s unlikely that he could make 168 now that he’s preventing at 175.
“Who’s he going to battle subsequent after Berlanga? I’ll be glad if Berlanga can beat him. Perhaps we’ll battle Berlanga,” mentioned Jose Sr.
With this above remark, Benavidez Sr. lastly reveals why he needs Berlanga to defeat Canelo so unhealthy. He’s heard Berlanga’s feedback about being occupied with preventing Benavidez if he’s victorious over Canelo. So, now Jose Sr. is sniffing round, hoping he can get a battle towards Berlanga for his son, David Benavidez.
Canelo’s Criticism of David Benavidez
“He [Canelo] was saying that David [Benavidez] didn’t look good in his final battle [against Oleksandr Gvozdyk]. He didn’t look good towards [Jermell] Charlo, just a little man. He’s mentioning David just a little bit. I don’t know why,” mentioned Jose Sr.
Canelo is telling no lies. Benavidez appeared terrible in his debut at 175 towards former WBC mild heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk on June fifteenth, exhibiting no energy and working out of fuel after six rounds.
Gvozdyk dominated your complete second half of the competition however was given a uncooked deal by the Nevada judges, who scored it for Benavidez by a large 12-round unanimous resolution. Canelo noticed the battle and famous that Benavidez might do “nothing” now that he’s preventing in his correct weight class at 175.
The judges did nothing to cover that Benavidez is just not the identical fighter he was at 168 and might be out of his league when he faces the winner of the October twelfth battle between mild heavyweight champions Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol.
“We will go right down to 168 and make that battle [with Canelo] occur. David doesn’t have an issue making 168, however proper now, we’re attempting to get Bivol-Beterbiev, and hopefully we are able to make that battle.”
Jose Benavidez Sr. wants to grasp that Canelo isn’t going to battle his son, David Benavidez. That’s not taking place, and Jose Sr. ought to know that by now.
Benavidez is the place he must be now, preventing at 175 and looking out poor, competing towards fighters his personal measurement. He’s had a fame for being a weight bully all these years and may have been preventing at 175 from day one when he started his profession 11 years in the past in 2013.
