Zander Zayas states that Edgar Berlanga should use his energy for him to have a shot at upsetting unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th in Las Vegas.
The unbeaten 154-lb contender Zayas believes Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) has an opportunity of profitable if he can catch the extra skilled Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) “sleeping” and nail him with an enormous shot. Nevertheless, that won’t be simple for the 27-year-old Berlanga to do as a result of he’s not been competing in opposition to this fighter degree throughout his eight-year skilled profession.
A Combat for Revenue
Berlanga’s administration has deliberately stored him within the shallow waters, away from the predatory sharks that will have way back devoured him and uncovered him as a faux.
The administration for the New Yorker has slowly ramped him up in opposition to minor league fighters to create a gleaming 22-0 file however with none substance.
Berlanga is a traditional instance of a fighter designed for cash-out functions to benefit from his fanbase in Brooklyn and different components of New York Metropolis, who’re on the lookout for a substitute for Miguel Cotto or Felix Trinidad.
Berlanga clearly is just not that man, however his followers in NYC are naively hoping he’s. In an ideal world, Berlanga would have been compelled to earn a shot in opposition to Canelo by preventing David Morrell or David Benavidez as a result of the remainder of the world would have accepted him as being deserving of this chance.
That’s not taking place right here, and this struggle, if you wish to name it that, is a match completely designed to earn cash however has no actual sporting worth.
Berlanga Should Begin Quick
“Energy. He’s going to should catch Canelo sleeping in some way. Catch him pulling out or dipping in or one thing,” mentioned Xander Zayas to the Sean Zittel YouTube channel, about what Edgar Berlanga should do to upset unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Berlanga has to bum-rush Canelo, throw nonstop energy pictures within the first two rounds, and pray that he can catch him with an enormous shot. After two rounds, Berlanga will probably be drained and chopped aside slowly by Canelo and certain be knocked out by the sixth. Hopefully, Berlanga won’t resort to biting Canelo if issues look bleak.
“Catch him with a backhand or a hook as a result of it’s exhausting whenever you’re going through somebody like Canelo Alvarez,” mentioned Xander about what Berlanga ought to do. “It’s exhausting to keep up that for 12 rounds. We’ve seen individuals do it. We noticed Caleb Plant outbox Canelo for a few rounds.”
“We noticed Kovalev do it for a few rounds, however as soon as that have is available in and that canine kicks in, it’s like, Okay, now it’s supply.’ The one man that has executed it in recent times is [WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry] Bivol, and that was a 175-lb greater man.”
Berlanga is just not the one degree of Plant and even the washed-up model of Sergey Kovalev that Canelo fought a few years in the past. He can’t do what these guys did in opposition to Canelo as a result of he’s not as proficient as them.
One-Punch Knockout the Solely Hope
Actually, the one hope Berlanga has is that if he can leap on Canelo instantly within the first spherical and land certainly one of his massive pictures on the highest of his head to get a knockout. Sixteen of Berlanga’s knockouts occurred within the first spherical, however the opposition was cab driver-level, and it was pathetic that his promoter promoters at High Rank groomed him that means. It wasn’t truthful to the general public to create that type of fighter after which put him in fundamental occasions on their playing cards on ESPN.
“Canelo feels comfy at 168, and it’s going to be a tough struggle for Berlanga,” sai Zayas. “However then once more, lots of people mentioned the identical factor about Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia. Have a look at what occurred. I really feel like that is boxing. Something can occur, and also you’re carrying 10-oz gloves. These are some massive guys, and if anyone will get touched, you’re going to sleep.”
Berlanga is just not on the extent of Ryan Garcia, and Canelo isn’t Devin Haney, a fighter with no energy and a fragile chin who was by no means an excellent expertise. Ryan is a much better fighter than Berlanga and comes from a profitable beginner background. Berlanga was by no means that type of fighter, so Zayas’s comparability is mindless.
“I do see a tough struggle for Berlanga, and Canelo will get the victory, however all my respect to him and his workforce for taking the struggle and making it occur,” mentioned Zayas.
