Edgar Berlanga says he’s not simply taking the battle towards famous person Canelo Alvarez for the big-money million+ payday he’ll be getting for his or her headliner on September 14th.
He says he’s taking it for his “legacy” as a result of he desires to be in Canelo’s place sometime as the massive star within the sport.
Legacy Over Cash?
Followers really feel that Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) is simply there for the payday as a result of if he cared about his legacy, he would have fought higher opposition to get thus far.
When the very best title in your resume is Jason Quigley, that’s an indication that getting “that bag” from Canelo is extra essential than your legacy. Berlanga might have already fought these fighters if he actually cared about his legacy:
- David Morrell: Berlanga was Morrell’s WBA obligatory, and selected to not battle him
- Caleb Plant: The previous IBF tremendous middleweight champion Plant referred to as out Berlanga, however he didn’t need it. Too dangerous?
- David Benavidez: By no means confirmed curiosity.
- Jaime Munguia
- Christian Mbilli
- Diego Pacheco
“I obtained Puerto Rico behind me, and I additionally obtained the hip-hop tradition. That’s why I say I obtained the very best of each worlds,” mentioned Edgar Berlanga to the Million {Dollars} Value of Recreation YouTube channel about his following going into his battle towards unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Berlanga says he’s obtained Puerto Rico behind him, however he’s from New Yorker. So, it may be wishful considering on Berlanga’s half to say he’s obtained that nation behind him. He’s not Miguel Cotto or Felix Trinidad, fighters from Puerto Rico who achieved rather a lot within the sport by the point they have been Berlanga’s age at 27.
“I like having an island behind me, having the haters speaking, and having New York behind me. That’s one thing I dreamed of, and I obtained it. The cash is cool, however I’m massive on legacy. My greatest worry is dropping,” mentioned Berlanga about him not simply approaching September 14th to get a payday.
If cash isn’t Berlanga’s precedence, we’ll see what opposition he faces after his match towards Canelo subsequent month. Berlanga ought to have already been preventing top-level fighters at his age, particularly since he mentioned he’d been within the sport for 20 years since he was seven.
I get the impression that if Berlanga loses to Canelo, he’ll resume preventing the identical degree of opposition he’d been preventing and look again his means into one other payday towards him by preventing mushy jobs.
“That’s why I hate these people who say, ‘Payday.’ I’m not a crab. I’m not somebody that chases cash,” mentioned Berlanga, who turned down a battle towards WBA ‘common’ tremendous middleweight champion David Morrell earlier this 12 months to attend for the larger payday towards Canelo.
Individuals who say that Berlanga is simply out for cash are basing that view on his weak resume and the truth that he selected to not battle guys like Plant, Morrell, Benavidez, and Munguia when he might have.
“He gave me the chance and I labored laborious for this. The bag is there on September 14th,” mentioned Berlanga about him supposedly working laborious for the Canelo battle. “It’s [the payday] there already. Now, it’s about stamping my title into boxing. I’m making an attempt to get to the place he’s at. It’s not bodily with this battle. It’s psychological. It’s intelligence, and that’s what’s going to make the distinction.”
Berlang’s finest opposition is these fighters:
– Jason Quigley
– Steve Rolls: 40
– Roamer Alexis Angulo: 40
– Marcelo Esteban Concernes
– Padraig McCrory
– Demond Nicholson
“Everybody retains speaking in regards to the energy. ‘You’re massive.’ It’s cool. He’s sturdy, too. He can punch, too, but it surely’s in regards to the mentality, the IQ. That’s what it’s for September 14th,” mentioned Berlanga
Edgar isn’t recognized for being clever, and he sounds out of contact with actuality when he sees himself as matching Canelo within the psychological aspect of the game.
