Edgar Berlanga has bought nothing to lose going up in opposition to unified tremendous middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th of their headliner on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) received’t ever be given one other probability in opposition to Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) if he doesn’t win or get a draw.
Most followers imagine Canelo picked Berlanga as a result of he’s not a risk primarily based on his efficiency in opposition to restricted opposition. It’s as much as Berlanga to show the followers flawed by beating Canelo and upsetting the chances.
“I’m intrigued by this struggle and the way he’s approached it. Berlanga introduced a fairly good trash speak recreation,” mentioned Chris Algieri to the Probox TV YouTube channel. “He hasn’t proven this depth in that facet of his recreation up till now, within the greatest showcase of his profession, beneath the brightest lights that he’s been beneath.”
As a New Yorker, Berlanga’s trash-talking capacity got here from his upbringing. If you stay in New York Metropolis, criticizing turns into second nature. Berlanga is in his component, off the leash in assault mode.
“He’s actually stepped up at these press conferences and made this entertaining to tune in to for these press conferences, that are oftentimes tremendous boring, particularly while you’re combating a legend like Canelo. I can keep in mind Jaime Munguia and Canelo, who appeared like they had been having a hug fest after they did their press conferences,” mentioned Algieri.
The distinction between Berlanga’s press conferences and those involving Munguia is like evening and day. Munguia did little or no to draw curiosity in his latest struggle in opposition to Canelo on Might 4th. He was so well mannered and did no trash-talking in any respect. I feel that damage the promotion of the struggle. Canelo couldn’t promote the competition on his personal with out receiving static from Munguia, and in the end that damage the PPV numbers.
“We’re not getting that. There’s no love misplaced between these two, and it’s coming principally from the Berlanga aspect. That makes it attention-grabbing. Plus, the truth that he’s so huge. You see these guys standing subsequent to one another. You see the dimensions distinction. You see the youthful vitality of Berlanga, and pay attention, he’s bought nothing to lose,” mentioned Algieri.
Berlanga’s dimension might play an element on this struggle if he’s not weight-drained as a result of he’s appeared like a light-weight heavyweight on struggle evening in his latest fights. Chopping right down to 168 this week, Berlanga has appeared very skinny, and you could possibly inform he’s going to look emaciated this Friday on the weigh-in. If he can take the burden off and put it again on with out being drained, it may very well be an attention-grabbing struggle for so long as it lasts.
Nothing to Lose, All the pieces to Acquire
“The man can punch. He’s huge, he can punch, and he’s bought nothing to lose. He’s speaking the precise speak. If he can stroll the precise stroll, he could make this struggle attention-grabbing within the first couple of rounds. We’ll see what occurs after that as a result of, clearly, the most important distinction right here is the expertise and world-class opposition that Canelo has been in with all through his profession,” mentioned Algieri.
Berlanga is aware of he’s bought nothing to lose as a result of he received’t get a second probability in opposition to Canelo if he’s crushed. That’s the one man at 168 that Berlanga could make huge cash combating until David Benavidez desires to return to the division to struggle him. I don’t know why he would if Berlanga is coming off a loss.
“All in all, I feel it’s an attention-grabbing struggle, and I feel it’s going to be extra entertaining than folks gave credit score for when it was first introduced,” mentioned Algieri.
It may very well be an thrilling struggle if Berlanga can survive the large pictures that Canelo can be hitting him with within the early going. Canelo will unload on Berlanga if he begins quick and hits him with one thing huge that angers him or will get his aggressive instincts in gear.
It may very well be an early evening if Berlanga comes out of the gate rapidly as a result of Canelo can be hitting him with pictures he’s by no means skilled.
