Hi there boxing followers and devoted haters. Right here’s one other week’s price of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty fact, in your face. Get pleasure from. This week, we now have feedback/questions relating to final Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga bout.
Canelo-Berlanga Faux Narratives, Berlanga’s Future
Hello, Magno.
As all the time wishing, you and your loved ones the perfect.
Regardless of how exhausting the promotion tried to make the Canelo vs Berlanga a Puerto Rico vs Mexico conflict, the followers by no means believed it. Telling a lie one thousand occasions would not make it true. The one Puerto Rican flag that the Amazon Prime manufacturing might discover throughout the occasion, was the one which Berlanga’s workforce delivered to the battle. Our anthem wasn’t performed both. I used to be glad although, that Berlanga did not embarrass himself, utilizing that survival mode method, jab, jab and staying away from hazard until he actually needed to, in some exchanges. I personally assume that Berlanga would not have faith in himself and would not appear to have the ability to pull the set off with exhausting photographs, aside from the jab. He misplaced his confidence when he began going the complete distance with higher competitors. I foresee him combating a few third tier opponents to rebuild his confidence and falling brief once more when he fights any one of many following opponents– Munguia, Plant, Pacheco, or Mbili. These opponents could also be flawed however can nonetheless pull the set off and go for the KO. Take care
– Benjamin from Puerto Rico.
Hey Benjamin.
There was lots of phoniness in that Canelo-Berlanga farce– earlier than, throughout, and after the battle. There have been lots of compelled narratives for the sake of enterprise. The Mexico vs. Puerto Rico angle was certainly one of them. One other was this concept that Berlanga really put up a sport, valiant battle. It’s loopy simply how simply individuals are swept up in a story. It’s particularly stunning in the case of how simply media, which supposedly exists to place issues in correct perspective, will get swept up in a story. They have been really speaking up Canelo-Berlanga prefer it was an actual battle. They have been swept into the foolish narrative that Berlanga really impressed and that he put up a greater effort than anticipated (regardless of throwing a mean of simply 4 extra punches per spherical than Jermell Charlo, who was broadly criticized for delivering a weak, timid effort in his loss to Alvarez final September). This battle was a blowout and, very early into the competition, Berlanga made the choice to not “go for it” by not opening up and not likely, actually making an attempt. In flip, Canelo made the corresponding determination to not push too exhausting and to let Berlanga lose in the way in which he silently, possibly subconsciously, selected to lose. Meh. The entire thing was a waste of everybody’s cash. The one ones on that card who get an A for effort have been Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby.
As for Berlanga’s future? I agree together with your evaluation. Berlanga will not be an “A” participant. There’s some psychological frailty there, one thing that’s simply not “proper” with the child’s head and that can in all probability play a task in the way in which he develops. He jogs my memory of Teofimo Lopez in that regard, besides Lopez really has a fairly stable ability set to fall again on. Berlanga is huge, awkward, and might punch a bit (regardless that his one-punch energy on the high tier of the division is vastly overstated). He’ll beat the gatekeepers and journeyman, however he’s more likely to come up brief in opposition to most, if not all, the highest guys.
What’s Subsequent For Canelo?
Hello Paul.
Now that Canelo Alvarez did the predictable and beat Berlanga, what do you see as his subsequent transfer. He talked a couple of rematch with Bivol. How probably is that? How about Terence Crawford? There aren’t an entire lot of fine choices for him at this level. For those who might learn cinnamon’s thoughts, what do you see as his subsequent transfer?
– Alberto
Hey Alberto.
I like the way you didn’t even point out David Benavidez. Kudos for being a realist. He’s additionally not going to battle Bivol. As I wrote in Monday’s Notes from the Boxing Underground: “However the Bivol speak previous to Berlanga was simply a sign that Canelo was listening to all of the criticism relating to Saturday’s battle. When a promoter begins speaking up the “subsequent” battle earlier than the present battle, you already know he’s shook– and Canelo is most undoubtedly his personal promoter in each sense of the phrase today. He ain’t combating Bivol, although. Not in one million years. He had two years to pursue that rematch and couldn’t run far sufficient the opposite method from making it occur. Canelo’s a wise man. He is aware of {that a} rematch wouldn’t go any higher than the primary go ‘spherical and will conceivably go an entire lot worse. Plus, Bivol has his unification bout with Artur Beterbiev subsequent month.”
So, with out Benavidez and Bivol, that doesn’t depart a lot. I really assume {that a} Crawford battle could be very attainable, regardless of the general public beef between Canelo and Crawford’s sugar daddy/advisor Turki Alalshikh. There’ll be huge cash in it and large consideration as properly. Plus, I believe Canelo is fairly assured at this level that he beats Crawford. If the Crawford battle doesn’t occur, Chris Eubank Jr. is the most definitely possibility. Eubank has identify worth and appears the a part of an actual problem, however has no sensible shot at successful. He’s the right opponent for this Canelo retirement tour.
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