Whats up boxing followers and devoted haters. Right here’s one other week’s value of my bulbous sack, bulging with gooey, salty fact, in your face. Take pleasure in. This week, we’ve got feedback/questions concerning final Saturday’s Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga bout.
Canelo-Berlanga Faux Narratives, Berlanga’s Future
Hello, Magno.
As at all times wishing, you and your loved ones the most effective.
Regardless of how laborious 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 does 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 staff 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 does not believe in himself and does not appear to have the ability to pull the set off with laborious pictures, aside from the jab. He misplaced his confidence when he began going the total 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 quite a lot of phoniness in that Canelo-Berlanga farce– earlier than, throughout, and after the battle. There have been quite a lot of pressured narratives for the sake of enterprise. The Mexico vs. Puerto Rico angle was one in every of them. One other was this concept that Berlanga really put up a recreation, valiant battle. It’s loopy simply how simply individuals are swept up in a story. It’s particularly stunning on the subject of how simply media, which supposedly exists to place issues in correct perspective, will get swept up in a story. They had been really speaking up Canelo-Berlanga prefer it was an actual battle. They had 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 probably not, really making an attempt. In flip, Canelo made the corresponding resolution to not push too laborious 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 had been Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby.
As for Berlanga’s future? I agree together with your evaluation. Berlanga isn’t an “A” participant. There’s some psychological frailty there, one thing that’s simply not “proper” with the child’s head and that may in all probability play a job 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 (though his one-punch energy on the prime tier of the division is vastly overstated). He’ll beat the gatekeepers and journeyman, however he’s prone to come up brief towards 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 seemingly is that? How about Terence Crawford? There aren’t a complete lot of excellent 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 discuss previous to Berlanga was simply a sign that Canelo was listening to all of the criticism concerning Saturday’s battle. When a promoter begins speaking up the “subsequent” battle earlier than the present battle, 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 1,000,000 years. He had two years to pursue that rematch and couldn’t run far sufficient the opposite means from making it occur. Canelo’s a sensible man. He is aware of {that a} rematch wouldn’t go any higher than the primary go ‘spherical and will conceivably go a complete lot worse. Plus, Bivol has his unification bout with Artur Beterbiev subsequent month.”
So, with out Benavidez and Bivol, that doesn’t go away a lot. I really assume {that a} Crawford battle may be very doable, 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 nicely. Plus, I feel Canelo is fairly assured at this level that he beats Crawford. If the Crawford battle doesn’t occur, Chris Eubank Jr. is the probably choice. Eubank has identify worth and appears the a part of an actual problem, however has no life like shot at successful. He’s the proper opponent for this Canelo retirement tour.
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