Edgar Berlanga believes he can get a rematch against Canelo Alvarez within a year and a half. He says he’ll beat Jaime Munguia, then capture one of the titles at super middleweight, and then face Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) for the undisputed. Berlanga has no interest in fighting Caleb Plant because he thinks that a fight between him and Munguia will do big PPV numbers.
It might take more than Berlanga beating Munguia and capturing one of the belts for him to get a second fight against Canelo. He may have to beat the likes of Caleb Plant, Diego Pacheco, and Osleys Inglesias in addition to defeating Munguia to get a rematch with Canelo.
The way Berlanga is talking, he thinks he can take this backdoor route to a second fight against Canelo like he did to get the title shot in the first place. He didn’t beat anyone good during his career, building a 22-0 record.
He was a textbook definition of a fighter with a manufactured record, as he didn’t have to go through a series of tough fights to earn the title shot. To get “the bag” from Canelo, Berlanga beat two British fighters, Jason Quigley and Padraig McCory.
He’d likely have never gotten the shot if Berlanga had not had to beat good opponents like Plant, Inglesias, Munguia, and Pacheco. Canelo didn’t hold it against Berlanga that he’d never fought good opposition because if he had told him to earn it by fighting some or all of those fighters, he’d have never done it.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) lost to Canelo by a 12-round unanimous decision on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight wasn’t that close with the judges scoring it 118-109, 117-110 and 118-109.
“I know we can get that rematch in a year and a half, and I know for a fact that I can beat him for sure,” said Edgar Berlanga to Sways Universe about his belief that he’ll get a rematch against Canelo Alvarez in a year and a half.
It’s highly doubtful that Berlanga will ever get a rematch with Canelo, and he won’t beat him. He was badly overmatched in their fight, and that won’t change.
“This was my first world title fight. It was a unification. It could have been for undisputed,” said Berlanga. “Right now, Caleb [Plant] is on the radar, but right now, I want Munguia. That fight with PPV numbers and the gate. He’s a big draw in Mexico. You saw me and Canelo. We just did history. Me and Munguia would do the same thing,” said Berlanga.
Berlanga may need to fight Plant if Canelo isn’t awed by a win for him over Munguai. If Canelo chooses to ignore Berlanga, he’ll need to continue to fight in good opposition until he agrees to fight him.
If Berlanga fights Munguia, he’s going to be in for a very tough match-up because Jaime is a better fighter offensively than him. Munguia isn’t the size of Berlanga, but his talent is superior to his, and so is his experience.
“After I beat him, I want that rematch [with Canelo Alvarez]. I think we had a great fight. He’d got a lot of respect for me now,” said Berlanga. “He saw the numbers we did. It was a great fight from round one to round twelve. I truly believe he’ll give me another shot.
“I think I’ll have to go out there and capture a world title. Like the WBO if he releases the WBO or WBA. If I grab a title, I believe we can make it happen. Next year is going to be a big year. I’m a future PPV star. PPV King, the Face of Boxing,” said Berlanga.
I wonder if Berlanga truly believes what he’s saying about being a future PPV King and Face of Boxing. If he was that great, he wouldn’t have lost the way he did against Canelo. He also would have taken the fight against David Morrell.
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