Edgar Berlanga believes he can get a rematch against Canelo Alvarez within a year and a half. He says he will beat Jaime Munguia, then capture one of the super middleweight titles and then face Canelo (62-2-2, 39 KOs) for the undisputed. Berlanga has no interest in fighting Caleb Plant because he thinks a fight between him and Munguia would produce 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 also have to beat the likes of Caleb Plant, Diego Pacheco and Osleys Inglesias in addition to Munguia to get a rematch with Canelo.
The way Berlanga talks, he thinks he can take this backdoor route to a second fight against Canelo like he did to get the title in the first place. He didn’t beat anyone well during his career and amassed a record of 22-0.
He was a textbook definition of a fighter with a manufactured record as he didn’t have to go through a string 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 probably never would have gotten the shot if Berlanga didn’t have to beat good opponents like Plant, Inglesias, Munguia and Pacheco. Canelo didn’t hold it against Berlanga that he never fought good opposition because if he told him to earn it by fighting some or all of those fighters, he never would have.
Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) lost to Canelo via a 12-round unanimous decision on Sept. 14 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,” Edgar Berlanga said. Swing Universe about his belief that he will 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 outmatched in their fight, and that won’t change.
“It was my first world title fight. It was a unification. It could have been uncontested,” Berlanga said. “Right now Caleb (Plant) is on the radar, but right now I want Munguia. That fight with PPV numbers and the gate. He is a big draw in Mexico. You saw me and Canelo. We just did history. Munguia and I would do the same thing,” Berlanga said.
Berlanga may have to fight Plant if Canelo isn’t stunned by a win for him over Munguai. If Canelo chooses to ignore Berlanga, he will have to continue fighting good opposition until he agrees to fight him.
If Berlanga fights Munguia, he’s going to have a very tough match because Jaime is a better fighter offensively than him. Munguia is not as big as Berlanga, but his talent is better than 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 has now gained a lot of respect for me,” said Berlanga. “He saw the numbers we did. It was a great fight from round one to round twelve. I really believe he will give me another chance.
“I think I will have to go there and win 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 am a future PPV star. PPV King, the face of boxing,” said Berlanga.
I wonder if Berlanga really believes what he says about a future PPV king and face of boxing. If he was that big, he wouldn’t have lost the way he lost to Canelo. He would also have fought David Morrell.
