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Caleb Plant’s coach, Stephen Edwards, says he doesn’t suppose a battle between him and Edgar Berlanga will occur. He listened to Berlanga (23-01, 18 KOs) saying, “F*** Caleb Plant,” after his first-round knockout win over Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz on March fifteenth, and he took that to imply that he’s not .
Cash-First Mentality
Berlanga really mentioned in an interview that Plant isn’t who he desires. He desires Jaime Munguia or Jermall Charlo. He feels beating a kind of guys would be the golden ticket to getting a rematch with Canelo Alvarez. That’s the battle Berlanga has been speaking endlessly about. He obtained “The Bag” preventing Canelo final September and desires a second serving to.
Edgar is aware of that killers like Plant, Osleys Iglesias, David Benavidez, Diego Pacheco, and Christian Mbilli can be too dangerous for him to realize his aim. So, it’s the aged, inactive, unmotivated 35-year-old Jermall Charlo and the latest twice-beaten Munguia.
If boxing had its act collectively, fighters like Berlanga must run the gauntlet by means of all the highest contenders to get a title shot in opposition to Canelo. As we noticed with Berlanga, he didn’t have to try this. For Edgar to get “the bag,” he solely needed to beat these three:
– Padraig McCrory– Jason Quigley– Roamer Alexis Angulo
“I didn’t hear him name Caleb out. I heard him say, ‘F*** Caleb Plant,’” said trainer Stephen Edwards to MillCity Boxing about Edgar Berlanga not calling out Caleb Plant after his win over Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz last week. “I didn’t hear him say, ‘I want to fight Caleb Plant.’ He mentioned ‘F*** Caleb Plant,’ and he stored saying it. That’s NOT a callout.”
Berlanga undoubtedly didn’t callout Plant after his battle in opposition to Gonzalez-Ortiz. When he was interviewed, he repeatedly mentioned, ‘F*** Caleb Plant.” When asked who he wants to fight, Berlanga said, “Jaime Munguia and Jermall Charlo.” Fans weren’t listening to him and mistakenly thought he was hyping up the Plant battle. No, he was rejecting it. He desires the just lately knocked-out Munguia, who has the identical manufactured resume as him.
Munguia has been matched in opposition to scrubs his whole profession till he obtained the payday battle in opposition to Canelo Alvarez final Could, which he misplaced by a one-sided 12-round resolution. In his final battle, Munguia fought an unknown man, Bruno Surace, who had an unbeaten file stuffed with no names. Surprisingly, Mungua was knocked out. It’s not as a result of Surace is nice. He misplaced as a result of he was only a hype job from day one.
A-Aspect Calls for
“I did see Berlanga being unset with Eddie Hearn for not making the William Scull battle. I perceive why he was upset. I believe him and Caleb are going to have issues making their battle. Edgar believes he’s a much bigger star and he’s going to need probably the most cash. Caleb believes he’s higher than Edgar, and he’s a much bigger star and desires probably the most cash.
“Caleb Plant was a world champion before and had title defenses. When you’re sitting down and having negotiations, all those things come up as far as who is going to be the A-side and who is going to be the B-side. I can see why Edgar was angry and Eddie Hearn because he wants to be a world champion because if he gets a world title, Caleb can’t throw that up in his face and be the A-side. Canelo got the fight [with Scull].”
Stephen has obtained it improper. Berlanga mentioned the rationale he needed to battle IBF tremendous middleweight champion William Scull is as a result of he believed it was a sure-thing win, and he might use the title as a lure to get a rematch with unified three-belt champ Canelo Alvarez. Berlanga made $10 million in his battle in opposition to Canelo final September, and he desires a fast rematch to get an analogous payday.
The cash he’s making in opposition to different fighters is way much less. So, if Berlanga had crushed Scull, Canelo would battle him once more to seize the fourth belt to have the undisputed tremendous middleweight championship on the road for his battle in opposition to Terence Crawford in September. As a lot because the boxing public would hate to see a rematch between Canelo and Berlanga, it might nonetheless occur. It received’t now, although, as a result of Berlanga didn’t get the battle with Scull.
Benavidez Worry
“Edgar by no means fought Benavidez, and I don’t suppose that battle would ever occur. I don’t suppose it might occur now as a result of Benavidez is somewhat an excessive amount of for Berlanga. They might have fought, however he [Berlanga] went after Canelo as a result of he’s an excellent massive star [allowing Edgsr to get a big payday].
“Edgar has among the finest managers in boxing in Keith Connolly. That man is aware of what he’s doing, and he’s not going to let Edgar battle Benavidez. Edgar is an effective fighter, however do you see the fights Benavidez is taking? These are robust fights. They [Berlanga] wouldn’t battle him as a result of they’d lose, and it might break his model somewhat bit. It’s one factor dropping to Canelo by resolution.
“You could say he wasn’t experienced enough. Losing to Benavidez by a brutal beating or by a knockout it just wouldn’t be good for his brand, especially in a fight he don’t have to take. So, I don’t see him fighting him,” mentioned Stephen.
Berlanga possible will battle Benavidez sooner or later, however just for the cash, not as a result of he thinks he can win or deserves a battle. If Berlanga strikes as much as 175, he’ll face the comfortable opposition that he’d construct his 23-1 file on at 168 and search for the massive payday.
The man is so predictable with the way in which his administration is matching him. He by no means fought anybody top-tier earlier than getting a battle in opposition to Canelo final September, and now that he’s misplaced, he’s returned to preventing the tomato cans that he constructed his manufactured file on.
