When Canelo Alvarez defends his undisputed super middleweight championship against Jaime Munguia on May 4th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Edgar Berlanga, a super middleweight contender, is choosing Alvarez to win by knockout.
Berlanga believes that Munguia (43-0, 34 KOs) is not strong enough defensively to overcome Canelo (60-2-2, 39 KOs), the undefeated super middleweight champion. He believes that Munguia’s only line of defense is to be struck in the face by his opponent, but it won’t cut it against a puncher like Canelo.
If Munguia had faced David Benavidez or David Morrell, they would have probably knocked him out, and he would have been eliminated long ago.
For Munguia’s whole 11-year professional career—which some fans feel was planned from the start to get the Canelo payday—his management made a wise decision by keeping him away from potentially harmful opponents.
Many believe that Berlanga is acting in a same manner. overcoming Canelo by winning against inferior opponents for a sufficient enough of time to get the retiring payout.
The money that Canelo receives from his future bouts will be little following his victory against Berlanga, and it is probable that he will leave the sport shortly after.
Berlanga Predicts Canelo Victory
“I just have five years remaining in my life. Thus, I have to make the most of it, create the bag, and carry out my duties,” Edgar Berlanga said in reference to his profession to K.O. Artist Sports.
After Canelo finishes with him, Berlanga could not make it through five years in the sport. If he loses that fight, it’s game over for him; unless Terence Crawford wants to challenge him, his only option is to go up to 175 to pursue a matchup with David Benavidez.
It promises to be an exciting battle. When asked what he thought of Canelo vs. Jaime Munguia on May 4, Berlanga said, “I think Canelo should knock him out.” “I think Munguia punches a lot and is really well-conditioned.”
In his most recent bout with Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Munguia looked awful, and he was fortunate to prevail. Instead of facing 38-year-old Derevyanchenko, Munguia ought to have faced David Morrell or David Benavidez in order to obtain the Canelo fight.
“He lacks defense, but his feet are passably good.” Munguia’s defense is absorbing blows, according to Berlanga. “So, I think Canelo could take that boy out of there if he could sit down in the middle of the ring and land good shots.”
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