Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán vs. Édgar Luis Berlanga, Jr.

Mexican Independence Day weekend (September fourteenth to be precise) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight titles on the line - Álvarez's 8th, 6th, and 1st defenses respectively.

Berlanga is the Ring Magazine and WBC #9, WBO & IBF #4, and WBA mandatory #1 ranked contender at 168lbs. He will be the champion's second consecutive undefeated challenger, and thirteenth overall unbeaten opponent in Álvarez's pro career. (not counting debutants and novices with zero wins)

Berlanga has 5½" of height and 2½" of reach on Álvarez. The champ has thrice as much ring experience - and still has more than Berlanga even if you factor in the boricua's time in the amateurs.

Yet another chapter in the bitter Mexico vs. Puerto Rico feud in boxing.

 

I couldn't place it until now (what celeb it was, tickling my brain) but...Canelo in his thirties is basically a dead ringer for Chris Platt.

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Berlanga if you squint is kind of like a Latino youngish Jon Bernthal.

So basically we're getting StarLord vs. Punisher!

 

He also seemed like he wanted to rip Eddie Hearn's head off a couple of days ago. Roid raging left and right recently.

 

It seems like there's a lot of cognitive dissonance going on with Berlanga under his brash exterior. Does he not realize that, rankings aside, he's only in this position to be considered for the Canelo Box Office Sweepstakes because of the leftover hype from his Tyrone Brunsonesque run to start his career? (16 consecutive victories by KO1, over nobody special)

"I don't hit like GGG or Mandingo" - yeah, and Canelo doesn't fight like anybody you've faced...the best of which is what, mid ass Jason Quigley?