Good matchup ! But not easy to beggin with that type of opponent for Berlanga at Light Heavyweight....
Although some of the top fighters in the division are getting older, there are some very talented up-and-comers at light heavyweight. It's a deep division. Gradus Kraus Atif Oberlton Umar Dzambekov Najee Lopez And there's Bivol, Lapin, Buatsi, Parker, Beterbiev, Ramirez, Khataev, Hutchinson, Wallace, Kalajdzic, Berlanga, Smith and several other good fighters.
Good post, but the problem with 175 is the top guys, Bivol, Beterbiev, and Benavidez, haven't fought there in a while, and contenders/prospects like the ones you mentioned don't fight each other. I like the names you mentioned, though, and 175 will get better in the future, but Morrel and Hot Rod being at the top of the division says something. Contenders at 168: Diego Pacheco Kevin Lele Sadjo Lester Martinez Jacob Bank And there's Mbilli, Canelo, Iglesias, Sheeraz, and Munguia.
Najee Lopez is so limited even though he beat Nikita Zon, that's his only achievement, I don't consider the two-time Olympic champion to be a big name in the Light Heavyweight division. -----> Correction, I'm confusing it with the Cuban Arlen Lopez lol the two time Olympic gold medalist he is also at Light Heavyweight.
At 168 lbs you have also Oliver Zaren, Bruno Surace, Jermall Charlo, Hamzah Sheeraz, Luka Plantic, Vladimir Shishkin, Pavel Silyagin, Wilkens Mathieu, William Scull, Armando Resendiz, Moreno Fendero, Bek Nurmaganbet... We can't definetely not compare the Super Middleweight with the Light Heavyweight and even less with the Middleweight (who is definetely the worst here). At Light Heavyweight there is only Beterbiev, Bivol, Albert Ramirez, Najee Lopez, Ali Izmailov, Radivoje Kalajdzic, David Morrell & Daniel Lapin and if we are really Arlen Lopez also. I think that's all. Middleweight you have only Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (but what is his level without products?), Carlos Adames, Andreas Katzourakis, Erislandy Lara (but almost 44), Vadim Tukov, Yoenli Hernandez & Anauel Ngamissengue I think that's all.
Najee Lopez is limited, but he does have FOTY with his match with Gallegos. Entertainment > "skill" any day
