Energized Canelo To “Destroy” Berlanga, Says Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins believes that Edgar Berlanga has sparked a fire in Canelo Alvarez to completely dominate him on September 14th.

Initially, Canelo had planned to just “beat up” Berlanga and let him continue his career, but with all of Berlanga’s talk, Alvarez is now determined to leave him in a bad state.

WBA, WBC, and WBO super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez will face #1 WBA mandatory Berlanga on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight will be available on DAZN PPV for $89.99.

Berlanga, feeling slighted that Canelo planned to show mercy, believes it is a sign of weakness and is determined to show no mercy himself. With 16 first-round knockouts to his name, Berlanga is known for his relentless approach.

Bernard Hopkins predicts a knockout victory for Canelo within six or seven rounds, despite Berlanga’s confidence in his own knockout prediction. Hopkins believes that Berlanga’s trash talk has only fueled Canelo’s desire to defeat him.

Hopkins emphasizes the importance of Berlanga bringing the fight to Canelo if he hopes to have any chance of winning. By engaging in trash talk, Berlanga is trying to build hype for the fight and increase the PPV buy rate.

Canelo is wary of Berlanga’s power, similar to David Benavidez, and will need to be cautious in the ring. While Berlanga may hit harder, he lacks Benavidez’s overall skillset.