What do you do with Berlanga?

[TintaBoricua]

Put him in a 50/50 type fight with a Mosley Jr type guy, if he wins that, then you can sell a fight with Munguia, Pacheco or Bek

Mosley jr is a good match up considering how crude Berlanga still is. He’s not going to be the next big PR star. He gets as far as a B+ win because I really can’t see him winning against an A level fighter.

Canelo breaks him down.
Munguia swarms him and the ref has to step in.
Bivol would take something out of him akin to Hopkins/Pavlik but actually violent.
Benavidez would be the first time in history they sanction an on air execution.

I’d pull the emergency brake and just try to move him slowly without all this talk of him being the next big thing out of PR. If I’m honest, I’d just put him in with:

Gabriel Rosado to get a name and see if he can be the first to stop him (most likely not but it gives him a chance to try out new stuff on the stage)

Mosley, Jr (good name and if Mosley, Jr. wins it’ll do wonders for that kid’s career)

Caleb Plant (I like this fight for the boxer/puncher match-up even though Berlanga would still be outmatched)

[MulaKO]

Feed him to the wolves
He won’t beat anyone of significance so have as a gatekeeper for the up and comers
If they can’t beat Berlanga , oh well you know the rest

[jmrf4435]

h'es going to get ko'd hard

[HandsofIron]

Cash him out vs Munguia.

[BrilliantAJ]

Next fight if you can get a Mosley Jr (I think he'll be a Munguia opponent personally) or Rosado that would be ok, he should win those. I also think he'd have a reasonable chance against John Ryder to be honest. I'd be amazed if Saunders could make 168.

Bigger name opponents for his next one - Munguia is obviously a huge fight, or GGG.

If I'm them I'm definitely throwing him in with Pacheco in May next year. Build Pacheco, as you say. He's the real deal imo.

[sicko]

Super Middleweight Version of JuanMa Lopez...LITERALLY!

Put him in with Munguia and he gets steam rolled IMO, he has the "IT" factor outside of the ring but unfortunately he doesn't have the talent or skills in the ring. He is The Great Hall Of Fame Matchmaker Bruce Trampler and Recently Inducted Hall Of Famer Brad Goodman creation basically they did just a masterful job of matching him up perfectly to collect those KO's but since the competition has gotten just slightly better he has looked average and even below average and those KO's have completely stopped

He gets Battered and stop vs Munguia, Pacheco...hell BJS can jump off his couch and beat this dude right now. GGG still has more than enough to stop him IMO, Derevyenchenko beats him, John Ryder...

Just saying, I'm not seeing any improvement what so ever

[The D3vil]

I'd say just bring him along as slowly as possible.

He's got a HUGE PR following & can be used to headline shows there & NYC where they will come out to support him.

Do that until you can cash him out & he's permanently relegated to gatekeeper status.

[tophat1]

Maybe 1 or 2 more easy touches where get a more momentum possibly a few stoppages then throw him in with munguia that would sell. Dont see him as a top level fighter to be fair

[_Rexy_]

Cash him out asap.

[crimsonfalcon07]

He thinks he's on a different level from where he is, so he's not improving. I liked the notion of giving him to Derevyanchenko. If he can get past Sergey, which I kinda doubt, then he can take on also overrated Munguía.