Comments Thread For: Canelo Alvarez drops Edgar Berlanga, wins wide decision

[Roadblock]

I don’t understand how you can have that level of size, youth, and strength advantage and not press the action. I have no idea what berlanga thought he was doing with retreating to the ropes and the corner

His goal was to survive.

[Oregonian]

He should have picked his IBF Mandatory Scull, right.
But he ended picking the WBA Mandotory.

Now his WBO Mandotory is Pacheco and the WBC is Mbilli. Which one should he "pick"?

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Seriously man? lol … Canelo needs to fight Benavidez. Who cares about mandatories?

Neither Khan nor Brook were Canelo’s mandatories yet he fought them.

Let’s move past our allegiances and fandom worlds. Who would you rather Canelo fight? Pacheco or Benavidez? Berlanga or Benavidez? Mbili or Benavidez?

Canelo is as big as Floyd was. He is the face of boxing. He could fight Mayorga tomorrow and still make a nice payday. He does not need “mandatories”. He just needs to fight Benavidez.

[Charles83]

Shame on Canelo for picking such soft opponents. Presumably the dollars in the bank makes you scowl in the corner and retreat.

[BodyBagz]

ESPN has Nelo ranked 5th on the P4P list

[vital1983]

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Seriously man? lol … Canelo needs to fight Benavidez. Who cares about mandatories?

Neither Khan nor Brook were Canelo’s mandatories yet he fought them.

Let’s move past our allegiances and fandom worlds. Who would you rather Canelo fight? Pacheco or Benavidez? Berlanga or Benavidez? Mbili or Benavidez?

Canelo is as big as Floyd was. He is the face of boxing. He could fight Mayorga tomorrow and still make a nice payday. He does not need “mandatories”. He just needs to fight Benavidez.

Brook, wasn't that GGG. Agree with fighting Benny, nothing else matters (to us)

[BodyBagz]

Shame on Canelo for picking such soft opponents. Presumably the dollars in the bank makes you scowl in the corner and retreat.

That is exactly what will get GGG into the HOF

[Raimondo]

Canelo is past. Thats is the reason why he fights weaker opposition and he didn't fight Benavidez or rematch Bivol. 34 Golovkin would've stopped Berlanga and put a beating on this version of Canelo. As I said before Canelo is gonna take easier fights to cash in vs Eubank Jr, big Charlo and probably small-past Crawford. Easy moneygrabs.

[Liondw]

Berlanga did better than I expected. Canelo won convincingly, but Berlanga looked pretty comfortable after being knocked down.

He was getting outpointed, for sure, but not in danger of getting knocked down, hardly a mark on his face.

Canelo is still one of the best in the world, pound for pound. He's not The best though, as he said.

[BodyBagz]

Canelo is past. Thats is the reason why he fights weaker opposition and he didn't fight Benavidez or rematch Bivol. 34 Golovkin would've stopped Berlanga and put a beating on this version of Canelo. As I said before Canelo is gonna take easier fights to cash in vs Eubank Jr, big Charlo and probably small-past Crawford. Easy moneygrabs.

Nelo wants to rematch Biv

We will never know for sure how Prime GGG would do vs a SMW.

No matter what version of Nelo this was, GGG will still be 7 years older.

This gives the unproven boogeymen time to prove themselves and become the new faces of boxing.
Let them chase greatness.

Can't wait to see fight fans hold the next face up to the same scrutiny

[boxingitis]

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Seriously man? lol … Canelo needs to fight Benavidez. Who cares about mandatories?

Neither Khan nor Brook were Canelo’s mandatories yet he fought them.

Let’s move past our allegiances and fandom worlds. Who would you rather Canelo fight? Pacheco or Benavidez? Berlanga or Benavidez? Mbili or Benavidez?

Canelo is as big as Floyd was. He is the face of boxing. He could fight Mayorga tomorrow and still make a nice payday. He does not need “mandatories”. He just needs to fight Benavidez.

So you want him to "pick" Benavidez?
The Benavidez that couldn't stop Plant after Canleo had already soften Plant after Knocking him out. The Benavidez that couldn't hurt an Old coming out a long retirement Oleksander who was at
already dismantled by Artur years ago. The Benavidez that hasn't fought Morrell.

If Canelo beats Benavidez you will just say him "pick him" when he was too young inexperienced. Honestly I rather see Benavidez vs Morrell. Two big, young guys. If Benavidez beats Canelo, he beat an old past his prime Canelo.