Edgar Berlanga vs Hamzah Sheeraz - DAZN PPV

[BustedKnuckles]

Edgar should probably start thinking about retirement from boxing. He’s not good enough to hang at the top. He had his payday versus Canelo. (Hopefully he hasn’t run through the money.) There’s no point in being a punching bag for the elite.

I don't know. Most boxers have been in this sport since childhood. The few who reach this level of competition and pay are living the dream. It's what they've put in all that work for. Is quitting after a few losses to top guys really something we ought to expect, from the outside?

It's like when i see that some ceo makes 300 mil a year. And i think, if i made that money, i'd work that one year at that level and then enjoy the rest of my life on that money. But the guy who worked his way there doesnt think like that; his all-in determination is what got him there, and it's why he'll stay there as long as he can.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I don't know. Most boxers have been in this sport since childhood. The few who reach this level of competition and pay are living the dream. It's what they've put in all that work for. Is quitting after a few losses to top guys really something we ought to expect, from the outside?

It's like when i see that some ceo makes 300 mil a year. And i think, if i made that money, i'd work that one year at that level and then enjoy the rest of my life on that money. But the guy who worked his way there doesnt think like that; his all-in determination is what got him there, and it's why he'll stay there as long as he can.

All great points. I know Berlanga won’t pull the plug this early; I’m merely speaking from the vantage point of a much older man who’s been watching the sport for decades. The game has changed; and from what I’m seeing, Edgar can’t expect anything near what he hauled in from Canelo. He can’t go back to fight the guys he was KOing in one round, and the better opp will only contribute to dementia pugilistica. As his detractors have said from very early on, Berlanga just isn’t a good boxer. He’s tough, he’s got size and power, but that’s not cutting it versus the opponents who’ll bring him any kind of worthwhile money. He didn’t just lose to Sheeraz, Edgar got spanked badly. His stock plummeted like a stone after that.

[Someone88]

Wow! Yes! He has improved! Great win for Sheeraz!

[champion4ever]

I'll give him credit where it's due. I'm not so sure about the scores, but it was clear that Shakur had the precision and power on his side. It was a much better match than I expected.

I honestly thought with the type of pinpoint and accurate combination punches that Stevenson was connecting and landing on Zepeda.

I thought he was going to at least drop him to the canvas once or perhaps even stopping him. Shakur was punching him very hard.

[TintaBoricua]

I don't know. Most boxers have been in this sport since childhood. The few who reach this level of competition and pay are living the dream. It's what they've put in all that work for. Is quitting after a few losses to top guys really something we ought to expect, from the outside?

It's like when i see that some ceo makes 300 mil a year. And i think, if i made that money, i'd work that one year at that level and then enjoy the rest of my life on that money. But the guy who worked his way there doesnt think like that; his all-in determination is what got him there, and it's why he'll stay there as long as he can.

True. But there’s so little incentive for him now aside from shutting his critics up. His simplistic arsenal aside, he truly peaked financially with the Canelo fight. What’s left for him is smaller fights nowhere NEAR the same purse as Canelo…and as others have said, he’ll basically be fighting for moderate purses against more dangerous punchers than Canelo. He’s in a bad spot. He’s going to trash talk, but seeing as he was THAT BADLY SPANKED, the tough guy shtick won’t cut it, not when his opponents can just bring conjure up Sheeraz and give him PTSD. I hate to say it, but if he does not change and get better and continues to trash talk, he basically dissolves into a Mayorga.

I remember when they had a press conference for Cotto/Mayorga and Mayorga was talking smack; that Miguel had “small, girly” wrists.

Cotto got up on that podium when it was his turn and he said, “With these wrists, I was able to beat Shane Mosley. You remember Shane Mosley, right?”

I dunno. Berlanga is looking bleak right now. Watching the whole mess of a press conference before the fight and then Oscar de la Hoya laughing with the wig on is absolute viral gold…I hope Berlanga DOES come back and scores an upset. We could always use more stories and more memorable nights. I just know Saturday night was one of those nights.