This Super-Middleweight Boxer Could Be the Biggest Threat to Canelo Alvarez

Canelo Alvarez is arguably the best active boxer right now. The Mexican has long dominated in every division he has competed in. He has strolled his way to 54 career victories and only one defeat while winning titles in 4 different weight categories.

His only loss was to Floyd Mayweather, who is considered one of the best boxers ever. However, like with every other great, Alvarez’s time at the top will have to come to an end at some point. So, who could inflict his first defeat since Mayweather?

One of the things that makes Canelo such an undeniable star is his willingness to fight any opponent. He has gone on to fight up to light-heavyweight. This means he has faced every type of fighter there is.

However, there is a new kid on the block in the form of Edgar ‘The Chosen One’ Berlanga. The Puerto Rican Mike Tyson, as he’s commonly known, could be the one to dethrone the champ.

Berlanga is undefeated in his professional career so far. His record stands at 16-0. However, the real mind-boggling stat is the fact that all of these victories have come by way of knockouts. Furthermore, all have been inside the first round.

That’s right. Edgar Berlanga has never gone beyond the first round in his professional career.

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So why can Edgar Berlanga knock Canelo Alvarez off his perch?

Many will look at Berlanga’s record and term him yet another ‘Hype-Job’ and question the caliber of his opponents. However, when you look at his last fight, he took on Ulises Sierra, a fighter who had never been knocked out in his career before. Despite this, ‘The Chosen One’ dispatched him in the first round. So, clearly there is some serious power in Berlanga.

Furthermore, it is his style that will be the most difficult for Canelo Alvarez to cope with. The only fight we have seen the Mexican struggle in other than Mayweather was when he took on Gennady Golovkin. Golovkin is also a fighter who possesses vicious power. So we can see Berlanga hurting the Mexican in the same way.

Yes, he is not the same fighter as Golovkin and is nowhere near as experienced as the Kazakh. However, he could keep the pressure on the Mexican and could take punches in return. He is yet to face a top contender; however, we think he will have no problem when he does.

Therefore, he may not dethrone Canelo right away, but we could see the ‘Face of Boxing’ beaten by the young super-middleweight. Who do you think will dethrone Canelo Alvarez?

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