Berlanga’s Game Plan: Outsmarting Canelo [Video]

Underdog Edgar Berlanga says his plan to defeat unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14th is to use his “IQ” to outsmart the Mexican star at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

A Flawed Shift in Strategy

Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) sounds like he’s ready to change his fighting approach for this matchup, going from being a slugger to a boxer. He hopes that it could be the key to defeating Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs). Since Berlanga isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed, it sounds desperate and wacky for him to focus on outwitting Canelo.

The 27-year-old Brooklyn, New York native Berlanga must know that his chances of beating Canelo on brute strength are slim because he’s fought those types of fighters many times in his career and excels against them.

Hopefully, Berlanga will switch to plan B if he has one and fails with his idea of using his ring IQ …