Berlanga’s Knockout Strategy: Can He Blitz Canelo In The Early Rounds? [Video]

Edgar Berlanga’s best chance of upsetting Canelo Alvarez on Saturday night is to blitz him in the first quarter of the fight, unloading on him with full salvos and looking for a fast knockout on September 14th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The Blitz: Berlanga’s Early Assault

Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) is in his best element when he goes after his opponents right away, as that’s when his power is at full capacity. He knocked out his first 16 opponents in the first round by going full throttle from 2016 to 2020.

Granted, those fighters were cabdriver quality, but knocking out anyone that fast shows the kind of punching power that Berlanga possesses.

Moreover, like David Benavidez, Berlanga is another example of a fighter who melts down huge amounts of weight to compete at 168 and arguably should be fighting at 175 against fighters his size.

A Light Heavyweight in Disguise

Berlanga is still young enough to lose …