Caleb Plant wants to fight Edgar Berlanga next because he feels he knows he would “play his (backside) if he had a chance to fight. However, Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) doesn’t think Berlanga (22-1, 17 KOs) is interested in fighting him after his recent loss to Canelo Alvarez on September 14th.
Berlanga, 27, says he wants Jaime Munguia or Jermall Charlo. I believe those fights will lead him back to a rematch against Canelo, which is his main goal. He had a big payday of millions against Canelo, and he wants another one.
Plant captured the interim WBA 168 lb title with a ninth-round KO victory over Trevor McCumby on the Canelo-Berlanga undercard on September 14. With the interim WBA belt, Plant feels he can get a rematch with Canelo. Plant lost to Canelo by KO in the 11th round on November 6, 2021
Berlanga surprisingly didn’t slip far down the rankings after his 12-round unanimous decision loss to Canelo. It should have gone down, but it didn’t and you can understand why. It is popular in New York City and Puerto Rico. Berlanga is ranked #4 WBA, #4 WBC, and #5 WBO
“I’d love to fight Berlanga next, even if he lost. I think it’s a great fight for boxing. The fans would love it; I’d love it. It’s a fight I want,” Caleb Plant told Sean Zittel channel of wanting to fight Edgar Berlanga next. “Munguia, Mbilli, they are all big fights.”
The fans would love to see Plant and Berlanga fight, but there is no interest on Edgar’s part to take the fight because he is looking for the biggest money fights possible. Berlanga-Plant is not as big as Berlanga-Munguia or against Jermall.
The fans would love to see Plant and Berlanga fight, but there is no interest on Edgar’s part to do the fight.
“I think so. Eddie Hearn knows I’m serious,” Plant said when asked if he believed a fight between him and Berlanga could happen. “I’m not just kidding. He knows I’m serious about it, and I think that makes sense. The boxing world would. So why not?”
Hearn wants to rebuild Berlanga, and that’s why he talked about competing with a lower level first, and then a bigger name. Gabriel Rosado is one of the names mentioned.
“I think he was asked a question recently, ‘Do you want to fight Caleb?’ He was like, “There’s Chalro and Munguia. Those are the guys. With that answer, he didn’t seem super interested. He took his **,” Plant said when asked how his fight with Berlanga would play out. .
Berlanga has already said that he is not interested in fighting Plant because he wants Munguia or Jermall. It is quite obvious what Berlanga is about. He is a business type fighter who strategically chooses his opponent. If Berlanga can’t get Munguia or Jermall, he should look in Plant’s direction, but he probably won’t. It’s too dangerous.
“The IQ, the overall ring, the fundamentals and my heart. Everything. Even inside. I’m a better internal fighter than him. I have a lot more tricks than him. I have a lot more traps than him. Mark is a good coach, but I also have better teachers than him.
No one is arguing that Berlanga can match Plant in terms of skills, and he knows he doesn’t have the kind of ability to win that fight. That’s why he shows no interest in fighting.
“Berlanga, just because he comes in the ring pretty heavy, that doesn’t mean he’s a better inside fighter than me. So, I wouldn’t be worried about that,” Plant said.
Berlanga is not an inside fighter despite being huge for the 168 lb division. He is a mid-range fighter who has wins over lower-tier fighters.
