Tim Bradley says Edgar Berlanga’s recent post about wanting to fight Anthony Joshua at heavyweight was a business move designed to continue making the huge money he drew for a title fight against unified super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez on September 14.

Although Berlanga (22-1, 17 KO) lost by a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision, Bradley says he performed better than expected. Thanks to this performance, 27-year-old Bradley may be exposed by his manager to another fight for huge money.

Bradley claims that Berlanga’s comment about wanting to move up to 210 pounds and fight Joshua means a $20 million payday. He says Berlanga thinks he made millions from the Canelo fight.

He wants to keep making that kind of money, and the only way he can do that is to fight someone really popular. However, Bradley states that Berlanga needs to focus on the 168-pounders and feels he has a good chance of beating these fighters:

–Jaime Munguia
-Christian Mbilli
– Caleb’s plant

Berlanga turned up his nose at the fight with Plant and made no mention of wanting to fight Mbilli or Diego Pacheco. The only one of the three Berlangs interested in the fight is Munguia, and he says it’s because he thinks the fight will generate a lot of PPV buys.

“I thought Berlanga was doing exceptionally well for a fighter who had never fought at this level,” said Tim Bradley Fighttalking about Edgar Berlanga’s performance against Canelo Alvarez on September 14. “He did better than anyone expected, and Berlanga should learn from this.”

I watched the Canelo-Berlanga fight and it seemed to me that Berlanga just played it sheltered, hiding, jabbing, holding and using brutal tactics.

Berlanga fought exactly like a sparring partner would, firing at himself, not throwing punches, but simply trying to survive. When a guy fights for survival against a much smaller, older fighter, he often succeeds. Berlanga showed no such performance, suggesting he would beat Munguia, Mbilli, Pacheco or Plant. He can’t make that much money fighting the 22 guys he put his resume against.

“He showed at 168 pounds that he is a real fighter,” Bradley said of Berlanga. “It was enough competition to satisfy my boxing desire. His manager put him in that spot and we felt he didn’t deserve that spot to fight Canelo. But he was in the right place at the right time, he got it and he did better.

A formula that allows a player to achieve a vast payout

1. Only fight frail opponents: Avoid valuable players
2. Compete at 25 pounds below your natural weight: If your natural weight is 160 pounds, drop your weight to 168 to gain a huge size advantage.
3. Take the form of a villain: boast about yourself and become a hated villain.
4. Rinse and repeat after loss.

“So now it’s like, ‘Damn, I just did it 10 million dollars. How can I set myself up to make $20 million? So now he’s trying to become a businessman,” Bradley said, reacting to Berlanga’s words that he wants to fight Anthony Joshua or Daniel Dubois next. “He asks, ‘How can I position myself now to achieve this?’ It sounds crazy, but when you make $10 [million]you want to make $20 [million]”

Berlanga obviously won’t get fights with Joshua or Daniel Dubois, but he will have to rethink what he plans to do at 168 pounds. If Berlanga only wants Munguii, he may remain inactive for a long time while waiting. Even if Berlanga gets this fight, what will he do if he loses? These payouts will end soon.

“It’s a business after all, but Berlanga, at 168 pounds, is something else to fry. He can earn some sedate money. The PPV numbers are great. It may contribute to this. It wasn’t all Canelo’s doing. He contributed. He sold the fight and I think he gave the fans a reason to want to see him fight again. He showed a lot of heart, and when you show that to the fans, the fans are with you,” Bradley said.

Former welterweight titleholder Victor Ortiz recently told how he once went into a fight without knowing the identity of his opponent, Emmanuel Clottey.

Ortiz, 37, fought Ghana’s Clottey in August 2007 in a junior welterweight bout, recording a 10-round TKO victory in Houston.

Seventeen years after the fight, Ortiz revealed that he only discovered he had fought Clottey he entered the ring to face him.

“He was a good and amazing champion,” Ortiz said VLAD Television Clottey (29-10, 17 KO), who never won a major title but once fought for the IBF 140-pound belt. “I got the notification about two weeks before the fight.

“Ortiz, they want you to fight in a few weeks.” – Yes, no problem. – Don’t you want to know with whom? ‘NO. What weight category? “One thirty, 133?” What is your weight now? I say, “About 150.” “I need you at 133 in two weeks.” I say, “Oh, sure.” No problem.’

“Don’t you want the guy’s name?” ‘NO.’ – Don’t you want to examine him? ‘NO. Moms – what is it? – 10, 12 rounds? Don’t worry about it. I’ve got it.”

Ortiz (33-7-3, 25 KO) said his insistence on getting to know his opponent during the weigh-in session didn’t matter to his promoters at the time. The Kansas native said he only found out his opponent would be Clottey from ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. during the fighter introductions.

Ortiz said he felt like fight promoters were trying to set him up to lose to Clottey.

“So I went to Laughlin, Nevada and I just remembered I was in the ring and I still didn’t know who I was fighting,” Ortiz said. “They didn’t tell me. I stepped on the scale, weighed myself and went. I still don’t know who I’m fighting. They told me, “Vic, go and eat.” I replied, “But I want to see who I’m fighting.” Don’t worry about it. Just go and eat. ‘All right.’

“I told them to check if he was overweight because I was the one who gained my weight. I went to eat something. It’s almost 9 p.m. I asked, “Did we ever find out who I was fighting?” The only response that came back was, “Vic, they know who you’re fighting. Just relax, man. You think too much. All right.’

“I enter the ring and I still don’t know who I’m fighting. Now they announce: “Ladies and gentlemen, Jimmy Leonard Jr…. ‘It’s show time!’ I say, “Oh my God.” This is great. And the ad went on to say, “From the red corner, challenger,” and I said, “Challenger? What are you talking about?

“Wait. What? Challenger? “And here in the blue corner, reigning, defending…” I said, “Oh no. Oh, OK. I see what’s going on. Okay. That’s why the promoters are trying to set me up. Okay.” .I’ve got you.’

“So I went to the middle of the ring and shook hands,” Ortiz continued. “Hey, master. I love you, but you’ve had enough. Boom. I came and won. I replied, “Yes.” I was so elated. I thought, “Wow.”

After the fight, Ortiz said Clottey congratulated him and the fighters became good friends.

“Yeah, he said, ‘You hit really challenging,’ and I said, ‘You hit challenging, too.’ But his eyes were messed up and he was all closed. The next morning, as I was riding the elevator home, I saw him covered in bruises and wearing glasses. So we just took a substantial picture.

WBA airy heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol will not defeat unified champion Artur Beterbiev without getting back on his feet and fighting on October 12. Bivol (23-0, 12 KO) will be unable to contain Beterbiev (20-0, 20 KO), turning the fight into a 12-round fight on the track.

Beterbiev cuts the ring too much for Bivol to get away with, and he can’t afford to get tired of staying on the move throughout the fight. Bivol is 33 years elderly and not youthful enough to move for three minutes in each round.

The Bivol vs. Beterbiev fight will be shown live on DAZN PPV at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. According to bookmakers, Bivol is the favorite due to his youth, boxing skills and the fact that Beterbiev is returning from a knee injury.

“This is an incredible fight for my career. Boxing fans want to see this fight,” said Dmitry Bivol conversationSport about his match with Artur Beterbiev. “It’s good that two players have different styles. That’s engaging.

“Of course, it made my career more renowned. I gained a lot of boxing fans thanks to this fight,” Bivol said about his 2022 fight with Canelo Alvarez. “It was a fight that was borderline. If we pass the exam, we can move to another level.”

Fortunately for the fans, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh became interested in organizing the Beterbiev vs. Bivol because we might never have gotten there because of networks and promoters.

“After October 12, I have nothing on my mind. Just this fight for the belts and then we’ll see. I knew this fight would happen sooner or later.” – Bivol said about his fight with Beterbiev.

“It should be a classic. I described it as the airy heavyweight version of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. That’s how close they are and how well they fit together,” said journalist Colin Hart Professional boxing fans. “Beterbiev is a beast when he enters the ring. He is 39 years elderly and should not be where he is at 39 years elderly.

Bivol doesn’t fight like the version of Muhammad Ali who first fought Joe Frazier, and Beterbiev is completely different than Frazier. If anyone, Bivol fights a lot like a younger version Wladimir Klitschko before he began training with Emanuel Steward.

When Wladimir was youthful, he was a combination striker who moved a lot. After Steward caught Wladimir, he added a lot of clinching. He became a bit like Lennox Lewis.

“He is undefeated with 20 fights and 20 knockouts. Bivol defeated Canelo. This gives you an idea of ​​how good he is. So flip a coin. I have to believe that Beterbiev will win. This will be the first time in his life that he has covered such a distance,” Hart said.

It will be arduous for Bivol to go the full 12 rounds against Beterbiev because he has a lot of bad habits that give him a chance to get knocked out. Bivol’s habits:

• Fighting with the ropes: Bivol often leans on the ropes and tries to hide it. It has worked for fighters like Canelo, Gilberto Ramirez and Lyndon Arthur, but I don’t think it will work for Beterbiev.
• Throwing Combos: This is the biggest flaw in Bivol’s game because he has been a hitter in the competition since day one. He likes to throw combinations of two to four punches, and sometimes even seven.

“His only strength is skill. This is what will defeat Beterbiev. He is so skillful and sharp,” Hart said of Bivol. “It’s amazing to think that two Russians will headline Riyad. This gives you an idea of ​​the difference in boxing today from what it used to be.

Bivol’s skills may not be enough to stop Beterbiev, who will force him to fight at some point in the competition. He cannot move for the entire 12 rounds without standing and switching with Beterbiev without risking a decision. The judges will not automatically award rounds to Bivol if he fights defensively, as he did against Lyndon Arthur and Craig Richards. These fights were difficult to watch because Bivol showed no heart.

“It’s a fight people will want to see. “I’m not saying that people on the fringes of boxing will say the same because I’m pretty sure they don’t know much about either of them,” Hart said.

Casual fans probably won’t bother purchasing the Beterbiev vs. event. Bivol on DAZN PPV. However, a good number will watch it on ESPN+ if they have a subscription and stumble upon it on October 12.

Casual fans won’t seek out this event as it’s all foreign fighters and the undercard is mostly UK guys that even hardcore fans won’t be too interested in watching in the US