
Edgar Berlanga carries incredible self belief into Canelo Alvarez fight: 'We are going to make them believers'
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Berlanga knows many critics don't think he deserves this opportunity against an all-time great on Saturday night
LAS VEGAS – Contrary to their kickoff event in August, when a shirtless Edgar Berlanga -- sporting a massive chip on his shoulder that only competed for attention with the shiny chains adorning his neckline -- scowled as he stared down at Canelo Alvarez during their first faceoff, Wednesday's final press conference took on a much more business-like tone.
To his many critics on social media and within boxing's media core, Berlanga's nickname of "The Chosen One" couldn't be more apropos considering the 27-year-old from Brooklyn, New York, is only headlining Saturday's PBC on Prime Video pay-per-view card inside T-Mobile Arena because Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs), the unified super middleweight king and pound-for-pound great, called his number to join him for this Mexican Independence Day weekend showdown.
The choice was certainly a controversial one as the 34-year-old Alvarez, under pressure in the court of public opinion for avoiding a fight against division bogeyman David Benavidez while similarly dismissing a coveted superfight with Terence Crawford, stubbornly chose instead to declare he has nothing left to prove and can fight anyone of his choosing.

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