Edgar Berlanga and Eddie Hearn is a match made in hell. That's all Berlanga needs... Someone to encourage his self-delusions of grandeur at the moment.

Berlanga was a 1st-round KO sensation for a while. Then when he got taken the distance, he looked a bit more pedestrian. Unfortunately, Berlanga bought into all the previous hype... and considers himself the next great Puerto Rican champion. Most of us here in P.R. have no such beliefs in him. He seems to lack dedication... and pays as much attention to his burgeoning reggaeton career as he does his boxing. Also got ruined by his early KO success. He seems destined to come crashing down to Earth (I hope I'm proven wrong) when he meets his first elite test (or even before that). That is why I hope someone derails him before he gets a Canelo fight. As an avowed Canelo hater all of his career... I really don't want to see Canelo put a notch on his belt at the expense of an overblown Berlanga... and crow about having won a "huge fight" in the PR-Mexico rivalry. Berlanga is exactly what the doctor ordered for a farewell into the sunset. Maybe if Berlanga trips up along the way, Canelo will be forced to look Benavidez's way.

Hearn? He'll sell snow cones to Alaskan natives. Which is to say he's the quintessential promoter. He probably knows Berlanga will get KTFO'ed by Canelo. But he's just seeing the $$$$ of such a fight at the right moment. If Berlanga was any good... I'd be right up there asking for him to meet Canelo. But he's not... and that's gonna play directly into the hands of Team Canelo... and put massive money in the pocket of Eddie Hearn.