A look at the technical boxing departments Puerto-Rican American puncher Edgar Berlanga can improve on following his latest win against Steven Butler.
Berlanga is vulnerable with his chin but that makes him exciting to watch.
He got up from being dropped this weekend to come back and stop Steven Butler in round 7 fighting live on Paramount Plus.
Here are technical areas in boxing he can improve on moving forward after the victory this weekend:
- Footwork: Too flat-footed; needs better lateral movement
- Head movement: Stationary when entering range; easy to hit
- Defense after punching: Drops hands after combos; leaves openings
- Ring generalship: Let Butler close distance too easily early on
- Punch selection: Over-relied on power shots; gassed out in round four
- Pace management: Came out too hot after knockdown; needs better energy control
- Jab consistency: Used it round one then abandoned it
- Distance control: Inconsistent range management
- Combination variety: Too repetitive; needs uppercuts, body shots, feints
- Counter-punching: Rarely countered; mostly initiated offense
- Finishing instinct: Swung wild when Butler was hurt; needs composure and precision
It was a solid win but a fight he was expected to win in at the weekend.
No one thought Butler would hurt Berlanga like he did, that, was shocking.
He is not the fighter he used to be but is still entertaining.
As boxing continues to do well as a sport and returns to the masses Berlanga can be used again in more entertaining fights for the sport, certainly.
Edgar Berlanga improved his professional boxing record this weekend to 24-2-19KO.
It proved an entertaining weekend in boxing.
Errol Spence was also in action and ended up retiring from boxing in the end.
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