Plant’s “Shake Up”: Real Or Fake?

Caleb Plant says he’ll “shake up” the rankings after seeing #4 rankings with the Ring, positioned below the newcomers #3 Osleys Iglesias, #2 Diego Pacheco, and #1 Christian Mbilli.

If Plant desires to “shake up” the rankings, he should tackle the 27-year-old Cuban Iglesias next and show that he can beat a talented younger fighter with power. It’s doubtful that Plant will take that fight because Iglesias is just too dangerous and would likely knock him out much faster than Canelo Alvarez did 4 years ago in 2021.

“Shake Up” or Smoke and Mirrors?

The previous IBF super middleweight champion Plant (23-2, 14 KOs) isn’t saying who he plans on defeating to get moved as much as the #1 rankings with The Ring, but it surely’s going to should be someone A LOT higher than the 2 names he steadily chirps about wanting to fight:

– Jermall Charlo
– Edgar Berlanga

Those usually are not top 10 level fighters that will show a rankings committee that Caleb Plant rates being positioned at #1 or #2 at super middleweight. Those can be business-level fights fairly than ones showing that Plant is the highest dog at 168. Jermall is nearing 35, has only fought once since 2021, and appears washed.

Berlanga is only a guy with a manufactured resume who’s nowhere near top-tier. He’s a creation greater than a real fighter. It’s pathetic that Plant is targeting him as an alternative of one among the true talents ranked above him; it gives one a glimpse into what he’s all about. He’s attempting to cut corners to take a backdoor path to the highest.

King Canelo Alvarez
1. Christian Mbilli
2. Diego Pacheco
3. Osleys Iglesias
4. Caleb Plant

Plant would want to defeat Iglesias (13-0, 12 KOs), Pacheco, or Mbilli to take the highest spot in The Ring rankings. Interestingly, Plant isn’t talking about wanting to fight any of those fighters. As an alternative, he appears to be taking the backdoor route, beating one or two easy marks, then likely hoping he’s vaulted to the highest of the Ring Rankings.

Within the Tennesse native Caleb’s last fight against fringe contender Trevor McCumby on September 14th, he was dropped hard within the fourth and hurt a few times by the little-known fighter. Plant rallied to stop McCumby, but it surely was not the performance that means that he needed to be viewed as the highest of the tree at 168. Plant looked very vulnerable and older than his chronological age.

Questionable Record

Plant’s best profession win got here six years ago when he defeated IBF 168-lb champion Jose Uzcategui by a 12-round unanimous decision on January 13, 2019. That was a really hard fight for Plant against a fighter who had done nothing special in his profession and has done nothing since.

Caleb’s best wins since his victory over Uzcategui have come against this bunch: Caleb Truax [37 years old], Anthony Dirrell [39], and McCumby. The reality is, Plant’s resume is nearly as bad as Edgar Berlanga’s, showing that he’s more of a fake fighter than one among the talented guys rated about him within the Ring rankings. He doesn’t belong in the highest 5 of the Ring’s rankings based on his resume, does he? It’s not quite adequate.

After all, if he wants to alter things up, he can all the time tackle the young killer, Osleys Iglesias, if he’s ambitious and brave enough to fight him.

The King of the division is Canelo Alvarez, but he hasn’t fought anyone dangerous in a few years and is more of a figurehead than a real monarch. He’s holding his position on what he did within the distant past fairly than quality wins within the last seven years.