Canelo’s victory means a unification bout with WBA, IBF and interim WBC champion Gennady Golovkin – who was watching at ringside – is on the horizon.
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“I was expecting that to be a tough fight, but I did my job”, he said. “The fee for this fight was absurd to me, and I prefer to keep the money in my account”. He became the second Mexican fighter to win the middleweight title, along with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. McKaie has never worked any of Alvarez’s fights but has judged two of Cotto’s, including his TKO of Zab Judah (2007). Everything else aside, they’ll ultimately be settling an intense rivalry in the ring on Saturday night in Las Vegas. “And that’s what both fighters delivered”. Its going to be a hard fight. I’m here, I’m ready to win and I’m willing to win.
Roach said he isn’t impressed with Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs).
Three thoughts on Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto on Saturday night…
“You know what, that doesn’t affect me [people saying Cotto did better]”.
Cotto has held titles at 140, 147, 154, and now 160, although this fight will not be at a full 160-pound limit. In short, this provides a summary of the fight tonight: Miguel Cotto performed with heart and skill in out-working Alvarez, but the more precise shots of the Mexican fighter may have been what hinged the victory in favor of Alvarez.
He added that their opponent moves like a robot which allows fighter to corner him at certain angles.
“All of my fights I learned something”.
Oscar De La Hoya predicted on Wednesday what would transpire from Cotto-Alvarez, when the president of Golden Boy Promotions said that when you have such a build-up as this – two professional fighters, no trash talking, a businesslike approach – it’s inevitable that the two will produce much action.
“I’m not anxious about the pressure”. I am more concerned with the motivation.
“We hear that Cotto is throwing 300 punches a round, they have him training extra rounds”, said De La Hoya via Boxing Scene. This should make an interesting precursor to the bigger fight card from Vegas. The one with Mayweather was for the unification of pound-for-pound, and now this is at a different weight division, so it’s important also.
Other Mexico vs Puerto Rico bouts include the Fernando Vargas vs Felix Trinidad fight in 2000; Luis Ramon Campas vs Trinidad in 1994; and Julio Cesar Chavez vs Hector Camacho in 1992, among many others.
“It’s going to be a great fight”. The styles will accommodate to ensure that. “I was fully prepared for what Cotto was going to do in the ring, whether that was take a defence stance or be the aggressor”.
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