Saul Alvarez to face the Mayweather-Cotto winner in 2013
February 14th, 2012
By Richard Rodriguez: According to Esto at oem.com.mx, WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO’s) says he was given an agreement by his promoters that if he fought against 40-year-old Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KO’s) on May 5th on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, that the 21-year-old Alvarez would then be able to fight the winner of that fight next.
Alvarez getting a fight with Mayweather was the condition he set for him to agree to fight on Mayweather’s undercard, because Alvarez is no longer seen as an undercard type fighter since he’s become such a huge attraction in Mexico and now in the United States.
Mayweather said he wanted to wait on the Alvarez fight to get him some more experience and notoriety before he faced him. I don’t know how much more attention he’ll receive in beating Mosley, but it should be enough. The experience that Alvarez gets from the Mosley fight might not be all that much because Mosley is so far gone now and can’t fight hard more than a few rounds without tiring out and going into vapor lock. Alvarez will no doubt look good in beating him, but he probably wont get much from this fight in terms of learning anything due to Mosley being so far past his prime at this point in his career.
It’s not much of a surprise that Alvarez will be facing Mayweather – or Cotto next – due to there being so few other opponents for the two guys to fight. Mayweather wants Manny Pacquiao but he’s having no luck in trying to negotiate the fight with him so it’s better to just ignore that one until something dramatic happens in the near future with age creeping up in the management department and with Pacquiao himself.
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Floyd will fight who ever is the hottest fighter at that time… I think he ill face Martinez end of year or even rematch ortiz if he can beat down berto in june. Then alvarez may 5th next year.
kids should fight kids,boys on boys, men on men,keep boxing real u are about to lose your fans.
Canelo is another overrated fighter but maybe he’s not, all I know he’s never fought anyone worth talking about. When Carlos Baldomir Stopped Zab everybody was like Floyd won’t fight him when Floyd beat him everyone said he was old. Greenelo knocks him out and now he’s famous, when Floyd fought him he was about40 when Geenelo fought him he was 95. Kermit Cintron does nothing for me who hasn’t beat him,the Cotto he fought isn’t the Cotto Money’s fighting, thats like getting 50′s little brother 25 cent to preform at a show (not impressive)his resume is weak period Sergio Martinez beats Paul Williams and he’s a house hold name and now wants Floyd to come on all these fighter’s posses limited skill’s
The only thing you can count on is that Money May won’t lose to any of these fighter’s but don’t sleep on Mosley he might knock this kid out you know he’s never lost to a Mexican. And this kid is more green than the hulk, never fought a fighter like a washed up Sugar Shane Mosley if you know boxing you know that
looks like it will be Canelo and Cotto next then, Mayweather can get to f**k.
truthbetold says:
February 15, 2012 at 1:03 am
mayweather is moving to fight cotto at 154 (a dangerous fight without catchweight like pacquiaos). then he can fight sergio martinez? who needs pacquiao anymore with a name like sergio.
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Face the fact Floyd will fight martinez when martinez will be on decline. Floyd knows when to face and cherrypicks his opponents. And by the way GBP says Floyd’s plan to fight 3x in 2012. 1st fight w/ Pacmans leftover, 2nd fight his jail term, 3rd fight his bills and defamation suits. lol
Canelo has to fight first a real man and then try to reach these two.
Floyd is exposed again he has no plans fighting Pacman.lol
Dream on, Aztek, dream on.
JESUS CHRIST. We’re only after starting 2012
Mayweather, PACQUIAO, Alverez, Martinez and Cotto to me are the best fights in boxing right now! Either of those fighters facing each other is great for boxing! Let’s get it on and see who is destined to be on the mountain peak at the end!
Canelo will smash these fools!! @ Huh….you forget Cotto got beat down by Chop Chop??
‘Saul Alvarez to face the Mayweather-Cotto winner in 2013′
- if the winner is Cotto; Mayweather won’t take this risk!
Cotto has a better chance of winning then canelo does cause of experience..
This agreement only applied to Cotto if he win, If Floyd win, he will be running away from Canelo. he too much of the treat of his “0″
Why do you think Mayweeather agree to move to 154lbs to fight Cotto, When he is the star and can easly get Cotto to comedown to 147lbs he did that because he not coming back to 147lbs
No 147lbs for Floyd = I don’t have to fight Manny
The kid is still green a strong fighter but hasn’t fought a top ten contender mayweather or cotto would most likely beat him but good fights if it happens..
i´m always against the odds,,,so i just expect to see mosley land a few bombs to prove what ginger is made off.!!
Alfonso Gomez gave this kid trouble for 4 rounds. Not to mention Miguel cotto’s brother almost knocked him out!!! Sorry this kid is just good and very overrated.
I got a feeling, canelo is going to end up like Margarito!! A knocked out mex.
alvarezs hands a quick but not quicker than mosleys
even with mosley at this age shanes counter punches
and i mean punches will find its target frequently
so what happened against pacquiao you say
well what happened to marquez face
and they say marquez won the fight
You are making a mistake by counting Sugar Shane Mosley out. What I love about boxing is you never know what would happen in a fight. Right when you think you know you get a surprise! Mosley vs Margachito, Hopkins vs Tarver, Tyson vs Douglas Learnard vs Hagler just to name a few surprises boxing knowing all and fans winessed.
TO THE RETARD BELOW. why should he fight 3 times a year when he makes 40+mills per fight.
GBP is the new Top Rank! GBP was quoted earlier “Floyd was planning on fighting 3 times this year but Alvarez will have to wait until 2013? A bunch of liars! GBP plan IS NOT to give the boxing fans great fights, only to bury Top Rank! I feel both companies are to blame but you can’t help boxing by playing the same game as Top Rank! The only way to really compete with Top Rank is just to put on great fights
mayweather is moving to fight cotto at 154 (a dangerous fight without catchweight like pacquiaos). then he can fight sergio martinez? who needs pacquiao anymore with a name like sergio.
like i said..! not like pretty girl floydie who only fights none toprank and oly gbp fighters to cheap them off with there paychecks!! i haven’t heard of this pretty girl’s fights that is not fixed!!
maybe your delusional! bradley is set to sign with TOPRANK with a deal to get a fight with PAC! bradley still with old promoter! dummy!!!
Canelo is way to green to face Mayweather. He is starting to look better against B fighters and is dilusional to think He is at the highest level.
He better pray for a Cotto upset.
Stupid Pactard Bradley signed for Toprank, get ur facts straight…
Another Year of experience for Canelo…And the amazing fighter he Already is at 21 Without doubt He will destroy Mayweather next year.
what? mayweeder still wont be fighting the BEST fighter in the world! which is PAC? i knew it all along! GBP for mayweeder only! not like pac fights anybody!! bradley is ot with TOPRANK fyi…….