(Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME) By Dan Ambrose: The team of WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout were reportedly unhappy with the sponginess of the ring mat during the pre-fight inspection for his fight against WBC junior middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. According to LA Times writer Lance Pugmore, they said the canvas was “like running in quicksand.”
Making the canvas spongy is an old trick that the home teams use to slow down a visiting a fighter that moves a lot in order to make him slower so that the flat-footed fighter can catch up to him. So is this was Canelo’s team have done for this fight against Trout? Who knows? But it is clear that Trout is the fighter that depends on movement to win his fights and he IS the visiting fighter for this bout, and Canelo IS the slower, flat-footed fighter that needs the action to be slow in order for him to win the fight.
By Scott Gilfoid: Boxing fans will be interested to know that unbeaten heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) was behind on two of the judges’ scorecards tonight in tied on the third at the time he halted the smaller Steve Cunningham (25-6, 12 KO’s) in the 7th round at Madison Square Garden in New York. Two judges had Cunningham up 57-55, while the third had it 56-56. 
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME) By Dan Ambrose: Jose “Chepo” Reynoso, the trainer for WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) is predicting a knockout win for his fighter tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in his fight with WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s).
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME) By Paul Havey: For so long the best have avoided the best. Prospects have taken the easiest possible route to a title. Champions sign to face opponents that pose very little threat to them. it’s not been a scenario that attracts new fans. but tonight that all changes.
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME) By Dan Ambrose: It goes without saying that Golden Boy Promotions wanted no part of matching their “Golden Goose” WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) against unbeaten WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s). Golden Boy wants to make a huge pay per view star out of Canelo and they’ve matched him against weaker opponents to make him look good. Trout could ruin their big plans of making Canelo a Golden egg laying Golden Goose. 
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME) By Thomas Cowan: WBA World light middleweight champion Austin Trout faces WBC champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Saturday at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. Canelo has had 42 fights and is unbeaten but his opponents haven’t been great so there’s a big question mark about his ability to handle world class opponents.
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp / SHOWTIME) By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) sees himself as the bigger and stronger and more talented fighter compared to his shorter opponent WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) for this Saturday night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
By Peter Wells (twitter- @boxingpeter): Since shocking almost everyone in the Madison Square Garden last December, Austin Trout’s life has changed drastically. He may not have reached the super-stardom of Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao, but in upsetting Puerto Rican superhero Miguel Cotto, Austin is now in the position where he calls the shots. 
By Donald Crisp: The match that many of us have been waiting for is upon us. In just a few hours, Austin Trout will set out to prove two things: (1) he is the rightful, undisputed King of the 154 lbs division, and (2) Saul “Canelo” Alvarez can be stopped.