By Tanner Jay:
The Context:
The November 21, 2015 PPV fight between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez is a reminder that the boxing industry can dependably sustain itself on the script of its chaotic pageantry. Again we are inundated with the clichés used to illustrate the battle as a heated exchange between two cultures heavily involved in the prizefight tradition. Both men have identities synonymous with their respective culture, and yet surely this fight will sell outside the Puerto Rican and Mexican consumer corridor, but the only bold assurance I will wager on is that it will not be the bloodlust war of attrition that has been promised.
By Timothy Bladel: Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard about Oscar De La Hoya’s titillating farewell letter to retired fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. If not, it’s a good read. The kind of bravado that should make any boxing fan at least dream of a day when good fights are made for no other reason than they are good fights. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is predicting huge pay-per-view numbers for the November 21st fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) vs. Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By J Caldwell: The last time there was talks of two top Latino fighters set to grace the same ring, the boxing world would be set afire. Dubbed as “The Fight of the Millennium,” you’d be hard press to not find at least one boxing analyst that didn’t think either Oscar “The Golden Boy” De La Hoya, or Felix “Tito” Trinidad wasn’t going home with some kind of brain damage. Nevertheless, what transpired would not only shake-up the boxing world, but would stun the sport’s world the world over. 
By Dan Ambrose: In what has to be seen as the end of any chance of a fight between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs), Cotto revealed today that he plans on retiring from boxing next year. What this means is that we’re likely going to see Cotto fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) two to three times, and then Cotto will retire without ever fighting Golovkin. 
By Dan Ambrose: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s promoter Oscar De La Hoya expects WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 40 KOs) to be on his toes in their fight on November 21st on HBO PPV. De La Hoya believes that Cotto will be boxing, moving and trying not to get hit by the heavier 25-year-old Canelo. 
By Timothy Bladel: Supposing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeats WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 21st, the attention will quickly turn to a potential mega fight with Gennady Golovkin (GGG). Both fighters have much to gain from this matchup. However, a win for Canelo catapults him into new territory. 
By Dan Ambrose: IBF/IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin’s trainer Abel Sanchez says Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) will have a responsibility to defend the WBC middleweight title against Golovkin, the WBC #1 mandatory challenger, if Canelo defeats the current WBC 160lb champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) in their catch-weight fight at 155lbs this month on November 21st. 