By Dan Ambrose: WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) made an interesting comparison today in comparing himself to former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) with his fighting style, but he sees himself as having better boxing skills, head movement, and not being flat-footed like Canelo.
Thurman sees his boxing ability and punching power as something that would give him a real chance to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he chooses him as his next opponent on September 12th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Dan Ambrose: The mega-fight between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) is now on for November 21st, according to news from the World Boxing Council. They’re reporting that Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is saying that the Cotto-Canelo fight will be taking place on this date. 
By Raj Parmar: Puerto Rican boxing icon Felix Trinidad is seemingly not a huge fan of his countryman and current middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. As the megabout between Cotto and popular Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez gets closer to being finalized for later this year, Trinidad is siding with Canelo to get the victory.
By Allan Fox: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach has a lot of boxing fans convinced that he singlehandedly resurrected the 34-year-old Cotto’s career with his training techniques by having him use more left hooks and focusing more on his power than before. 
By Dan Ambrose: The much talked about mega-fight between the stars of the 154lb and 160lb divisions WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is close to being done. According to Lance Pugmire, the fight could be done by as early as next week. That would be a big deal because the fight is the biggest thing on the horizon for the sport right now. 
By Dan Ambrose: After David Lemieux’s recent 12 round decision win over Hassan N’Dam (31-2, 18 KOs) to capture the vacant IBF middleweight title on June 20th last month, Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya ruled out any chance of Lemieux immediately fighting WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) in a unification fight. 
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) have agreed to come in at the lowest weight possible for the middleweight division at 155lbs for their catch-weight fight in November on HBO pay-per-view, says Dan Rafael. 
By Dan Ambrose: While WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) are both in agreement as far as there being the need for a catch-weight for their November fight, they’re not in agreement to the actual weight for their pay-per-view contest on HBO. Cotto wants the lower catch-weight of 155lbs, whereas Canelo prefers the slightly higher weight of 156lbs, according to ESPN Deportes. 
By Dan Ambrose: Gabriel Peñagarícano, the adviser for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs), says they’re making a lot of progress in the negotiations with former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs) for their mega-fight on HBO pay-per-view.