Canelo vs. Lara ALL ACCESS episode 1 on June 27th on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT

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By Dan Ambrose: In two weeks, Showtime ALL ACCESS Canelo vs. Lara episode 1 will be televised on Showtime. This is the preview of the July 12th pay-per-view fight between WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Episode of the Canelo-Lara series will be televised at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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Canelo or Golovkin the best option for Cotto; Mayweather still too good

cotto88888By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) did his thing last night in beating up and taking the strap of an older fighter with bad knees in WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO’s), but let’s not get things twisted by thinking that a victory over Martinez means that Cotto deserves a second shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The win by Cotto proved pretty much zero given the age of Martinez, the condition of his knees, and the amount of time he’d been away from the sport. Cotto didn’t beat a good enough opponent for him to excite boxing fans about a second fight against boxing’s No.1 fighter in Mayweather. We’re already seeing this in a poll conducted today at Fightnews.com with fans picking Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin as the No.1 and No.2 choices for Cotto’s next fight in December. Mayweather, believe it or not, came in at No.3 behind those guys.

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Arum says Cotto could fight Canelo or Golovkin in the future

cotto123(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum would like to match newly crowned WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) up with former WBA/WBC 154-pound champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and WBA 160-lb champion Gennady Golovkin in the future. Arum isn’t sure whether a fight between Cotto and Canelo can happen next, but he sees the fight as a distinct possibility in 2015 if both guys keep winning.

Canelo has a risky fight against Erislandy Lara on July 12th, and he would probably need to win that one in order to make a Cotto-Canelo fight a viable option.

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Pacquiao-Alvarez: Why is this fight even being mentioned!?

canelo785By B.G.B: Michael Koncz, adviser for Manny Pacquiao recently suggested that a fight between his client and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez could and is likely take place at some point in the future. The popularity of both fighters is undeniable both within their home countries and across the globe. The fight would likely generate huge paydays for both fighters and bring in significant PPV numbers. These are positive factors that indeed highlight the potential this fight has in economic terms.

Unfortunately these economic terms are now more relevant than ever when it comes to match making. Simply put, if you take away the economic incentive of this fight what are you left with? A middleweight (as Alvarez SHOULD be. NOT a Welterweight) against a welterweight (Preferably Jr). The fight makes no sense in relation to the actual fighters. Pacquiao should not be looking to fight Alvarez and Alvarez should not be looking to fight Pacquiao.

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Pacquiao vs. Canelo unlikely to ever happen, says Rafael

pac645By Chris Williams: A talked about fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for 2015 could be little more than a pipe dream for a lot of people, because it’s probably not going to happen, says ESPN’s Dan Rafael. He doesn’t believe it’s going to take place due to Canelo moving up in weight to middleweight and Pacquiao moving down in weight to 140.

Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach and personal adviser Michael Koncz have already said that for the fight to happen, Canelo would have to agree to a catch-weight. In other words, he would have to come into the fight below 154, and likely well below 154. My guess is the only Canelo gets a Pacquiao fight is if he agrees to a catch-weight handicap of 150lbs, and that’s not going to happen in this lifetime. If Canelo were to get down to 150 for a weigh-in, he’d be totally weight drained and far too weak to be able to put up a decent fight.

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Koncz: Pacquiao cannot fight Canelo without a catch-weight

pac454By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz says that there’s no way that a fight can take place between Pacquiao and the popular Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez unless Pacquiao can get a catch-weight for the fight to take place at. Koncz believes that without a catch-weight handicap for Pacquiao, it would be too dangerous for him to fight a guy as big as Canelo.

Koncz said to the Philboxing “It will be a substitute for a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr, and will be the next biggest fight and may very well rival a Manny-Floyd fight. [It’s] a fight we’ll probably do next year. We cannot go into the ring if there is no catch-weight. It’s too dangerous. We are not trying to get any advantage but just trying to protect the health of Manny.”

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Roach wants Pacquiao-Canelo at 150 lb. catch-weight

canelo559By Chris Williams: It looks like Manny Pacquiao’s days of fighting at catch-weights aren’t quite through yet, as his trainer Freddie Roach is talking about wanting a catch-weight of 150 lbs. for a fight between Pacquiao and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in 2015. Roach wants Canelo to melt down from 154 to 150 in order to give Pacquiao a handicap for the fight even though Canelo isn’t making 154 anymore.

Canelo had the weight raised to 155 for his fight against Alfredo Angulo last March, and now Canelo is fighting WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara at 155 for their fight on July 12th. It’s pretty clear that the 23-year-old Canelo’s days of making 154 are probably behind him, and it’s unthinkable to imagine Canelo getting down to 150 in order to accommodate Pacquiao with a weight handicap so that he can be competitive.

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Arum hoping for Pacquiao vs. Canelo in 2015

canelo342By Chris Williams: Bob Arum of Top Rank is hoping to get Golden Boy Promotions’ No.1 fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for a fight against his fighter Manny Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight belt holder, for 2015. Arum wants to wait until after he’s matched Pacquiao up against 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez for a fifth time in November. Arum thinks a 5th Pacquiao-Marquez fight will be a huge hit with the fans of the long series.

“Maybe sometime next year,” Arum said to abs-cbnnews.com about a potential fight between Pacquiao and the 23-year-old Canelo.

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Khan a potential opponent for Pacquiao for November, and Canelo for 2015

khan4534By Scott Gilfoid: Manny Pacquiao could be one of the biggest beneficiaries if Oscar De La Hoya ends the Golden Boy Promotions – Golden Boy Promotions rift, as the huge pool of Golden Boy fighters could potentially be available to fight the 35-year-old Pacquiao before his career winds down. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is counting on De La Hoya fixing the relationship before Pacquiao’s next fight in November, as Arum says that Amir Khan is one of the guys that he’d like to match against Pacquiao if he can’t get Juan Manuel Marquez to agree to take the fight.

Arum is also very interested in matching Pacquiao against Golden Boy’s No.1 fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, but he doesn’t think that Canelo will be ready to take the fight with Pacquiao in November because Canelo has a fight against Erislandy Lara on July 12th.

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