By 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.
So far in 2014, the boxing pay-per-view advantage appears to be with HBO. HBO might have dodged a bullet by not making a counteroffer to keep Floyd Mayweather Jr. from going to Showtime. Mayweather marketed himself towards the Mexican fan base who wants to see him lose against one of their countrymen. If Golden Boy does not have a Mexican champion to offer Mayweather, the only other option is fight a superstar like in the past Miguel Cotto or Shane Mosley to achieve high pay-per-view numbers. 
By Dan Ambrose: Austin Trout is more convinced now than ever that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) is heading for a big loss in two months from now against WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) in their catch-weight fight at 155 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) On July 12th, boxing fans will get a chance to see history being made in what could be a fierce battle between WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) in a fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. On one side we have a true champion in 23-year-old Canelo, who has evolved with his boxing skills after losing a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last September. Even though his footwork and stamina might not be the best, he has other skills to compensate and be able to punish his opponents.
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya wants to match former WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez against Miguel Cotto this year even if Cotto loses his June 7th fight against WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez at Madison Square Garden in New York. De La Hoya thinks that Cotto won’t lose any anything from a defeat to Sergio because he’s moving up in weight from 154 to 160, and fans aren’t going to hold it against him if he gets beaten.
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Yannis Mihanos: Mexico’s best new hope Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO) is facing Cuban WBA Junior Middleweight World Champion Erinslandy “The American Dream” Lara (19-1-2,12 KO’s) in a catch weight fight at 155 pounds on July 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada.
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Dan Ambrose: During yesterday’s press conference in New York, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (43-1-1, 31 KO’s) took issue with WBA junior middleweight champion Erislandy Lara (19-1-2, 12 KO’s) saying that he planned on giving the 23-year-old Canelo a boxing lesson and take him to Cuban school to teach him how to fight. Canelo got up upset, and saw it as yet another sign of disrespect from Lara. Canelo wants to be treated well by Lara, but he’s not getting that respect.