Alvarez-Trout

By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) correctly points out that WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) won’t have a size advantage over him in their fight next month on April 20th like Canelo has typically enjoyed for pretty much all of his career.

There have been some exceptions now and then where Canelo wasn’t the taller fighter like in his bout with a past his best 5’11” Kermit Cintron in November 2011, but mostly it’s been Canelo fighting lighter and/or shorter guys than him.

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(Photo credit: Leopoldo Gonzalez) By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) will be looking to go 2 for 2 when he faces WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) on April 20th at the Alamodome, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Trout already beat Canelo’s brother Rigoberto Alvarez by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision two years ago in February 2011, and now Trout is going to beat the younger Alvarez in Canelo next month to wipe out the last remaining fighter from the family.

Trout said at the latest press conference “I have already defeated his brother [Rigoberto] and taken his belt, and I plan on making it two for two against the Alvarez’s in my quest to be the best. I have no doubt I’ll retain my title and take his with me.”

It’s true that Trout certainly did beat Canelo’s brother two years ago in one of Trout’s easiest fights.

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By Tom Drury: Saul “Canelo” Alvarez undefeated, current WBC light-middleweight champion, protege of Mexican/American legend Oscar De La Hoya (also promoted by De La Hoya & GoldenBoy). Alvarez professional record is currently 41 wins (30 KO) 0 losses 1 draw. Alvarez fought to a draw back in 2006 with fellow Mexican Jorge Juarez.

“Canelo” entered the pro-ranks back in 2005, since then constructed a resumee of 41 fights, activity has never been an issue, Alvarez fought 7 times in 2007, 8 times in 2008, 7 times in 2009, 5 times in 2010, 4 times in 2011 and twice in 2012.

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By Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) says he’s done his research on WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) by watching his fights, and he figures he knows enough to beat him when they face each other on April 20th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Canelo said to RingTV “He [Trout] knows to hold you. He’s a southpaw and he has a lot of tricks. But I’ve been working on those things…I’ve been ringside and seen him fight a few times, in person, so I know how to fight him.”

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By Dan Ambrose: Junior middleweight contender Willie Nelson, #5 WBC, says he sees WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) out-boxing WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) next month in their fight on April 20th. Nelson believes that Trout is just too skilled for the mistake-prone Canelo, and he’s predicting that Trout will win this fight by a 12 round decision.

Speaking with thaboxingvoice.com, Nelson said “I don’t think too much of Canelo. He’s a young fighter; he has lots, lots and lots of bad habits that he makes in the ring. I see Austin Trout winning a 12 round decision.”

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By Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s), who WBA champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) sees as a slightly larger version of Miguel Cotto, plans on using some of Cotto’s ideas to try and beat Trout in their fight on April 20th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Specifically, Canelo thinks Trout is vulnerable to left hooks because Cotto was able to land those kinds of shots from time to time early in the fight before Trout adapted to what he was doing and dominated him badly for the last six rounds of the fight.

Canelo said to RingTV “I think it’s [throwing left hook’s] going to be one of the main points as I train for this fight.

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