By Dan Ambrose: Thus far the 24-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and his management team at Golden Boy Promotions have come up empty in trying to get a fight against WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs).
Canelo says he’s given in on everything that Cotto has asked for and yet he still can’t get him to sign the contract. The reality seems to be that Canelo and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya need to give Cotto a bigger purse split to make the fight worthwhile, and because Canelo doesn’t have the bargaining power right now to throw his weight around like he could do if it were another opponent under different circumstances.
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) is saying that it’s up to his 24-year-old challenger Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) if he wants to face him in 2015. 
By Dan Ambrose: While the 24-year-old Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) is currently belt-less in terms of titles, and is coming off of a fight against Erislandy Lara that many boxing fans felt that he lost, Canelo is saying that he won’t wait much longer for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) to decide whether he’ll fight him or not next on Canelo’s chosen date of May 2nd. 
By Dan Ambrose: The negotiations between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) and challenger Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) has reached a sticking point for various reasons for their planned May 2nd fight on HBO pay-per-view. 
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya is banking on the proposed fight between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) reviving the Mexico vs. Puerto Rican rivalry like it was in the past when the likes of Antonio Margarito and Cotto faced each other in two bouts. 
By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: If anybody has studied my writings, I always champion for fighters to be more active in their careers. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez with the help of Oscar De La Hoya, seems to be taking that approach. But his approach comes with a twist. He wants to reclaim the Mexican holidays (Cinco De Mayo and Mexican Independence Day) away from the current occupant Floyd Mayweather. Oscar told fighthype.com that Canelo has agreed to all terms. 
By Allan Fox: Mexican super star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) has reportedly agreed to fight terms for a May 2nd mega-fight against WBC middleweight title holder Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) on HBO pay-per-view from either Texas or Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Dan Ambrose: A stubborn Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) is insisting that he’ll be fighting on May 2nd on Cinco de Mayo in 2015 despite the fact that the arguably more popular WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr has already said that he intents on fighting on that date. 
By Dan Ambrose: Former WBA/WBC 154 pound champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez says he believes he’ll have a deal made with WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in the next couple of weeks for a catch-weight fight at 155 pounds for Cinco de Mayo holiday weekend next year in May. 
By Dan Abrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is confident that the proposed May 2nd showdown between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) will bring in over 1 million pay-per-view buys on HBO, and give the two fighters the biggest paydays of their careers.