Mayweather-Alvarez

Canelo still hoping to make Mayweather fight on September 14th

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canelo342By Eric Thomas: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30 KO’s) plans on trying to start up negotiations with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO’s) for a pay-per-view bout on September 14th if the two of them win their next fights.

Canelo faces WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) on April 20th, whereas Mayweather will be battling WBC interim welterweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) on May 4th.

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Schaefer: Mayweather has no problems fighting Canelo

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canelo222By Chris Williams: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says Floyd Mayweather Jr. DOES have interest in facing WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the future, but he’s just not interested in signing a contract to fight him right now with an important bout against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero looming ahead on May 4th. Mayweather wants to focus 100% on that fight and then see where he’s afterwards.

Schaefer said to Yahoo Sports News “Floyd told us he didn’t have a problem fighting Canelo, but he wasn’t going to sign anything now. He said ‘All of my focus is on Guerrero,’ and I’m not signing anything to fight anybody until after that fight is over.’”

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What has Saul Alvarez accomplished to deserve a fight with Mayweather?

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canelo 03 (2)The talk in the boxing world is that after Floyd Mayweather defeats his opponent on May 4th in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be facing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Mexican Independence Day weekend in September. This would be a huge fight involving two of the biggest pay-per-view stars in boxing and may even break the pay-per-view record currently held by Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. But what has Alvarez accomplished in boxing to deserve such a big fight?

Canelo failed to make the contracted weight when he won the WBC title against Matthew Hatton, who was a welterweight for most of his career. Canelo then defended against Ryan Rhodes, Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron and a faded Shane Mosley. With the exception of Cintron and Mosley, none of these fighters have accomplished anything at world level.

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Does Canelo deserve a Mayweather fight in September if he doesn’t fight Trout?

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alvarez5By Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0, 30 KO’s) is hoping to get a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. later on this year on September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The deal is that if Golden Boy Promotions can get Canelo the Mayweather fight in September, he’ll agree to fight on Mayweather’s undercard on May 4th, according to Fightnews.com.

The names that have been floated for Canelo’s fight on May 4th are as follows: Miguel Cotto, Robert Guerrero and Austin Trout. Yes, Guerrero’s name is now being rumored as someone that Canelo could fight instead of Guerrero fighting Mayweather.

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Canelo wants Mayweather bout; Trout the backup plan

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Image: Canelo wants Mayweather bout; Trout the backup planBy Dan Ambrose: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez says his promoters at Golden Boy Promotions are currently in negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to try and put together a fight between him and Canelo in early 2013, according to The Record. Canelo wants to try and make the Mayweather fight happen before looking at alternative bouts. The Mayweather fight is the #1 goal for Alvarez right now. However, if that fight can’t get made, Alvarez will be looking to face Austin Trout on May 4th.

Canelo said to the record.com.mx “Trout is a great fighter, undefeated and he came in and beat Cotto. He’s left handed, and very stronger. He would be fine for next May.”

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Should Floyd Mayweather fight Canelo Alvarez on May 5th?

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Image: Should Floyd Mayweather fight Canelo Alvarez on May 5th?By Jordan V Marry: Undefeated Mexican star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0-1, 30KO’s) has made it abundantly clear that Floyd “Money” Mayweather (43-0, KO’s) is his #1 choice for his next bout, scheduled May 5, 2013.  The majority of boxing fans as well as writers consider this to be a tall order for the talented 22 year old and an overly optimistic expectation considering the fact that he has not done nearly enough to earn a shot at the pound for pound king based on his recent competition.

Alvarez gave 40 year old Shane Mosley the most brutal beating of his career and looked unstoppable during his 5 round destruction of light welterweight Josesito Lopez, but these fighters couldn’t show him anything close to what he would experience against the supremely skilled Mayweather.  And this is precisely why Money May needs to cash in on this PPV super fight now, before the bigger, younger, and much more powerful, Canelo becomes way too much for the aging Mayweather to handle.

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Schaefer: Mayweather WON’T be fighting Robert Guerrero

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Image: Schaefer: Mayweather WON'T be fighting Robert GuerreroBy Chris Williams: According to Dan Rafael, former two time world champion Robert Guerrero won’t be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. next. Rafael says that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said that Guerrero isn’t in the picture for Mayweather’s next fight on May 5th. Schaefer, however, didn’t say who is in the picture for Mayweather.

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