Boxing fans from Puerto Rico and Mexico are looking forward to Nov. 21, when two boxing champions — Miguel Cotto and Saúl "Canelo" Alvarez — are set to fight inside the ring, and according to experts, one is "too strong" and "too quick" for his opponent.
The contender world-renowned trainers Joel Diaz and Yoel Judah were talking about was Alvarez from Mexico. Both trainers agreed during an interview with FightHype that the youthful Alvarez will be a quick fighter in the upcoming match. Diaz also added that Puerto Rican Cotto may also put up a great fight but "he's already past his prime."
Meanwhile, Tom Loeffler, promoter for International Boxing Organisation (IBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF), and World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin (aka GGG/Triple G) also believes that both Cotto and Alvarez are great fighters but he has his bet on the latter because of his youth and strength, World Boxing News reported.
At the same time, it also won't come as a surprise to Loeffler if Cotto will win as he has more experience in the ring and he's being handled by Freddie Roach right now.
Despite the bold predictions from boxing experts, all of them agreed that neither of them could defeat Triple G.
Whoever comes out victorious from the Cotto–Alvarez fight will compete in the World Boxing Council middleweight championship and will face the Kazakh boxer to determine who will finally get the champion title in the middleweight division.
Both Diaz and Judah agreed that although Alvarez may be strong and has the youthful agility, he may lack the strength to defeat Golovkin, who was seen to have performed impressively during his fight last Oct. 17.
Promoter Loeffler is also confident that Triple G will dominate the middleweight division. "I don't think there is anyone at 160 that can go the distance with GGG because of his punching power, aggressive style and uncanny ability to cut off the ring," Loeffler told World Boxing News in an exclusive interview.
The Cotto–Alvarez match will take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 21,
