Roach: Cotto will be hell for Alvarez

Freddie Roach, the coach of WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto says Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is going to go through a hell of a time on Saturday when the two fighters clash in their epic fight on HBO pay-per-view.

In Roach’s opinion, Cotto is the more talented of the two and he’s even bet money on his boxer winning the fight.

“We’re going to kick some [backside] and take some money home,” Roach said.

If Canelo (45-1-1, 32 KOs) loses this fight it’s going to be a major blow to his promoter Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions. De La Hoya’s once huge promotional company has lost many of his top fighters recently, and Canelo is one of the last big names that he has.

Canelo has already been beaten once by Floyd Mayweather Jnr., and some say that Canelo has been beaten three times. De La Hoya says Canelo’s loss to Mayweather was due to him being young and weight drained because of the 152lb catch-weight for the fight. Canelo is now 25, and according to De La Hoya, he now has his “man strength” and is at his ideal weight at 155lbs.

—BoxingNews24