Alvarez is bigger and better in decisive win over Cotto

This might be a dance we see for a while, a lesser version of the lengthy dance between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

The bout wasn’t the classic that many fans were hoping to see. He was moving side to side and rarely staying in front of Alvarez, allowing him to land his right hand cleanly. But by the third round, Alvarez was landing a few of the big punches he was winging at Cotto.

Canelo (meaning “Cinnamon”, a nickname he received owing to his red hair) landed 155 to Cotto’s 129 punches, but Cotto threw 629 punches to the former’s 484.

Alvarez staked his claim to being the best in the division with a unanimous decision over Cotto that wasn’t as lopsided as the three judges scoring ringside made it look.

He felt he’d won, and his only comment was, “Wow”. I didn’t even know what a jab was. “There is no way”.

Alvarez, the pride of Mexico, had a huge crowd backing.

Mexican-American fighter Ronny Rios kicked off the undercard in fine form with a decisive victory over Puerto Rican Jayson Velez in a featherweight bout that went the distance.

Said Reynoso, whose father Chepo serves as Alvarez’s manager and assistant trainer: “We are very proud of Canelo today”.

And of course it will rain, absolutely. Before the cards were revealed, must reporters had Canelo winning the fight.

Alvarez, who was the favorite going in to the ring, now has a record of 46 victories, one tie and one loss with 32 KOs. Golovkin is 34-0 with 31 knockouts and has 21 knockouts in succession. But nothing seemed to seriously hurt Cotto who answered back with crisp combinations.

But they know each other well and have sparred together several times.

Canelo was a 3-1 favorite preceding the fight, ostensibly so as he’s ten years younger than Cotto and packs more power behind his punches than him. “I’m going to let [Canelo] rest and we’re going to talk about it. Is he going to fight GGG?”

It is tough to say which fighter has more on the line, which is a testament to how big this fight is for both men.

There is no denying the fact that the Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center will be remembered for years to come.

What Saul “Canelo” Alvarez lacked in quantity, he more than compensated for in quality, testament – the WBC Middleweight title.

“The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya discusses the importance of the Canelo Alvarez’s fight against Miguel Cotto and whether the victor should get a shot at Gennady Golovkin. I still think that we outscored him number-wise. “He wants to fight”. Alvarez is the challenger, but comes in as the favorite to win the fight.

Now, the two may meet for middleweight supremacy in a bout that figures to be one of the best of 2016. Canelo may have been the bigger fighter, but Cotto was willing to go blow-for-blow with his adversary during those later rounds. Alvarez landed an uppercut, as Cotto responded with a left hook.

Also, super bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux had a successful return to the ring, as Roc Nation’s newest fighter easily handled Drain Francisco by 10-round unanimous decision.