‘Miguel Cotto can knock out Floyd Mayweather in a rematch’

IF Freddie Roach has his way, his fighter Miguel Cotto will knock out โ€œroboticโ€ Saul โ€˜Caneloโ€™ Alvarez on Saturday night, get a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jnr, and then retire.

โ€œMiguel has a great training camp for this fight,โ€ said Roach โ€“ always good value for a quote in Fight Week. โ€œWeโ€™re 100 per cent ready for this fight, the biggest fight of the year. Iโ€™ve never seen Miguel better than this.

โ€œI would love for Miguel to win this fight by knockout, call out [Floyd] Mayweather and then end his career,โ€ Roach continued. โ€œMiguel always tells me that if he had me in his corner when he fought Mayweather he would have knocked him out. He tells me that story all the time. I think Miguel could pull off the strategy I have to beat Mayweather. I think that would be a good fight for him. I think I could put Miguel in a very aggressive mode.

โ€œWe are going to box a lot in this fight. Weโ€™re not just going out there looking for a knockout. I donโ€™t want him doing that. I want him using his foot speed and his angles. Heโ€™s a more complete fighter now than ever.โ€

Roach did not have many kind words for Alvarez, whose only defeat came in 2013 when he was comprehensively beaten over 12 rounds by Mayweather.

โ€œCaneloโ€™s defense is terrible,โ€ Freddie opined. โ€œHe follows you wherever you go. Heโ€™s like a robot. If you use angles on him, he will be lost. He cannot make adjustment well.โ€

Cotto, who looks in immaculate condition, was quick to praise his coach.

โ€œFreddie brings his best to every day and every session. The least I can do is bring my best too. I think the chemistry between us grows every day.

โ€œWe are hours away from the fight. We had a great training camp in Los Angeles. All I have to say is that I am ready for the fight. I know that Canelo is ready too. Letโ€™s give the fans the fight they need from us. We are going to apply our strategy in the best way possible and I have no doubt that what we worked on in LA for seven weeks is going to be the key for a victory.โ€

Cotto cared little for the WBCโ€™s decision to strip him of the their middleweight title with just days to go, and succinctly explained why.

โ€œI donโ€™t need a belt to fight Canelo.โ€

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