Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez: 10 exclusive expert picks

Miguel Cotto-Saul Alvarez

Austin Trout
Has fought both men

Cottoโ€™s experience gives him a bit of an edge but Caneloโ€™s youth, strength and size is going to give him the fight in my opinion. Iโ€™m rooting for Cotto though.

Freddie [Roach, Cottoโ€™s trainer], Iโ€™m sure, has a good game plan. Iโ€™m not sure Cotto will get stopped.

In a sense, heโ€™s a different fighter but they said the same thing when he teamed up with Pedro Diaz. Before I beat Cotto they were talking about how he had new legs, and then after I beat him they said he wasnโ€™t fit or whatever. But he does look good now.

Canelo gasses in fights, his output drops dramatically in fights so if it goes to the later rounds Cotto has a chance.

Cottoโ€™s biggest weakness in this fight is the scarring on his face, heโ€™s really beat up and he gets cut and swollen easily.

Canelo needs to bust him up early, start fast and strong โ€“ thatโ€™s what I did against Cotto, I started fast to build the points up. For Cotto he needs to box early and finish strong.

Itโ€™s a great fight for however long it lasts.

Pick: Canelo

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