By Miguel Rivera
Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez gave his take on the upcoming welterweight unification between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, which takes place on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Canelo faced Mayweather in 2013, at a catch-weight of 152-pounds, and lost a twelve round majority decision. The fight generated record revenue numbers and 2.2 million purchases on pay-per-view.
Mayweather-Pacquiao is expected to surpass the financial figures of Floyd's fight with Canelo. Insiders believe the fight will generate over 3 million pay-per-view purchases.
Canelo looks forward to the fight, but like many other boxers he's worried that it won't live up to the six years of hype. If Mayweather decides to box his way to a twelve round decision, like he's done in several other contests, many fans will be disappointed with the lack of fireworks - as was the case when Mayweather beat Oscar De La Hoya in 2007.
"Floyd is very smart. He will fight [in the manner that he chooses]. He can make things frustrating or he can make a spectacular fight. He does not expose anything. In the past, he's thrown very few shots and makes things difficult. If he exposes himself just a little bit more, we can get an enjoyable fight. Pacquiao comes forward and he's always throwing a lot of punches, and he's fast. He can complicate things with his movement as he did with Bradley and Marquez. Hopefully the fight is attractive," Canelo said to Fox Deportes.
