Golovkin's Manager: Canelo is More Likely Than Cotto

By Edward Chaykosvky

Max Herman, the manager of IBO/WBA/WBC-interim middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, is more optimistic that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will face his boxer - but he doesn't have much faith in landing a fight with Miguel Cotto, who holds the full WBC middleweight championship.

This coming Saturday in Monte Carlo, Golovkin will face the WBC silver champion Martin Murray. The World Boxing Council has ordered Cotto to face the winner.

"I'm not very optimistic about the Cotto fight because Cotto has a completely different plan other than to fight Gennady. Last time he fought was June last year and we don't know when he will fight next," Herman told Nick Parkinson.

"It's understandable because Cotto is not a big guy in the middleweight division, so I'm not optimistic about Cotto and am more optimistic about a future fight with Saul Alvarez because the Mexicans like Gennady."