By Miguel Rivera

Former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. views his Mexican rival, Saul "Caelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 31KOs) as a slight favorite to defeat WBC 160-pound champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs) of Puerto Rico.

"I think it's a good fight. It has all of the ingredients of a fight that people want to see. One fighter is tremendous technically, another seems to have power, one is young and the other is slightly bigger, one has a lot of history on his side and other is just starting his. People follow them both, it's a good fight," Chavez Jr. told ESPN Deportes.

"The fight is tough. I think youth, with power, and not having to battle with weight - Canelo is a slight favorite, but Cotto has [trainer] Freddie Roach and he knows a lot."