By Rick Reeno
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - As BoxingScene.com first reported earlier today, Golden Boy Promotions and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez were unable to reach an agreement for a May 2nd fight with WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto . The two sides are now moving in different directions.
De La Hoya made it clear that Canelo has every intention of still moving forward on May 2nd.
However, there are ongoing negotiations for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to face Manny Pacquiao in a super-fight - also on the date of May 2. Although Pacquaio and his promoter, Top Rank, have reached an agreement for their end of the deal - De La Hoya has serious doubts about the fight actually coming off.
"I'm not speaking to you as a promoter, I'm speaking to you as a fan. I want that fight to happen, but I have a feeling that it's not going to happen. Bob [Arum] and Pacquiao already conceded to everything. They have their deal in place, so now they are waiting on Mayweather. I just don't think Mayweather wants to fight Pacquiao. I don't think it's going to happen," De La Hoya told BoxingScene.com.
"There are too many details. I don't know anything about the details and the negotiations, but its so complicated. I'm sure they are talking rematch, who gets what, if this guy wins the terms change and the numbers change. It's very complicated."