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By Jake Donovan - Saul Canelo Alvarez was content with whatever dates were available for a planned three-fight schedule in his 2014 ring campaign. Weekends dedicated to Cinco de Mayo in May and Mexican Independence Day in September were already claimed by Floyd Mayweather, who defeated Alvarez in the highest grossing event in boxing history last September.
That was then; this is now, and now Alvarez wants actually demands to have those dates back.
There was a problem, however; both fighters were fighting under the Showtime banner. There was no way anyone was going to tell Mayweather the biggest draw in the sport to move off either date, especially since his decision to fight twice in both 2013 and 2014 was an upgrade from annual ring appearances in years past.
So, Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions did the next best thing arm themselves with cable giant HBO, to whom they returned as announced Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles. [Click Here To Read More]
That was then; this is now, and now Alvarez wants actually demands to have those dates back.
There was a problem, however; both fighters were fighting under the Showtime banner. There was no way anyone was going to tell Mayweather the biggest draw in the sport to move off either date, especially since his decision to fight twice in both 2013 and 2014 was an upgrade from annual ring appearances in years past.
So, Alvarez and Golden Boy Promotions did the next best thing arm themselves with cable giant HBO, to whom they returned as announced Tuesday afternoon in Los Angeles. [Click Here To Read More]
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