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By Francisco Salazar - HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - The rivalry between Puerto Rico and Mexico tends to bring out the worst in people. It is evident in the fight game, where rivalries between fighters in the ring are just as heated as those amongst boxing fans.
Miguel Cotto and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez are well aware of what the likes of Wilfredo Benitez, Wilfredo Gomez, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Salvador Sanchez have done before them.
Which could lead boxing fans to anticipate another stellar chapter in the intense rivalry between the two boxing superpowers.
Cotto versus Canelo. Puerto Rico versus Mexico. To many boxing fans, November 21 cannot come soon enough as both pugilists square off in a 12 round bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
The bout will be televised live on HBO Pay Per View.
Both fighters were present on Monday afternoon at the famed Hollywood and Highland to kick off a four-city press tour, which continues in Mexico City on Tuesday, New York City on Wednesday, and concluding in Puerto Rico on Thursday.
Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) has won his last three bouts in a row since suffering back-to-back losses to Floyd Mayweather and Austin Trout in 2012. Along the way, he won the WBC middleweight title and recently defended it on June 6, stopping Daniel Geale in the fourth round.
Cotto's career has been revitalized with the help of trainer Freddie Roach, as opposed to declined as the popular Puerto Rican fighter is in his mid-30's. [Click Here To Read More]
Miguel Cotto and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez are well aware of what the likes of Wilfredo Benitez, Wilfredo Gomez, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Salvador Sanchez have done before them.
Which could lead boxing fans to anticipate another stellar chapter in the intense rivalry between the two boxing superpowers.
Cotto versus Canelo. Puerto Rico versus Mexico. To many boxing fans, November 21 cannot come soon enough as both pugilists square off in a 12 round bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.
The bout will be televised live on HBO Pay Per View.
Both fighters were present on Monday afternoon at the famed Hollywood and Highland to kick off a four-city press tour, which continues in Mexico City on Tuesday, New York City on Wednesday, and concluding in Puerto Rico on Thursday.
Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) has won his last three bouts in a row since suffering back-to-back losses to Floyd Mayweather and Austin Trout in 2012. Along the way, he won the WBC middleweight title and recently defended it on June 6, stopping Daniel Geale in the fourth round.
Cotto's career has been revitalized with the help of trainer Freddie Roach, as opposed to declined as the popular Puerto Rican fighter is in his mid-30's. [Click Here To Read More]
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