By Miguel Rivera

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman says Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-1-1, 31KOs) needs the fight with WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32KOs). There are negotiations happening with Cotto's team and Golden Boy Promotions, who promote Canelo, for the Cinco De Mayo date of May 2nd.

The negotiations appear to be having some issues with the terms. So far, Cotto has not been satisfied with the financial numbers. Sulaiman feels Canelo needs this fight more than Cotto does. Cotto made a similar statement last month during the WBC convention.

"Canelo needs that fight. After losing to [Floyd] Mayweather, he could not return to the level he wanted or deserved to be at after [winning] two fights [with Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo]. He needs to take a risk like Cotto for the public to recognize him as one of the greats," Suliaman said.