Canelo defeated Cotto and wants GGG

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez defeated Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision. Both guys came out throwing power shots, looking like they wanted the knockout. As they went toe-to-toe, Canelo Alvarez looked in control. Good body shots for Canelo and how Miguel Cotto is back with some jabs that disrupt Canelo’s timing a little bit.

Canelo stalked Cotto trying to find openings without putting himself in a bad spots. In the Last round Canelo cut Cotto over the left eye due to a punch ruled by referee Robert Byrd. 30 seconds left in the fight Canelo hurts Cotto with a body show! Cotto in was in trouble, but both fighter fought it out till the end is was a solid show from two top fighters.

With his win over Miguel Cotto combining with a changing of the guard to elevate Canelo Alvarez to a new status in the boxing world, the 25-year-old Mexican superstar and new middleweight world champion has a lot of options, but there are three big letters staring him down immediately GGG.

Gennady Golovkin may not be the lineal champion, but he is considered the best middleweight in the world by almost everyone. Golovkin, a 33-year-old Kazakh destroyer, is coming off of his own big win on October 17, when he unified the WBA and IBF middleweight titles with a stoppage win over Canadian slugger David Lemieux.

Canelo’s is playing the willing participant in the deal. Asked about Golovkin by HBO’s Max Kellerman, he said through an interpreter that if Kellerman wanted him to put his gloves back on and fight GGG who was in attendance as a spectator right then, he would do so. There is some chance that Canelo and Golovkin could come to an agreement to take interim bouts, and save their own fight for September of next year.