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Cotto vs Alvarez in big middleweight fight in Las Vegas
TIM DAHLBERG Rico. motions. varez would be declared ter nearly ending his career
AP Boxing Writer “For Latinos all over the It’s a fight that could do the WBC champion if he following back-to-back
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The world, this is our Super a lot for both boxers. It’s wins the bout, but the title losses to Mayweather and
grand plan for Canelo Al- Bowl,” said Oscar De La also a fight Alvarez needs would be vacant if Cotto Austin Trout in 2012. He was
varez is to win Saturday Hoya, who promotes Alva- badly if he is to become wins. getting hit too much and
night, then set up his pay- rez. “This is an event that the superstar De La Hoya Not that Cotto is terribly went to Los Angeles to see
per-view franchise on the not one Hispanic, not one believes he will be and be concerned with the gaudy if Roach could help lead a
same Mexican holiday Latino is going to miss. That a part of big fights in May green belt. After paying resurgence in the ring.
weekends that Floyd May- is how important this event and September next year. Golovkin $800,000 to step The two clicked, and Cotto
weather Jr. always made has stopped all three of his
his millions. Miguel Cotto, of Puerto Rico, left, and Canelo Alvarez, of Mexico, pose for photographers during opponents under Roach.
The plan for Miguel Cotto “I wanted to make sure I
isn’t nearly as ambitious, a weigh-in Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. The two are scheduled to fight in a WBC middle- still had something,” Cotto
though it could be almost said. “Possibly I would have
as lucrative. After reinvent- weight title bout Saturday in Las Vegas. retired from boxing three
ing himself with famed years ago if Freddie didn’t
trainer Freddie Roach, Associated Press think I had something left.”
Cotto will be in the mix Alvarez, whose only loss
for even more big money is to us.” Alvarez is a 3-1 fa- “We understand obvious- aside so he could fight Al- came to Mayweather in
fights should he upset Alva- their 2013 fight, has won
rez in their 155-pound fight. vorite in a fight that will be ly the magnitude of this varez, he wasn’t going to his three fights since. He’s
Unlike Alvarez, Cotto will already a huge draw in
have to do it without a title closely watched by oth- fight,” Alvarez said through dig any deeper into his his native Mexico and has
after being stripped of his shown he can sell pay-
piece of the middleweight ers in or near the middle- an interpreter. “We must wallet despite his $10 mil- per-views, although a win
crown this week for refus- over Cotto could take him
ing to pay a $300,000 sanc- weight division. Title holder win the fight.” lion payday for the bout. to a new level. Alvarez
tioning fee to the WBC. likes to walk down his op-
“I don’t need a title,” Cot- Gennady Golovkin will be The fight was going to be “With $1.1 million, I can ponents and is more than
to said. “This fight speaks willing to trade punches.
for itself.” at ringside, and could face for Cotto’s middleweight buy any belt I want,” Cotto Cotto has in the past got-
Promoters hope it is speak- ten into exchanges he
ing loudly as they try to sell the winner sometime next title, but that went out the said. “I can be champion later regretted. But at age
the bout from the Man- 35, he wants to box more
dalay Bay resort for $69.95 year in a megafight that window this week when he of whatever I want in my against an opponent who
on pay-per-view. Cotto is a decade younger. “I
and Alvarez could poten- would rival some of the refused to pay the sanc- own house.” Cotto has re- know I can punch, and I
tially be a fight of the year can hit hard,” Cotto said.
candidate, but could also retired Mayweather’s pro- tioning fee to the WBC. Al- bounded under Roach af- “But now at this moment
be a tough sell for those I’m looking for the perfect
disillusioned with Floyd occasion, and I’m creating
Mayweather Jr.’s win over the perfect opportunity just
Manny Pacquiao in May. to hit my opponent. Now I
They’re counting on big understand that I have 36
Hispanic interest in a fight minutes to finish my oppo-
matching traditional rivals nent, and I use every sec-
from Mexico and Puerto ond of it.”q
NBA Curry scored 40 points as Golden Golden State Warriors guard Stephen
Capsules State rallied from a 23-point, first-
half deficit to beat Los Angeles for Curry, left, shoots as Los Angeles
Continued from Page 17 its 13th consecutive victory to start
the season. Clippers guard Wesley Johnson
Anderson Varejao, who came off Klay Thompson added 25 points,
the bench to score nine points, Harrison Barnes had 21 and Dray- defends during the second half of an
helped Cleveland build the lead mond Green 19 for the Warriors,
to 97-84. James scored six points one of four teams in NBA history to NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov.
and Love had a three-point play open 13-0. They improved to 6-0
in that stretch. on the road. 19, 2015, in Los Angeles. The Warriors
J.R. Smith added 18 points for Chris Paul scored a season-high
Cleveland. 35 points, including 18 while ignit- won 124-117. Associated Press
Antetokounmpo was 12 of 15 from ing the Clippers in the opening
the field and made all eight of his quarter in his return from missing ins’ one-game suspension. his last five games, was suspend-
free throws. Greg Monroe scored two games with a sore right groin. Cousins, averaging 30.8 points in ed for hitting Atlanta’s Al Hor-
17 points, and Khris Middleton Blake Griffin added 27 points and ford in the head with a forearm
added 15 for Milwaukee. Jamal Crawford had 15. Wednesday night in the Kings’ loss
WARRIORS 124, CLIPPERS 117 HEAT 116, KINGS 109 to the Hawks. The Kings are 0-5
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stephen MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh had 23 without Cousins this season and
points and 11 rebounds as Miami 11-38 since he joined the team in
beat Sacramento, taking advan- 2010.
tage of Kings star DeMarcus Cous- Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24
points, and Tyler Johnson had 19.
Sacramento’s Rajon Rondo had
a season-high 18 assists, 14 points
and nine rebounds after having
three triple-doubles in his previous
four games. Marco Belinelli led
the Kings with 23 points.q
