HAVING fought both men, former super-welterweight world champion Austin Trout feels Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez will have too much for Miguel Cotto on November 21.
Cotto and Canelo meet for the former?s WBC world middleweight title at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas and opinion is split over who will prevail.
But Trout, who outpointed Cotto in December 2012 before dropping a close decision to Alvarez four months later, believes the Mexican has the edge.
?Cotto?s experience gives him a bit of an edge but Canelo?s youth, strength and size is going to give him the fight in my opinion. I?m rooting for Cotto though,? he told Boxing News.
?Freddie [Roach, Cotto?s trainer], I?m sure, has a good game plan. I?m not sure Cotto will get stopped.?
Cotto hired Roach after losing to Trout ? having suffered defeat to Floyd Mayweather in his fight prior to that ? and has looked rejuvenated since.
While Trout acknowledges Cotto?s resurgence, he also takes it with a pinch of salt.
?In a sense, he?s a different fighter but they said the same thing when he teamed up with Pedro Diaz. Before I beat Cotto they were talking about how he had new legs, and then after I beat him they said he wasn?t fit or whatever. But he does look good now,? he told us.
