LOS ANGELES ? Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez knows that when it comes to taking on one of boxing?s two biggest superstars, speed is everything.
However, the Mexican super welterweight sensation is not talking about being fleet of foot or hand when referring to potential showdowns with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao. Rather, he?s referencing the timing of setting up a bout against one, or both, of boxing?s biggest stars.
At 21, Alvarez is the apple of the eye of Oscar De La Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions, and is seen as a fighter who can carry the torch for a troubled sport moving forward. Yet while he has been placed on a carefully crafted path designed to allow him maximum development on the way to the top, he will surely have a limited window in which to meet either Mayweather or Pacquiao.
