As reported by various media outlets over the past few weeks, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum appears to be very keen on matching up WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against WBC junior middleweight kingpin Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez around the first quarter of 2012. While there was controversy surrounding how both Alvarez and Chavez won their respective belts, the fact remains that this would be an extremely high-profile fight, especially in each man?s native Mexico. It?s certainly an intriguing pairing and the two fighters have already traded some verbal barbs with one another, but when looking at the matchup the question becomes whether or not this is a fight that would showcase the prizefighters at the peak of their abilities. The respective roads to the titles that Alvarez, who turned 21 over the summer, and the 25-year old Chavez Jr. collected were less treacherous than may have been expected and they both are inexperienced in certain aspects despite their talent and star appeal.
