Most of the signs point to a ?go? for Floyd Mayweather taking on Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez in his next fight, which would take place May 5, and there are many reasons for it.
Of course, one of them involves commerce, and as everyone is aware, Mayweather is about ?Money.? May 5 is ?Cinco de Mayo,? a holiday which is celebrated by Mexican-Americans all over the country. Alvarez is not only Mexican: he is very much a Mexican of the moment; one of the bright, emerging stars in boxing, and someone who would make a much more profitable foil for Mayweather than the vanquished Victor Ortiz, who provided the opposition in Mayweather previous fight. In fact, whether a fight like this were to be held at the Staples Center or the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, it would be an almost certain sellout, unlike the Mayweather-Ortiz fight, which showed something less in terms of box office.
When you think about it, the fact that Mayweather has been so fixated on a May 5 date may have given a clue.
Then, of course, there is the fact that Alvarez is a promotional ?property? of Golden Boy Promotions, with whom Mayweather is not under contract but is also associated. This opens up the possibility for him to have some control over more revenues than might otherwise be possible, much like his last fight, which turned out to be a rather worthwhile venture.
Then there is the matter of what is going to go on in the ring itself.
