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Boxing writers pick winner of Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez fight


How some of the boxing writers covering Saturday night's Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez fight at Mandalay Bay see the outcome of the middleweight title fight. Canelo is about a 3-1 favorite at the Las Vegas sportsbooks:

Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal - Canelo by 10th-round TKO

Matt Christie, Boxing News - Canelo by decision

Mike Coppinger, Paste BN Sports/Boxing Junkie: Canelo by 10th round TKO

Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press - Canelo by late TKO

Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times - Cotto by 10th round TKO

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Doug Fisher, The Ring - Canelo by 10th-round TKO

Norm Frauenheim, The Ring - Canelo by 10th-round TKO

Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated - Cotto by unanimous decision

Larry Merchant, former HBO boxing analyst - Canelo (just Canelo)

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Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times - Canelo by 11th-round TKO

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com - Canelo KO 11

Rick Reeno, Boxing Scene - Cotto by decision

Mike Rosenthal, The Ring - Canelo 10th-round TKO

Louis Sandoval, Fight Hype - Canelo by decision

Bob Velin, Paste BN Sports/Boxing Junkie - Cotto by decision