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