"It's too much experience, and the problem with the Canelo fight is that finally Floyd is fighting somebody that they ain't afraid to rob him with," stated world-class trainer Naazim Richardson, who shared his thoughts on the highly-anticpated September 14 showdown between undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather and undefeated jr. middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. According to Richardson, if Canelo can produce the same type of performance that either Miguel Cotto or Oscar De La Hoya did in their fights with Mayweather, there's a strong possibility that he could walk away with the victory.
"If Canelo fight the same fight that Cotto did or Oscar, Canelo gets a draw. They ain't got no problem putting the business on this guy because they feel like they can move forward with this guy. The Cotto or the Oscar fight happens again and Canelo gets a draw easy," Richardson explained during a recent conversation with FightHype's own Percy Crawford. "You gotta be careful for a win, but he definitely gets a draw. And then everybody gets money on both of 'em. They are still both undefeated and both can say they feel like they won. The first person to give Floyd a blemish, if it happens, it's mandatory that you go back at him. You give Floyd a blemish and Floyd earns another shot no matter what happens. If he goes out like Pacquiao, he's earned another crack at it."
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