Canelo vs. Mosley set for May 5th

Unless a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. is put on the table, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (39-0-1, 29KOs) is possibly going to make the next defense of his WBC junior middleweight title on April 21st.

According to Chepo Reynoso, Canelo's manager, there have been discussions with Golden Boy's Oscar De La Hoya and Eric Gomez about staging a fight on April 21, and there are two possible opponents being mentioned - James Kirkland (30-1, 27KOs) and former three division world champion Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39KOs).

Kirkland has a fight scheduled for January 28th against Carlos Molina. Mosley has been inactive since losing a twelve round unanimous decision to Manny Pacquiao earlier this year.

Gumby wrote:Ending Mosley's career would be a nice feather in Canelo's cap and probably be an easier fight than the other two. Plus he would have a name on his resume to enter the Pac/Floyd sweepstakes. I hope he takes the winner of Molina/Kirkland but I wouldn't blame him if he took the Mosley fight.

GrantZilla wrote:

Gumby wrote:Ending Mosley's career would be a nice feather in Canelo's cap and probably be an easier fight than the other two. Plus he would have a name on his resume to enter the Pac/Floyd sweepstakes. I hope he takes the winner of Molina/Kirkland but I wouldn't blame him if he took the Mosley fight.

Beating Mosley on a two fight and a draw losing streak does little for Canelo's resume.

GrantZilla wrote:
Oscar De La Homo
May5th mayweather vs cotto Canelo vs Mosley Done deal

Diego408 wrote:Horrible fight. Shane wont fight, he'll run for 12 rounds and make the fight boring as fuck. IDK what GBP is thinking making this one. It really doesnt do shit for Canelo. SSM is completely shot and cant pull the trigger.