By Peter Wells:
After much talk, that will still continue in the build up to his upcoming clash, of a contest between Saul Alvarez and Miguel Cotto, the former is set to face former IBF Welterweight world champion Joshua Clottey.
Clottey has based himself at Light Middleweight since defeat to Manny Pacquiao, scoring 3 victories over 3 years. First off an 18 month break before another spell of inactivity for almost 2 years. Then in April this year he proved he was still a world class individual with an impressive points win over former Middleweight Anthony Mundine, dropping the Australian numerous times.
One of Canelo's biggest targets, Cotto, can inform the Mexican all about the dangers a motivated Clottey can bring. Cotto was pushed all the way before eeking a split decision against the rugged Ghanaian, residing in New York.
Alvarez fresh of a disputed split decision triumph over Erislandy Lara is further proving his incentive to avoid picking the easy contests. Cotto-Canelo has 'Spring Showdown' written all over it, and barring the Manny Pacquiao affair, Clottey has never given an opponent an easy night. And is a seasoned and very skilled individual.
This will be far from easy for Alvarez, Clottey will more than fancy his chances, given the successes Trout, Mayweather and Lara have had against Canelo recently.
Clottey has never been stopped and has been in the trenches with the likes of Antonio Margarito, Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir and Miguel Cotto.
The bout is set to take place in San Antonio, Texas on December 6th.
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