Following his pugilistic master class at the hands of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is set to return to the ring versus the dangerous, yet cement footed Alfredo Angulo. This event, whose promoters have the audacity to place on Pay Per View is far more hype than fight. The fact is, Saul Alvarez has absolutely no reason to lose vs. the formidable, yet battle worn Angulo. He is far more talented and unlike Angulo possesses more than one gear. Yet, is Alvarez serious? As the weigh in indicated "Canelo" failed to make weight, an "ailment" which seems to plague would be star fighters of late, most recently the talented, yet underachieving Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. Failure to make weight indicates that there's a strong possibility of conditioning woes, that will likely show up in the fight; and as gifted as Alvarez is, as seen in his contest with Austin Trout and Floyd Mayweather, the Mexican idol tends to lose steam in the late rounds. It will be interesting to see if Alvarez has merely outgrown his division or if he's legitimately out of shape. It is likely he's not as conditioned as he should be, even against a limited foe as Angulo. One wonders if he is taking this fight seriously. Is he more enamored with his celebrity then he is with the vocation which brought him to prominence? Boxing, like circus is a "jealous wench" as Henry Ringling North once quipped. It demands your full attention and will not, under any circumstances play the side piece. This is "Canelo's" opportunity to assert himself as elite or just a matinee idol with a punch. Judging by his failure to make weight, it may take him sometime before he understands the difference.
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