Who's Next For Canelo?

At one time or another in life everyone has had that one friend, date, or family member cancel plans on them. It's no doubt very annoying and frustrating. Just imagine it happening three times in a row, with a different person every time. This is the constant frustrating reality that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (40-0, 29 Ko's) is facing as he tries to find an opponent for his scheduled September 15^th Pay Per View fight. In the past couple months we have seen three future opponents of Alvarez drop out in different ways.

  

First Alvarez was set to face Paul Williams, but after an unfortunate motorcycle accident William's was forced to drop out. Next came James Kirkland and while for a couple days it looked certain they would face off, Kirkland and his team dropped out due to there end wanting more money. Then finally Victor Ortiz had an agreement to fight September 15^th, but after an upset loss to Josesito Lopez Saturday night, he now to is out of the September 15^th clash. This now leaves Canelo Alvarez and his team to find yet again another opponent. But who else is left for the young red headed sensation?

CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer who promotes Alvarez, has declined to confirm what opponents they are considering at this point. All that he has confirmed is there are three opponents that they will pick from now. The three opponents on the table we assume are Vanes Martirosyan, Carlos Quintana, and Austin Trout. Although there may be a couple others who fall into play, those three presumably are the three on the decision table.

All three are respectable opponents for Canelo Alvarez but none as good as the three previous opponent that had been lined up. Vanes Martirosyan (32-0, 20 Ko's) one of the opponents possible for Alvarez has adamantly wanted Alvarez for quite some time now. Even recently Martirosyan has called out Alvarez on Twitter and other social networking sites. On paper Martirosyan does set up for a respectable bout with two undefeated fighters. The only detractor from the fight taking place has been Martirosyan seemingly dodging opponents put in front of him, including a WBC eliminator between Martirosyan and young Cuban Erislandy Lara just a few short months ago.

Another possible Undefeated opponent that could face Alvarez this September could be southpaw Austin Trout. Trout (25-0, 14 Ko's) is coming off a victory against Delvin Rodriguez June 2^nd. Before Victor Ortiz was announced to be next in line at the time, it seemed Trout could be a heavy favorite to face Alvarez next. Trout who didn't look sensational in his last bout does pride himself on being a solid defensive fighter. That along with being a southpaw could give Canelo Alvarez some issues. If Trout was signed to face Alvarez most likely the September 15^th date would be moved from a Pay Per View bout to a Showtime or even a CBS contest.

Though the last option for Alvarez and his team Golden Boy Promotions does have three losses, Carlos Quintana (29-3, 23 Ko's). He does present an interesting variable. Quintana as we saw in his last bout against Deandre Latimore on the Floyd Mayweather Miguel Cotto under card, posses the ability to end fights with one punch. Quintana in that fight as well as others hit Latimore with a few punches that simply stunned him leading to a impressive TKO. That's the factor that could put Quintana in the lead for September 15^th. But like a possible Austin Trout bout Golden Boy Promotions would most likely make the Calors Quintana fight on Showtime or CBS.

All three as stated are pretty good opponents. It will be seen though if young Cuban Erislandy Lara gets a long look for September, although Golden Boy has stated many times they would like to hype the fight more for the future, before the two square off.

Canelo Alvarez for sure has just about had enough match making and wants to just step back into the squared circle. Three possible opponents and all three are respectable that could still present a challenge. With all this shifting of opponents, just leave yourself with this question though. How long before Miguel Cotto's fire gets ignited and wants back in the ring? Who would you like to see Canelo Alvarez face next?