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This is a classic upset the apple cart fight. I'm sure that Cotto/Alvarez has already been penciled in for May 5th. Trout has looked bored in some previous fights. This is different. He views it as a torch pass or coming out party and has the fundamentals and a pretty sound boxing brain based on his commentating at fights recently. I'm a hard core Cotto fan and also think Trouts timing for this fight is perfect.
I sort of agree, and it's possible that Cotto has lost a step or 2 after all the wars he been in. The thing is, how good is Trout? And how will he do against a world class opponent like Cotto, who's been there done that already. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Trout is a good boxer, but Cotto is still elite. He's coming off a narrow loss to Mayweather in which he really pushed Floyd like no one has in years.

Its true Cotto could be getting a little long in the tooth, but I still think he will beat Trout, who remains unproven at Cotto's level.

Won't be easy, but Cotto is still Cotto.