Roy Jones Jr sees Canelo as the sharper puncher thus far, with Max Kellerman agreeing on the HBO broadcast. Canelo continuing the momentum he picked up last round, leading the action, which is something that has been tough for him to do in some fights. Against aggressive foes, his countering has worked very well. Against boxers, it’s been more mixed. Cotto is more a boxer so far tonight, and Canelo seems to have learned lessons from past fights.
Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez 2015 live results: Canelo uses jab in Round 3
Two rounds down, potentially ten more to go with Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez.
Cotto with a nice right hand, though, and really, this is an extremely evenly matched fight thus far. Canelo’s taking the initiative now. Cotto sets his feet and throws a couple, but Canelo is still controlling the pace in this round. Canelo with a jab, Cotto back with three of his own. Cotto’s jab now really working late in the round.
Canelo throws a long right uppercut, but it gets picked off. Good, hard right from Canelo, and Cotto eats it and fires back a left hook. Canelo really seeming willing to pick up the intensity and physically test Cotto right now, but both guys are still fighting very well. SB Nation scores the round 10-9 for Canelo Alvarez, 30-29 through three rounds for Alvarez.
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