This Saturday night, live from the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, Nevada is a mega 12-Round super middleweight bout at a catchweight of 164.5 pounds, pitting one of boxing's pound-for-pound top fighters in Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez (48-1-1 34 KOs) vs Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (50-2-1 32 KOs).
The HBO PPV card is slated to begin at 9 p.m. ET. This is a busy weekend in sports as the fight between the two Mexican stars coincides with Cinco De Mayo weekend, the Kentucky Derby, and the NBA playoffs.
Although there is no official title at stake, there is the title of who is the best Mexican fighter ... and that might be more important to both fighters come fight night. As explained by Arash Markazi, the first Saturday in May has traditionally been a showcase of boxing's top talent.
Let's look at where the money is going, along with opinions from boxing experts and trainers, and my pick for this mega matchup:
Jeff Sherman, Assistant Sportsbook Manager at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, opened the fight with Alvarez -900 and Chavez Jr. +600. Sherman got immediate