Miguel Cotto’s Next Fight Against Either Tim Bradley Or Canelo Alvarez! ‘Junito’s’ Fight Against Sergio Martinez A Pay-Per-View Disaster?

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Miguel Cotto's next fight will be against either Timothy Bradley or Canelo Alvarez, according to Top Rank Promotins chief Bob Arum.

The 82-year old boxing promoter made the announcement in an interview with ESPN a week ago, regarding Miguel Cotto's next fight. This is scheduled for December at the venue that he considers his second home and boxing's original mecca, Madison Square Garden in New York City.

"We're thinking about the possibility of making Cotto and (Timothy) Bradley," Arum declared.

The only quandary in the said match-up would be the weight that both men will fight at. While Timothy Bradley is a natural welterweight at 147 pounds, "Junito" has already established his presence at the heavier weight classes. He is currently the Lineal middleweight champion, holding both the The Ring and WBC titles.

But according to Bob Arum, nothing has been set in stone regarding the aforementioned match-up.

"We're talking but we'd have to work (the weight) out," Arum continued about Miguel Cotto's next fight. "We haven't gotten that far yet."

Another match-up that the long-time promoter is cooking up is a fight against former light middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. Given Top Rank's reported truce with rival promoter Golden Boy Promotions and its founder Oscar De La Hoya, Arum is looking to make the match-up for 2015.

The Top Rank Promotions head honcho is aiming for Cinco de Mayo weekend.

"It probably makes more sense for us to do a Cotto-Canelo fight next year on the Cinco de Mayo weekend," he added.

Meanwhile, the pay-per-view numbers for Miguel Cotto's most recent fight against Sergio Martinez have been rendered below average, as it generated only 350,000 buys.

But for Bob Arum, it is not something to worry about.

"The numbers were not great," Arum continued. "All the numbers boxing has been getting on pay-per-view have been terrible."

"It's not disappointing; it just is what it is," he added. "There are too many (pay-per-view cards)."

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