Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez Fight News: Freddie Roach wants Cotto to knock Canelo out to setup rematch with Floyd Mayweather
Renowned trainer Freddie Roach joins the list of the sport's personalities who do not believe that Floyd Mayweather is indeed done with boxing.
Mayweather announced his third retirement from professional prizefighting in September, after coasting to a landslide unanimous decision victory against former world champion Andre Berto. At 38 years old, "Money May" retired with an undefeated record of 49-0, with 26 victories by knockout.
But according to a report by Boxingscene, Roach believes Mayweather will be making a return in 2016, which is why he is building up a rematch against Cotto, should the Puerto Rican champion emerge victorious against Canelo Alvarez on November 21st.
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"I really want [Cotto] to win impressively though," Roach said. "Because if we knock this guy out and Mayweather couldn't... Miguel told me one time 'Freddie, if you would have trained me for that fight I would have knocked this guy out.' And I would really like to see that happen."
"I think the better we look in this fight, the better chance we have to get Floyd Mayweather - if he comes out of retirement, which I think he will," he added.
Cotto and Mayweather already faced each other in 2012, with the latter winning by unanimous decision.
Roach is not the only one who has questioned Mayweather's intent to keep himself in the shelves for a long time. Undefeated middleweight knockout artist Gennady Golovkin, as well as the first and only eight-division Manny Pacquiao also questioned "Money May's" retirement statement.
"Floyd, he's not finished," Golovkin said in an October report by Bleacher Report. "He's not finished. He's a good businessman. He's a very smart guy. He has [a] plan [for his] future."
For Pacquiao, the skepticism stems from Mayweather's previous retirement announcements in the past.
"Of course we hear from him many times that he has retired," Pacquiao said in a separate interview with CNN. "It's not new for him."
