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Canelo vs. Trout: Great for boxing

US boxer Floyd Mayweather (2nd L) and WBA

Photo credit: Getty/ROBYN BECK

Disappointed that the Canelo Alvarez-Austin Trout 154-pound unification fight won’t be on the Floyd Mayweather-Robert Guerrero undercard? Don’t be. It’s better for boxing if the two are not on the same fight card.

As great as Mayweather has become, he turned 36 years old in February. Boxing needs some new stars. Alvarez (41-0-1), the WBC 154-pound champ who is now an icon in Mexico, is in...

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