(Editor’s note: This story originally published at Boxing Junkie , part of the USA TODAY Network.) Canelo Alvarez was 20 years old when he fought for the first time on a big pay-per-view card in Las Vegas, one that featured Floyd Mayweather’s fight with Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand. The red-headed Mexican prospect stopped Jose Cotto, Miguel’s brother, in nine rounds. The fact young Alvarez had talent was no secret. Golden Boy, his then-promoter, made sure everyone knew it. And no one believed in Alvarez more than Alvarez himself, something that has remained a constant. He just never imagined at that time, a decade ago, that he would one day become an icon.
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