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Alvarez  vs Jacobs: The oddsmakers have Alvarez winning this bout, as do many of the pundits, writers and fellow boxers. In ESPN.com's roundup of predictions, 16 of the 17 people polled have Alvarez winning the bout. Most expect him to have to work for it, though; only three have him winning by stoppage.

In fighting and surviving Golovkin twice, Alvarez has shown that he can take a punch with the best of him. Jacobs is a hard hitter, but he doesn't pack the same force as Triple G. Unless he catches Alvarez perfectly, he's unlikely to win by knockout.

If the fight is going to go the cards, Alvarez has shown he knows how to win points. The pride of Mexico has an excellent jab and a superb sense of timing that allows him to set up eye-catching counterpunches, the kind that send his opponent's head whipping to the side before snapping back into place like a bobblehead. 

         

         

Here's how to watch the match.

Alvarez vs. Jacobs Fight Info

When: Saturday, May 4, at 9 p.m. ET

Where: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas

TV: Sky Sports (UK)

Live Stream: DAZN, Sky Go (UK)

Odds: Alvarez -450 (bet $450 to win $100), Jacobs +350 (bet $100 to win $350)

Odds according to Oddschecker and updated Saturday at 7 a.m. ET. 

                 

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 KOs) will look to unify three world titles on Saturday night when he takes on Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a middleweight superfight.

Alvarez, one of the richest athletes in the world, owns the WBA and WBC belts, while Jacobs holds the IBF title. Demetrius Andrade holds the WBO strap, and Alvarez could soon have him in his sights if he can do what's expected of him and beat Jacobs on Saturday.

Having defeated the dangerous Gennady Golovkin in a rematch bout in September (the first was called a draw), Alvarez is seeking out a new set of challenges. He beat up Rocky Fielding to win a title at super middleweight in December, but he has moved back to 160 pounds with his sights set on conquering the division. 

The heart of Mexico and the borough of Brooklyn have generated a long line of boxing talent, leading the sport to a Cinco de Mayo battle that pits the best of each region in pursuit of middleweight supremacy.

“Fighting on these important dates gives me a lot of pride and honor to represent my country and people,” said Canelo Alvarez, a three-division champion from Guadalajara. “It’s a lot of responsibility, but I feel at home here, because a lot of my countrymen come here to support me. To see how they celebrate these dates is very motivating.”

The presence of Alvarez (51-1-2, 35 knockouts), the World Boxing Assn. and World Boxing Council middleweight champion, is expected to turn T-Mobile Arena into a sea of red, green and white on Saturday night.

It’s an atmosphere International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs (35-2, 29 KOs) will counter by entering with the late Notorious B.I.G. or another Brooklyn artist booming on his headphones.

“Something for me that represents the struggle of my people and the culture truly motivates,” Jacobs said. “Canelo is fighting for his people. He comes [to the ring] to Mexican music and the pride that he feels from that — that’s what I get, because the struggle is similar.”

Brooklyn has given boxing heavyweight champions Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe and Michael Moorer. Jacobs attended the homecoming parade for former unified welterweight champion Zab Judah, and has dreamed of his own celebration.

In the opposite corner stands the most successful Mexican fighter since the legendary Julio Cesar Chavez.

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Alvarez, 28, has risen from the confines of his humble Mexican gym as the youngest of eight sons to stand as the strongest draw in the sport.

He struck a 10-fight, $365-million deal with new streaming service DAZN last year that was the richest contract given to a North American athlete, and he’s repeated his intention to meet any man near his weight professing to be better than him.

“I’ve spent many years giving my fans the best fights possible and I’ll continue to do it,” Alvarez said. “We know [Jacobs] has ability. He has one of the most complicated, complete styles in boxing. We can adjust to whatever he can bring. Every fighter I’ve fought has given me experience and made me what I am today.

“How do you see me in this era? It’s not [an answer] you say in words. You put in the hard work in the gym, and it comes true in the ring. It is my era.”

Daniel Jacobs faces Canelo Alvarez to prove he's the world's best middleweight

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After delivering the first loss to long-reigning middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin by majority decision in September and adding a super-middleweight belt in December, Alvarez confronts a fellow champion who fought Golovkin to a narrow loss by decision two years ago. Jacobs, though, is nearly a 4-to-1 underdog.

“Knowing Canelo, and seeing him in camp, he’s more than ready for anything that Jacobs brings,” Alvarez promoter Oscar De La Hoya said.

The case for a Jacobs victory is hitched to his combination of impressive power, a size and reach advantage and the ability to effectively shift to a left-handed stance that confounded Golovkin.

Jacobs, who excessively re-hydrated before the Golovkin bout, weighed in at the 160-pound limit Friday and must be no more than 10 pounds heavier at 8 a.m. Saturday to avoid a financial penalty.

“He’s a bigger fighter. That’s never bothered me. I’m a fighter who has a lot of abilities and experience and knows how to adapt,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez also has effectively mixed up styles, shifting to an aggressive approach in the Golovkin rematch that won over the judges

“I’m a fighter who has versatile styles. I can use distance or fight in short distance,” Alvarez said. “It’s come from the years of what [trainers] Eddy and Chepo [Reynoso] have taught me. We’ll see how everything unfolds.”

Steve Weisfeld, Glenn Feldman and Dave Moretti — the same judges who awarded Alvarez victory over Golovkin by the narrowest of margins — are back for this bout.

Jacobs has had a stellar career that's seen him win world titles and beat cancer, but he's 32 and past his prime. Beating Alvarez would be the biggest win of his career, but he will have to bring his best stuff to pull it off. 

This is a massive bout for both boxers. You could see that at Friday's weigh-in, where the simmering tensions boiled over: