Boxing: ‘Canelo’ Alvarez Easily Beats Miguel Cotto

LAS VEGAS -- They’re willing to line up for hours just to get a glimpse of him, their new savior and possibly the new face of boxing. They want so much for him to succeed that they’re willing to place a big load of responsibility of his wide 25-year-old shoulders.

But looking at his lifeless dark doll’s eyes and his stoic demeanor, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez can handle it. He just needed that signature win, getting that one name that would prove that this is his time, and there he was standing in front of him Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino Events Center.

Canelo did what he was supposed to do against the outsized Miguel Cotto: He systematically tore him apart like warm bread,…