Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stared each other down for nearly a minute and the cheers from the fans packed into Times Square grew louder by the second. This is the matchup they have been waiting to see: Four belts, two undefeated fan favorites — and a title fight simply billed as “The One.” “Canelo, I appreciate you for taking the fight,” Mayweather said on a steamy Monday in the heart of Manhattan in front of a few thousand fans standing behind metal barriers or sitting in makeshift bleachers with Broadway marquees serving as a colorful backdrop....
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