Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin are scheduled to face separate foes in May, but the two boxing superstars might eventually collide later this year.

Golovkin, who will defend his International Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association middleweight title against Willie Monroe Jr. on May 16, told Los Angeles Times that Miguel Cotto is on top his list of preferred foes.

But after talking to Freddie Roach when he paid a visit to the Wild Card Gym to watch Manny Pacquiao train, Golovkin believes Cotto will not face him.

"Of course I want to fight him, he's a legend, a big name for me," Golovkin said of Cotto. "Canelo's the guy who will fight me."

Roach reportedly hinted that Cotto does not need to face Golovkin despite the possibility of getting a big paycheck again because the Puerto Rican owns 16 gasoline stations in his country.

The Hall of Fame trainer said Cotto will be financially stable even if he retires and hinted that the reigning World Boxing Council middleweight champion will not take a risk in fighting a dominating opponent like Golovkin.

Before finalizing his title defense on May 16, Golovkin and his camp reportedly tried to reach out to Cotto about his interest in a title unification bout in May, but they did not get any response, which made them decide to face Monroe.

On the other hand, Alvarez is set to face James Kirkland in a nontitle fight on May 9 at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

Alvarez, who holds an impressive 44-1-1 record with 31 knockouts, is familiar with Golovkin, having sparred with the unbeaten middleweight champion. When asked about Golovkin, Alvarez had nothing but praises for the knockout artist from Karaganda, Kazakhstan.

"Gennady Golovkin is a strong fighter," Alvarez told Tha Boxing Voice. "At the time, I was 20 years old. I was in Big Bear two times and those two we sparred. He was a heavier fighter therefore I was able to throw hard shots at him. Golovkin was also able to throw hard punches to me as well. It was good sparring. He's a strong fighter."

Alvarez wants to stay at 154 pounds after his fight against Kirkland and is not open to moving up in weight to get big fights, but the 32-year-old Kazakh expressed desire to move down to 154 to face big-name fighters like Alvarez and even the winner of the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather fight on May 2.

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