The heat intensifies between the camps of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Miguel Cotto, two months before their Nov 21. World Boxing Council bout at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

Team "Canelo" answers the WBC champ's statements by simply saying that they should settle their differences inside the ring, and with the young Mexican rising star in their corner, the "Canelo" side feels it will have the last word on these talks.

"We really do not care what [Cotto] thinks and says - [we don't care] today, [we don't care] tomorrow and [we don't] even care on the day of the fight. Canelo will do his talking in the ring," Team "Canelo" told ESPN Deportes, as quoted by Boxing Scene.

In a separate report from Boxing Scene, the typically silent Puerto Rican warrior lambasted the other camp when he spoke to El Vocero magazine. "Junito" said that Freddie Roach's accomplishments as a trainer go excessively beyond what Alvarez' trainer had attained.

"The only things Canelo can say about Reynoso is that he had 42 fights [with him], that he was undefeated at one time, and when he went up against his first major challenge [with Floyd Mayweather] he looked like a rookie. And with that simple matter, then [we have to ask] what is their pedigree?" the 34-year old boxer added.

The boxing site noted that Cotto was just irritated how he heard comments from the other side telling how he had so many demands about the fight during negotiations and how Team "Canelo" questioned Roach's expertise. Yet, when he saw them during their promotional events, they remained "cordial" as if they did not comment with things like these, Cotto said.

This is not the first time tension sizzled between camps.

In August, Golden Boy Promotions head Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes the 25-year-old challenger, stated that discussions on the Cotto-Canelo bout were progressing slowly because of a minor point in a rematch clause, reported a separate article from Boxing Scene. De La Hoya also shared that all the other key people were only waiting for Cotto's adviser, Gaby Peñagaricano, to finalize the deal.

The same site noted that Peñagaricano was very disappointed by De La Hoya's statements and claimed "Oscar went to the press" to pressure them. Cotto showed his support on his adviser, as noted by Boxing Scene, citing Cotto's interview on ESPN Deportes. He stated that they still had "several points" where they disagree, not just the issue on the rematch clause.

Will both camps choose to stay silent as they approach the date of the WBC title fight?

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