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NEW YORK -- Floyd Mayweather 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 theyve been waiting to see: Four belts, two undefeated fan favourites -- 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 temporary bleachers with Broadway marquees serving as a colorful backdrop. "Now," Mayweather said, "lets give the fans what they want to see." The fighters kicked off an 11-city tour to officially announce and promote their title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. The promotional tour includes stops in cities such as Washington D.C., Chicago, Miami and Mexico City, and is jumpstarting the hype ahead of one of boxings most anticipated bouts in recent memory. Mayweather, 36, is unbeaten in 44 fights with the last a unanimous 12-round decision over Robert Guerrero on May 4 in defence of his 147-pound title. "The Earth is my turf," Mayweather said. "You can put me in any ring and I will always come out victorious." Alvarez, a 22-year-old star from Mexico, is 42-0-1 and unified the 154-pound titles in April with a unanimous victory over Austin Trout on April 20. "In the sport of boxing, its everybodys time, and this is my time," Alvarez said through a translator as fans chanted "Mex-i-co!" "Im going to win." The 12-round fight will be contested at 152 pounds with both mens super welterweight/junior middleweight titles on the line -- Mayweathers WBA super welterweight "super" championship, and Alvarezs WBC, WBA and Ring Magazine super welterweight championships. The bout, expected to be a monstrous draw on pay-per-view for Showtime, also just might satisfy many fans who had been wishing during the last several years for Mayweather to take on Manny Pacquiao. "In every sport, there are certain rare occasions when you have the best fighting the best," said Stephen Espinoza, executive vice-president and general manager of Showtime Sports. "The Super Bowl, Final Four, the college football national championship. Sept. 14 will be one of those occasions -- the two biggest stars in the sport, the two biggest fan bases. "We have Americas No. 1 fighter versus Mexicos No. 1 fighter. We have the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the sport versus the No. 1 new star in the sport." There remains some dispute over who set the 152-pound catch weight, with Mayweathers camp saying Alvarezs people brought it up first. Alvarez, however, insisted it was Mayweather who decided on having both fight at 152 pounds instead of 154. "It wasnt me," Alvarez told reporters before the news conference. "I dont want to fight 2 pounds below my weight class." There was also some contention between the two because Alvarez chose to headline his own fight card against Trout rather than be included on the undercard of Mayweather-Guerrero card. But both fighters agreed that this is a matchup that needed to happen. "Ive visualized this fight for years," Alvarez said, "and I feel Im going to win." The fighters each announced on Twitter last month that they would face each other, exciting boxing fans around the world. Mondays event marked perhaps the sports most ambitious promotional tour since Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya also stopped in 11 cities before their 2007 bout -- won by Mayweather. Alvarez has been picking De La Hoyas brain about fighting Mayweather, and the former champion believes the young star has a few advantages -- including youth -- he didnt have. "I used reckless pressure and hes going to use smart pressure," De La Hoya said. "Thats what going to be the difference. ... And I have three letters for (Alvarez): jab." Each fighter took a stroll down a makeshift red carpet leading to the dais with pops of confetti marking their entrances. Mayweather received a noticeable amount of boos with the crowd appearing to slightly favour Alvarez. One fan, though, got Mayweather to crack up when he held up a Chucky doll from the "Childs Play" movie franchise, taking a clear shot at Alvarezs hair colour. The two took their seats after their stare-down -- Mayweather next to Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO Mayweather Promotions, and Alvarez next to De la Hoya, the president of Golden Boy Promotions. It was a mostly tame news conference with the banter between sides at a minimum. Before the news conference, Mayweather talked about shooting a commercial with the Spanish-speaking Alvarez and someone asked why he isnt doing his usual trash talking with his opponent. "He wouldnt understand me anyway," Mayweather said, laughing. It is the second in Mayweathers six-bout, 30-month contract with Showtime that could pay him more than $200 million. After Mayweather beat Guerrero, he said he wanted to fight again in September -- marking the first time since 2007 he will be in the ring twice in a calendar year. "I said I was going to be very active so I could stay sharp and be at the top of my game," Mayweather said. Mayweather showed little rust while dominating Guerrero by using superior defensive skills in his first ring appearance since serving a jail term for assaulting the mother of his children. Alvarez is a confident and rapidly rising fighter who should provide a huge test for Mayweather. Alvarez was dominant against the previously unbeaten Trout, showing up some fans and media who speculated that perhaps he wasnt ready to face such an experienced opponent. "To be the best," Alvarez said when asked before the news conference what his motivation is to fight Mayweather now. "(I want) to go down in history as the guy who beat the guy people consider the best." When the news conference was over, both fighters got up and stared each other down one more time. And again, the crowd went wild. "Its always been one of my ultimate goals to get to the pinnacle of the sport and push myself to the limit by facing the best," Mayweather said. "Hes a young champion. What else can I say?"Hydro Flask Sverige . But now that hes in the NHL, the Calgary Flames centre showed big improvement in that department by scoring the winner in the eighth round of a 5-4 shootout victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Hydro Flask Gul . NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period. http://www.sverigehydroflask.com/ . R.J. Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. Hydro Flask Wide Mouth . Three came down to the fourth quarter while quarterbacks continued to shine in all four games; so important to the overall quality of the game. Hydro Flask Tillbehör . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday.CHARLOTTE -- The Indiana Pacers will travel to Charlotte on Monday night for an Eastern Conference showdown with the Hornets. Its been a tale of two teams for the Pacers so far this season, as theyve won all three games at home and lost all three games on the road.Indiana is coming off its best effort of the season on Saturday night, defeating the Chicago Bulls 111-94 and dominating from the opening tip.This is the type of game we want to build on, Coach Nate McMillan said. We executed on both the offensive and defensive ends. Now lets see if we can take that execution on the road.Forward C.J. Miles echoed those comments, telling NBA.com: Its easy to play at home when everybody in the building is rooting for you. When you go on the road, its just your 15 guys. Weve got to make sure everybody gets after it.Both teams will see familiar faces on the opposite side of the court. Al Jefferson will be making his first appearance back in Charlotte after spending three seasons there. Hes off to a slow start with his new team, averaging just 4.7 points in the early going. Former Pacer Roy Hibbert is now with Charlotte, but is doubtful to play because of right knee soreness.In other injury notes, Charlottes Marvin Williams missed practice on Sunday with a viral infection and is listed as questionable for Mondays game.The Pacers (3-3) are hoping Saturdays game is the beginning of a nice stretch for point guard Jeff Teague. He scored 21 points to go along with six assists, and looked much more like the player that starred for the Atlanta Hawks the last few seasons compared to previous games.ddddddddddddThats the Jeff Teague we thought we were getting, McMillan said.When the Pacers have struggled this year, it has largely been on the defensive end, especially with guard penetration. Charlottes point guard Kemba Walker will bring a tough challenge for Indiana. Last season, Walker averaged 26.7 points per game against the Pacers, the most he averaged against any Eastern Conference team.Walker led the Hornets in scoring in four of their five games, guiding them to a 4-1 start. Its the first time Charlotte started the season 4-1 since the 2000-2001 season.Despite the good record, the Hornets have only one win against a team over .500, and theyve been getting off to slow starts in games.We dont want to continue to have bad starts because the results wont be like this all the time, Walker said. You dont want, at the end of the game, to talk about our start. It shouldnt be that way.Charlotte coach Steve Clifford has the Hornets playing tough defense this season. The Hornets are ranked third in the NBA in defensive efficiency, allowing 94.1 points per 100 possessions.The Hornets won all three match-ups with the Pacers last season. It was the first time that happened in the history of the Indiana and Charlotte series. ' ' '