Cotto-Geale Clash Will Head To Barclays on June 6th

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  1. Phanekim

    Phanekim Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i like this fight. woot.
     
  2. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    157 lb catchweight...
     
  3. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh!

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    Cotto trying to drain Geale.... Cotto sat on his title for almost exactly a year all the while ducking GGG, and all other comers. He should be stripped if he doesn't face GGG after this, no funny business, NO CATCHWEIGHTS.
     
  4. aaronpernell

    aaronpernell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not a bad fight especially if it is at the middleweight limit. Geale is pretty good but feel like the Golovkin fight pretty much shows his ceiling. Obviously Cotto doesn't have the power to just blast him out of there so should be an interesting match
     
  5. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Where are the catchweight rumours coming from, any sources or links cos I've heard it from a few places but nothing more than rumours yet
     
  6. MVC!

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  7. masterorder19

    masterorder19 Active Member Full Member

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    It is indeed at a 157 catchweight..smh...damn these fighters are killing the sport
     
  8. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ppl like this fight this wow this fight sucks imo and im always defending fights.


    did geale even have a bounce back win after ggg? .... he better have y is cotto fightin guys comin off losses?
     
  9. Koba

    Koba Whimsical Inactivisist Full Member

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    I'm good with this fight. Geale's one of the short list of credible, fight proven MWs out there and it should give us some insight into Cottos true standing in the division. I could see a close UD going either way, but in the unlikely event of Miguel somehow blasting Geale out it'd make the perfect lead in to a potential GGG clash.

    Should Geale win it'll be abundantly clear that Cotto no way and no how belongs in the ring with Golovkin and might as well vacate and take himself back to 154.
     
  10. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Catchweight makes this fight, and Cotto, a joke.
     
  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Cotto vs Geale is a big money fight for Cotto, much bigger than one against Golovkin would be.
     
  12. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon.

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    Considering that historically there used to be a fifteen pound variation in middleweight size and Ray Robinson defended the title at 148 a couple of times, I have no problem with a 157 catchweight. Weights barely matter anymore anyway what with all the cutting and rehydrating everybody does.
     
  13. cippi

    cippi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    so ur sayin he makes more money fightin geal then cotto ... how do u figure? ggg deff a bigger payday
     
  14. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you think 3lbs don't matter you must be crazy.

    Also if you're using the historical argument you should be outraged that there are so many belts and champions can avoid each other to defend their own versions of a world title
     
  15. aaronpernell

    aaronpernell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My common sense is tingling! I believe this could be sarcasm