I guess the JMWs are going to hold the lineal title hostage for a while and deny the legit MWs a shot at it by just fighting other JMWs.
Rally !?!?! just how is this fight going to be made ? Bradley a 147 pounder against Cotto 160 pounder .. This is nothing more then a attempt to resale Cotto as the next big thing. When in all honest Arum has no fighter at 160, and he knows Cotto size limits him against stiff , younger bigger 160 pound fighter at 160. Truth be told, Cotto would get beat by most 160 pounders. is limited in his opposition at 160.
the fight will be at 154. its another solid payday for cotto as the canelo fight lingers. it gives canelo a chance to rebuild himself in case he loses to lara. ppv is the way to go with these guys. you can make at very least around 3x than you would on hbo. and hbo has no real reason to pay heavy as long as ppv generates some profit. if they were to put it on wcb or bad it comes out of their yearly budget. that is best saved for b uilding up stars for the ppv format. ufc stil makes money off of moderate ppv buys...so does wwe. so if it does smaller than expectations it still makes reasonable money as long as the garantees arent outrageous.
Bradley has no drawing power none ! This fight would be a big time flop ! And. Cotto fighting the smaller man who's never competed as a pro at 160 does nothing for his legacy !
Well I hear Arum resigned Bradley for 6 million a fight. That doesn't sound like a number Arum can actually give, unless, Bradley is matched with Pac, Mayweather, or Cotto. It is a **** fight, due to Bradley being a small Welter already, but it allows Cotto to be matched contextually softly once again.
If they fight at 154, I'm ok with that. Bradley is capable of fighting Cotto that weight class and could possibility win. I do have a problem if this is for the middleweight title. Cotto need defend that against a real middleweight, not a welter.