Miguel Cotto, please say no to Arum on a possible fight with Pac @ a catch weight.

c'mon... we're only haggling about 1 lb here. either 144 or 145 will be enough for this fight to push through. ppl here are just too biased and uncompromising when it comes to their favorite fighters.

 

If he has no other options then I'll agree that the payday is the target but that's not the case and Cotto said it as well. If he finds it difficult/risky to take it at 145 then he will say no like he said so previously for Roach's 143 demands. He has other options, a rematch with Mosley/Margarito/Clottey are all open and will bring a lot of money(Margarito/Mosley to be specific). Also possible fights with Berto or Williams are available as well so he's not out of options and doesn't NEED this fight if he doesn't want to.

 

Nallege - do you attend callege?

 

WHAT! No way bro. This is a great fight for fans. And don't worry about Cotto's health. He's good brah. He'll only have to loose one pound from his last weigh in results which will be less difficult considering Cotto is already down in weight and will be keeping his weight down in lieu of his mega show down with PAC.

Plus Cotto will hold a signifigant, size, power and wieght advantage when it matters most....Fight Night! 145,146,147 doesn't matter b/c Cotto is a WW and he's a pro who is use to cutting weight. And again...its only a pound and he's not ballooning up waiting for word on his next fight and when...that is all done.

It will be a great fight against TWO top P4P guys in the sport meeting at a Fair weight! Fans need this one brah!

 

LOL...Cotto won't be drained by loosing a pound. Stop getting shook. If Cotto looses it won't be because of one pound at weigh in. It will be because PAC was the better fighter. If PAC looses it will be because Cotto was the better fighter. Be "eze".

And this is BOXING.....there are no guantee wins. Some fans are just unable to rationalize making prediction that don't come to fruition on thier behalf so they come up with conspiracy therories or excuses to why someone lost or will loose before a fight even happens.

 

HA! Nall...I know you love this sport and I know you will watch this fight.....maybe not pay for it but you'll end up watching it! That is one thing boxing fans are guilty of....watching ALL the big fights.

 

how can cotto be "straining" to make 145 when he weighed in @146 for the clottey fight before balooning up to 160+ during the fight itself. that's what i'm talking about here... only 1 damn lb. ppl need to get a grip here and not be overly biased for their favorite fighter.

and again, last time pac weighed in for a fight, he was @138, 2 lbs. south of the light-welter limit. so, a fight @either 144 or 145 w/ cotto is very reasonable.

 

True...but only when they are TWO WW's in the mix. THis is not a conventional WW match up...it's between a Jr WW and a natural WW. They are meeting CLOSER to the WW limit in order to get this fight made.

 

A pound won't matter in the grand scheme of things but these terms are suggested, debated and decided on by both parties involved. And with two fighters from two seperated divsions talk about fighting sometimes these negotiations involve all of the above...weights, gloves, purse, venue ect.