WBC strips Cotto of middleweight title

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  1. BlizzyBlizz

    BlizzyBlizz Loyal Member Full Member

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  2. The Shockmaster

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    could have been around those figures....i dont know....but him bringing that belt to this fight was worth some extra money....def more than he paid
     
  3. cslb

    cslb Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You can only speculate how negotiations would have gone without the belt but having the belt during the Alvarez negotiations was worth more than the step-aside money. You can believe that.
     
  4. BlizzyBlizz

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    Imo the split would've been a lot closer to even (I still think Cotto would've gotten more)or the fight would've been off.
     
  5. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But why? That's what I'm getting at.
     
  6. #1Rounder

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    So can Golden Boy fight this for breach of contract since the negotiations were based off Cotto being the WBC belt holder?? And he no longer held his end of the deal up?
     
  7. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    I've forgotten more than you'll ever know.:deal
     
  8. BlizzyBlizz

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    The WBC had Cotto as it's lineal title. That's enough to start a new lineal champion if Cotto and Canelo don't fight GG. GG would move to #1, and the #2 guy would fight for the new title and establish a new lineal champion.
     
  9. Rock0052

    Rock0052 Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolutely.

    It's worth remembering that Canelo still has the title to fight for. If Cotto dropped it early, it'd have hurt him because Alvarez would've had no chance at winning it. We as fans may think there's too many belts and they don't add any value, but they do.
     
  10. The Shockmaster

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    basically cotto played things perfectly.....

    and i still think its funny there are those who are acting like theyve just been liberated from a prison because of this news...acting like the wbc made such an honorable move thats going to save boxing and ggg.....bottom line is this wouldnt have happened if cotto wanted to open his checkbook....and believe this...cottos checkbook is large
     
  11. BlizzyBlizz

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    Cotto didn't breach anything. He was stripped, and the WBC is saying that they will recognize Canelo as it's champion if he wins which is only right.
     
  12. Rumsfeld

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    :good

    In my opinion, the TBR is head and shoulders above anything else out there today, bar none. I don't agree with all of their rankings, but as long as our very own McGrain is involved, I trust their integrity far more than any of the many historically corrupt sanctioning alphabet soups.

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  13. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Exactly this.

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  14. #1Rounder

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    I see ...👍
     
  15. #1Rounder

    #1Rounder Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oh and what is that first comment supposed to mean??