Pac/Cotto and the Weight Issue - Logic

[Pullcounter]

Pullcounter? what about each weigh what they want(141-147) for title fight? If pacquiao wants 141 cool, if cotto wants 141 or 147...cool. You think pacquiao team would object?

Trust me, cotto doesn't care about the weight. He's just using the belt as a bargaining chip to get more money.

If cotto doesn't like the deal on the table then he shouuld walk away from $15 million.

I guess the wbo belt is worth more than $15 million.

[shekwan]

Cotto stans need to let it go, this is a great fight and both fighters will be fine at 145.

I like this guys thoughts:

"Wladimir Klitschko outweighed Ruslan Chagaev by almost 20 lbs in their heavyweight title fight but we won’t hear much of that since that division, unlike the lighter classes, does not parade a number that’s tied to the division (147, 154, 160, etc.) so we hear less of it. Later this year when David Haye battles Nico Valuev, their weight disparity will almost be in the triple digits. Haye tipped the scales at 215 when he ousted heavyweight gate-keeper Monte Barrett. Valuev, on the other hand, has been as high as 349 pounds on the scales."

Add in Diaz vs. Malinaggi at 138.5 this freakin month on 8/22. A feather fisted Paulie is coming down weight into a fight stacked against him in Houston vs. Baby Bull but I don't hear the outrage for Paulie.

[Pullcounter]

They BOTH verbally agreed to 145 but NO TITLE. Why is pacquiao demanding title now?

Why is the most useless question to ask.

The correct question to ask is: what should cotto do about it???

Cotto has 2 choices

1) fight pac and get paid $15 million

2) walk away from $15 million

Its just that simple!!!

[rob6465]

Jul. 21, 2009
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

Two of boxing's best to fight in nontitle bout in November at MGM

By STEVE CARP
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
In the past, Bob Arum spent countless hours trying to get Manny Pacquiao to agree to a contract for a fight.

Not this time.

The Top Rank chairman announced Monday that everything is set for Pacquiao, considered boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter, to face WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden. The nontitle fight, scheduled for 12 rounds, will be contested at a catch weight of 145 pounds.
"I went directly to Manny this time," Arum said. "I was able to take my time and not rush anything, and when I made the offer to Manny, he said it was a fair offer and he accepted it."

Arum would not reveal how much each fighter will make. He said Pacquiao will receive the larger percentage of the purse. He also will receive a larger percentage from the pay-per-view sales. HBO will televise the fight.

Arum, who also promotes Cotto, said not having to deal with another promoter reduced the number of potential hassles during negotiations.

"It was easy because both fighters fight for me," he said. "The last couple of fights for Manny, I was dealing with another promoter (Golden Boy), and there are a lot of points to negotiate. But for this fight, I knew there was not going to be any of that. The only thing that was an issue was the size of the guarantee. But I was patient because I knew we would eventually have a deal."

Arum said tickets will go on sale in mid-August. Prices and a sale date will be announced in the coming weeks.

Pacquiao-Cotto has become a more attractive matchup thanks to the fighters' most recent appearances. Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 knockouts) is coming off a sensational second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton at 140 pounds on May 2 at the MGM. He had a win at 147 pounds over Oscar De La Hoya in 2008.

Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) scored a 12-round split decision over Joshua Clottey on June 13 in New York. He fought a courageous fight, overcoming a knockdown in the first round and a nasty cut over his left eye in the third following a head butt. The win boosted Cotto's status as a warrior, and Pacquiao, who was ringside at Madison Square Garden that night, said he wanted to fight Cotto.

The five weeks of negotiations wrapped up over the weekend, and Arum has a fight he said will be intriguing.

"It's a fun fight," he said. "Usually, I can figure out who is going to win a fight. I never had any doubt Manny would beat Oscar, and I knew he'd destroy Hatton.

"But Cotto is another story. This is a tough fight for Manny. Cotto is the stronger fighter, and Manny is the quicker fighter. To me, it's a toss-up."

Fight was set at 145 but non-title. Manny is the one that changed his mind and wants it TITLE.

[rob6465]

Why is the most useless question to ask.

The correct question to ask is: what should cotto do about it???

Cotto has 2 choices

1) fight pac and get paid $15 million

2) walk away from $15 million

Its just that simple!!!

Cotto DOES want to fight Paquiao at what they agreed to...145/non-title. Manny is holding everything up by demanding fight be a title fight

[rob6465]

Cotto stans need to let it go, this is a great fight and both fighters will be fine at 145.

I like this guys thoughts:





Add in Diaz vs. Malinaggi at 138.5 this freakin month on 8/22. A feather fisted Paulie is coming down weight into a fight stacked against him in Houston vs. Baby Bull but I don't hear the outrage for Paulie.

I agree !! Fight was agreed by both at 145/non-title, why change it now to another weight or a title fight?

[Pullcounter]

Fight was set at 145 but non-title. Manny is the one that changed his mind and wants it TITLE.

So what is cotto gonna do about it? You want him to walk away from $15 million because of the ****** vacant wbo strap???

[JACK D. RIPPER]

Why is the most useless question to ask.

The correct question to ask is: what should cotto do about it???

Cotto has 3 choices

1) fight pac and get paid $15 million

2) walk away from $15 million

3) don't budge to the catchweight bitches demands

Its just that simple!!!

Fixed it for you dumbass.

[rob6465]

We all know what is going to happen. Cotto will agree to make it a title fight at 145 to please Pac team and they'll insist cotto can't use a cutman or can't sit between rounds or no water for cotto....sad...lol

[Pullcounter]

Cotto DOES want to fight Paquiao at what they agreed to...145/non-title. Manny is holding everything up by demanding fight be a title fight

So cotto should walk away from $15 million???