Cotto to Pay Pacquiao $1 million per Pound for Excess Weight

[Santa Claus]

Cotto to Pay Pacquiao $1 million per Pound for Excess Weight
By Leo Reyes.

If Miguel Cotto weighs more than 145 pounds when he climbs the ring on November 14, he will have to pay his opponent Manny Pacquiao $1 million for every pound of excess weight. Coach Roach said he will call off the fight if Cotto weighs more than 147 lbs.
Miguel Cotto should not weigh more than 147 pounds when he faces Manny Pacquiao on November 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. If he goes beyond the maximum limit set by Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach, the Puerto Rican boxer will have to pay Pacquiao $1 million per pound of excess weight.
The two fighters agreed to fight at 145 pounds but in a recent statement by the famous boxing coach, he made it clear that he will call off the fight if Cotto weighs more than 147.
In a report by GMA news, he said he will let the fight happen if Cotto is just two pounds heavier than he original agreed weight of 145 pounds.
“That’s the highest we could go (147 pounds). I would call the fight off if he comes in weighing more than that," said Roach, now back in the comforts of his Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, California after a month-long stay in the Philippines for the first part of Pacquiao’s training camp for his Nov. 14 slugfest with the 28-year old Cotto.
Cotto's camp led by Joe Santiago could take the two pounds allowable excess as earlier set by Roach and pay $2 million penalty. In doing so, Cotto will be comfortable with his fighting weight being a natural welterweight boxer.
Pacquiao will be fighting as a welterweight for the second time. He first did so when he fought Oscar de la Hoya in their famous 'Dream Match' that Pacquiao won by KO.
Both boxers are winding up their training in preparation for the November 14 boxing event. Pacquiao who flew in Saturday from his training camp in Baguio City has now resumed his training at the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach in Hollywood.
Cotto on the other hand is still holed up in Tampa Florida with coach Joe Santiago and his team. Team Cotto earlier announced that the Puerto Rican boxer is now in top shape and ready to face the current pound-for-pound king.
Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will collide in their 'Firepower' match on November 14 at the MGM Grand garden arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[Mighty_Windir]

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Mayweather coud have come at 154 and Marquez was still going to crack that ass, shows you how much of a warrior Pac and his team are.

[Pullcounter]

$2 million is a lot... i doubt cotto will come overweight.

[MANGLER]

Cotto will make 145 without a problem.

[iHateThePacMan]

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Mayweather coud have come at 154 and Marquez was still going to crack that ass, shows you how much of a warrior Pac and his team are.

I think its more of an idiot fighting a losing battle. Look at what happen Marquez.

[SuperTrooper]

That's lot of money for Miguel Cotto to lose if he comes in overweight. I highly doubt Cotto will let himself come in overweight.

[iHateThePacMan]

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Mayweather coud have come at 154 and Marquez was still going to crack that ass, shows you how much of a warrior Pac and his team are.

So what do you think of Cotto not going to 143 like Pacquiao wanted, shows you how much of a warrior cotto and his team are.

[Mighty_Windir]

So what do you think of Cotto not going to 143 like Pacquiao wanted, shows you how much of a warrior cotto and his team are.

Cotto can't make 143 without being dehydrated, isn't that ****ing obvious by now?

[BERNIE'S CORNER]

I guess the price of proving a point has gone up like everything else ? Dam thats alot of pinchos ! Cotto will come in at 144.

[Silencers]

That gives Cotto a lot of incentive to make weight.