Source says Mayweather/Cotto done for May 5th pending licensing.

[PACsmash]

This fight at 154 is perfect for Cotto. Shows Floyd has balls to fight him at that weight. I've give Floyd more credit if he beats Cotto then Manny did when he beat him. Much respect to Floyd.

So why would he say if Martinez can make 150 then it's on?

[sugersean15]

Lv commission just said its unheard of to give a fighter there license just before they go to jail ;(

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Waste of a fight, shame on you Floyd.

Floyd schools Cotto, Pac schools __________ then we are back at square one with 2012 being another year where these guys don't fight each other.

[-Kev-]

Lol you took Floyd out of your sig but we all know after may 5 you wil suck his ****

If he fights Martinez at 154 or Canelo? Or Pacquiao? Or an actual elite fighter? Hell yeah I would.

For a win over Cotto? Hell no.

[IronDanHamza]

Lv commission just said its unheard of to give a fighter there license just before they go to jail ;(

So, what?

What now?

[Walt Liquor]

Fighting him @ 154 and not an imaginary weight class for a diamond belt.

Your argument that he is a leftover (just like the rest of your pro-Pac arguments) is invalid.

why would pac have fought cotto at 154 when they fought?

[sugersean15]

May weather said he did not hit Harris he held her because she was on drugs and drink and that he pleded guilty to keep his kids off the stand and that he will turn himself in June 1

What a hero

[ИATAS]

Lv commission just said its unheard of to give a fighter there license just before they go to jail ;(

is the hearing going on right now or is later today?

[Sweet Pea 50]

Floyd by wide UD.

And yes, I will be buying it, if it does actually go down.

[New England]

I don't think it will be over their heads at all. First of all I don't consider GBP a real promoter anyways. I think they need network backing but that's neither here nor there. But, Floyd has Haymon in his team. Who hasn't promoted fights but has promoted concerts. So he knows how to promote. The name Mayweather vs Cotto with their fan base can sell the fight. Mayweather promotions are already promoting a card on Showtime with Vargas and Lattimore in a double header. I'm pretty sure Floyd, Ellerbe, and Haymon have enough connections where they can get sponsors. 50 cent in one of his business can be a sponsor. I'm pretty sure Cotto has connections in Puerto Rico where he can get sponsors/investors and such.

I honestly think they can do it on their own. But, you right maybe they don't want to take the risk. Even though I think the risk would be very minimal

i agree that al haymon would be the wildcard

that guy knows what the hell he is doing and has plenty of connections


i'm also not sure by which method the HBO ppv date and the venue are booked. i'm pretty sure i've heard shaeffer say that goldenboy is the entitity that owns the right to the date, but i'd have to go back through the bscene archives or the court transcrips for his continuance.

in floyd's name with mayweather promotions? exclusively through al haymon?
or is goldenboy involved. i tend to think that goldenboy is involved in that regard

on having the cash flow for the fighters garantee's and the cashflow to run such an event: i dont think that mayweather promotions and cotto promotions have that sort of muscle

again, with haymon, and the size of the fight, the HBO and vegas dates, it ceertainly wouldnt be impossible to find somebody to come up with that cash

but this isnt mayweather and pacquiao, its mayweather and cotto, and i dont see all of that money just coming out of the woodwork


and finally there's the nitty gritty part of the promotion. the grunt work.
the logistics. putting on the event and promoting the thing to make sure people are in the building and buying ppv at home.
while i agree that goldenboy isnt the greatest promotor out there, they've proven that they can handle that aspect of things. i think this aspect (outside of the hbo and ppv date rights and the venue date,) would be most difficult for mayweather promotions to deal with.