Apparently HBO won't host Cotto's next fight unless Canelo is guaranteed next.

[Mitchell Kane]

This would not be a problem but canelo wanted the cinco de mayo date so so bad that he left the negotiation table and signed kirkland asap... gotta get that cinco de mayo da...... oh wait hes fighting may 9th

It's funny you mention that, considering Cotto lost the Puerto Rican Day Parade date at MSG.

[Bardock]

Let me ask you this Cotto butt muncher. If you're HBO, would you give Cotto a date in june against a subpar opponent that they might lose money on if he wasn't guaranteeing you a chance to recoup losses and/or make money on his next fight against Canelo?

It'll be like Verizon giving you a brand new Iphone at the discounted price with no contract and giving you the option to jump to AT&T once you get the phone. They're willing to lose money on the sale of the phone just so they can lock you into a 2yr agreement and make their money on the back end. If you don't want a contract then you must pay full price for the phone.

Like anything else its just business.

Lol great great analogy bro.

[Pigeons]

Cotto's advisor knows Mayweather-Cotto 2 is next. They ain't signing shit with HBO.

[bigjavi973]

if cotto chooses the hbo route there will be no title in line by the time cotto-canelo happens... cotto fights voluntary next and then if he fights canelo instead of ggg he gets stripped ...
ggg knows the cotto fight wont happen he will get the title one way or another..
the best option for hbo and cotto now is to do cotto-k9 and then have that title in the line for the canelo fight...

He can fight his voluntary next, then fight canelo at 154, would be a non title fight, then he can fight GGG after

[bigjavi973]

Arum is trying to snatch K9 away from Cotto and have Bradley face him.

of course he is... think about it... cotto fights K9 gets the IBF SWW title... he can fight floyd in a rematch for the WBC/WBA/RING/IBF titles at SWW

[icha]

He can fight his voluntary next, then fight canelo at 154, would be a non title fight, then he can fight GGG after

i dont think it works that way javi, if that is the case cotto can spend the rest of his career without using his voluntary defense and dont even have to fight ggg.. i believe this time the wbc is really pushing for ggg to get the shot...

[Beater_of_ass]

That's cute.

May 9th will almost certainly have the biggest HBO boxing audience all year.

Speaking of the previous negotiations, though, you don't even know if Cotto can get the same deal as last time.

HBO is applying the pressure to Cotto, not Canelo.

So, Canelo instead of being on the undercard is the main event of Floyd's replays now and you guys are still riding on Floyds numbers to promote Canelo. Only you guys see being second fiddle on HBO in May as better than being a co-headliner in a PPV at MSG for the MW title. That's not cute, that's sad.

[Beater_of_ass]

Let me ask you this Cotto butt muncher. If you're HBO, would you give Cotto a date in june against a subpar opponent that they might lose money on if he wasn't guaranteeing you a chance to recoup losses and/or make money on his next fight against Canelo?

It'll be like Verizon giving you a brand new Iphone at the discounted price with no contract and giving you the option to jump to AT&T once you get the phone. They're willing to lose money on the sale of the phone just so they can lock you into a 2yr agreement and make their money on the back end. If you don't want a contract then you must pay full price for the phone.

Like anything else its just business and I wont blame HBO for turning down Cotto's june date without some sort of guarantee.

Yet GGG and Canelo can fight tomato cans and bums and be okay with it. Yet another boxingscene example of "your fighter can't do it, but my fighters can."

[Deevel916]

Yet GGG and Canelo can fight tomato cans and bums and be okay with it. Yet another boxingscene example of "your fighter can't do it, but my fighters can."

Your response had nothing to do with my post but ok.......

[Mitchell Kane]

So, Canelo instead of being on the undercard is the main event of Floyd's replays now and you guys are still riding on Floyds numbers to promote Canelo. Only you guys see being second fiddle on HBO in May as better than being a co-headliner in a PPV at MSG for the MW title. That's not cute, that's sad.

Canelo wants May and September fights.

With May/Pac likely out the rest of the year, he'll likely get his September date.

Cotto can't even get his PR Day Parade date.