Bye Bye Corrales/Castillo

It's amazing how some of you fail to understand guys like Cotto or Hatton aren't just going to drop their plans and fight Castillo. These guys are professional and fight for big money, not peanuts. Now fighters who could fill in who are not scheduled are Maussa and Witter, but even they have a certain status that they don't want to lose by being ill prepared against a championship fighter who has been in long training. Then Castillo has protect his rep to maximize the monies when he does face Corrales. Probably it will be a tune up fight against a top 50 jr welt.

You guys (well not all of you) are overlooking one issue, the HBO-Showtime issue. Cotto couldn't fight Castillo in February since its a Showtime date and he's an HBO fighter. Now while Castillo is a free agent fighter, Showtime might still expect him to fight for them next month. So the only way a Cotto-Castillo fight happens this spring is if its in March and not February, leaving February still vacant on Showtime. If for soem reason Castillo fought Cotto on March 4th, it'd be a definite tough call on whether to watch that fight live or the Lacy fight live. Either way, both would get DVR'd and if we can't have those fights, i wish the promoters set-up Mayweather Jr. and Hatton together in the same card fighting their mandatories, they should win these and that would set-up their megabuck showdown later, perhaps by the 2nd quarter of this year.

Corrales is one of my favorite fighters, I dont hate you. I'm just saying, that these fights have all been tainted by something, or in one way. Well I guess your right but I thought This fight was not gana have anymore bull behind it but oh well.......

You guys (well not all of you) are overlooking one issue, the HBO-Showtime issue. Cotto couldn't fight Castillo in February since its a Showtime date and he's an HBO fighter. Now while Castillo is a free agent fighter, Showtime might still expect him to fight for them next month. So the only way a Cotto-Castillo fight happens this spring is if its in March and not February, leaving February still vacant on Showtime. If for soem reason Castillo fought Cotto on March 4th, it'd be a definite tough call on whether to watch that fight live or the Lacy fight live. Either way, both would get DVR'd

I had a little bit of interest in Castillo/Corrales 2 since it was pushed, and one was being advertised too much. Than 2 made it, into an exphition fight, not for the belts. Also with the huge weght issuse, all but made the fight a joke. Now, is anyone esle losing all bit of intrest in this crap? And i wasnt even excited about one cause i thought Casamayor won, and wanted Corrales/Casa 3. You have nothing but hate for Mexican fighters dont you? Castillo clearly beat Casa so I dont know what your talking about......I couldnt even belive a warrior like Duran was training that chump.

this whole injury is really a blessing in disguise... now both fighters have to time to fully recover and put on a great 3rd fight.

If Cotto hadn't had such a long layoff I think they could have made the fight in March but no way do you take on a fighter like Castillo with that long of a layoff plus he already signed to fight Branco. If they are going to make the 3rd fight then that eliminates the Castillo vs. Cotto fight, dosen't it clear the way for a Cotto vs. Hatton summer showdown? They would have no one else that is a top contender to fight with unless one decides to face Mayweather, which I doubt. I think diffrent because Cotto is probably training right now gettying ready for Branco so it would be perfect, But I'm wondering, is Branco Cotto mandatory?

Castillo needs to move on, call the fight off, go to 140 and fight Cotto. The clock is ticking on Castillo's career this is a huge holdup imo.

If Cotto hadn't had such a long layoff I think they could have made the fight in March but no way do you take on a fighter like Castillo with that long of a layoff plus he already signed to fight Branco. If they are going to make the 3rd fight then that eliminates the Castillo vs. Cotto fight, dosen't it clear the way for a Cotto vs. Hatton summer showdown? They would have no one else that is a top contender to fight with unless one decides to face Mayweather, which I doubt.

Yeah but Corrales doesn't pull out of damn near every fight with an injury like Calzaghe has been doing lately. A legit injury is a legit injury. End of story.

this sucks ass, i bought a plane ticket to el paso for this fight and now it isnt going down. makes me mad as hell. oh well. as for an opponent for castillo, i don't know who is stupid enough to take on Castillo under short notice. that isnt the best move, maybe he'll fight someone at 140 now that he doesn't have to make the 135lb requirement..... i would love for it to be a high caliber fighter, but with short notice and basically no promotion, that aint going to happen......

I have no problems with Corrales receiving an injury, so long as the board will start to realise that a "legit" injury for Corrales can also be a "legit" injury for Calzaghe... Yeah but Corrales doesn't pull out of damn near every fight with an injury like Calzaghe has been doing lately.

I have no problems with Corrales receiving an injury, so long as the board will start to realise that a "legit" injury for Corrales can also be a "legit" injury for Calzaghe...

What if Showtime put Castillo on the shelf and went with two completely different fighters? Maybe they can get Margarito-Gomez on Showtime instead of the Top Rank PPV

Quite frankly I don't think the public was demanding the third fight in nine months. A postponement is no big deal. Hatton couldn't step in because he was supposed to take a longer break due to the cuts in the Maussa fight. I would like to see Castillo take a 140 fight (he probably doesn't want to botehr with 135 anyways. How about Freitas?)

Is it just me or is diegofuego doing the bias thing again? How many people think that if Castillo would of done this diegofuego would of been bitching like there was no tomorrow? Huge disappointment that we wont get to see this happen but unfortunally this is boxing and accidents do happen what can we do. Ill be looking forward to Castillo fighting anyways no matter who he fights Ill still watch. I don't care if a fight is postponed due to legit injury. If Castillo suffered the rib injury, I wouldn't say shit. It's part of boxing and we're used to it. Weighing in 3 lbs over the limit, I'm not ok with.

the setback is fine. we weren't ready for the third fight yet Is it just me or is diegofuego doing the bias thing again? How many people think that if Castillo would of done this diegofuego would of been bitching like there was no tomorrow? Huge disappointment that we wont get to see this happen but unfortunally this is boxing and accidents do happen what can we do. Ill be looking forward to Castillo fighting anyways no matter who he fights Ill still watch.

damn man..... ohh well i wonder who they gonna put to fight....

the setback is fine. we weren't ready for the third fight yet

So what now? Will they fight again or will Arum find a replacement and then make a Castillo vs. Cotto fight? If they decide to have the third fight Cotto will have no opponents and we may get to see Cotto vs. Hatton in the summer!