Truth be told Manny Pacquiao does not need Miguel Cotto, nor his belt. Just based on both fighters' recent history, it should be Cotto crawling on his fours wanting to fight Pacquiao to revive his slumping career.
I don't know whether Cotto is posturing or is simply stubborn when he said he wouldn't put up his WBO welterweight belt against Pacquiao even if he had to vacate it. Fighting words from the gallant Puerto Rican, but why would Pacquiao care?
If that's the case then Cotto isn't really interested in the biggest payday and break of his career after all. If I was a Team Pacquiao adviser, I'd simply tell Manny to walk and explore his many other options.
Mosley is willing and waiting in the wings and would even go down to 140 and take 40% of the pot just to dance with Manny. Of course there's still the option of paying Marquez step-aside money as Floyd Mayweather Jr. himself suggested and get right down to business with "Money May". Or he can stay in his division and fight the winner of Timothy Bradley and Nate Campbell next week at the Agua Caliente Casino in Palm Springs. Call me T.I. because fact of the matter is Manny, "you can have whatever you like". Such are the rewards of being the best and most popular boxer in the planet. When Cotto actually locates his heart after Antonio Margarito beat the crap out of him and fighting the last four rounds of his controversial win against Joshua Clottey on skates, then he can start acting like a diva.
Really? He will vacate his title just so Pacquiao wouldn't be able to get a shot at it? That's simply disrespectful in my book. You wouldn't even give a much smaller person a shot at a belt he very well deserves if he beats you just because of two almost meaningless pounds? Even when it means you are to get the biggest payday of your career? Really?
Pacquiao did not invent title fights at a catch weight, in fact great boxers like Sugar Ray Leonard have done it before him in the past. The welterweight limit is from 141-147 pounds, the 147 is just the maximum weight they can come in at. Realistically, Pacquiao is really that small compared to Cotto so the two pounds only makes it sensible. Just a year ago, even Bob Arum himself said imagining Pacquiao in the ring with Cotto was ludicrous and he simply could not see it happening. That was then, this is now. And now all of a sudden it's ridiculous for Pacquiao to ask for a title-fight for asking Cotto to come down 2 pounds?
Let's put things in proper perspective. Pacquiao does not need Cotto right now. Actually, Cotto is fortunate that he is getting all this attention and publicity after his ho-hum victories and devastating loss to Margarito. A lot of people even consider him damaged goods and actually lost to Clottey. That's not to say I agree with that, I personally feel Cotto is still one of the toughest fights for Pacquiao out there but it doesn't mean it's the best fight for him necessarily especially if it would be a beltless fight and if Cotto would go out of his way just to not make it a title-fight for him. Pacquiao can fight Mosley who is a better sell for American veiwers and Pay-Per-View buyers anyway. You also finally get to see Pacquiao fight an African-American boxer, one of the best at that, as some people have been clamoring for. I know I'm starting to sound like a broken record but Pacquiao got options... Pacquiao got options....Pac-paca-pac-pa-pac-pac got chiki-chiki op-tions... Pacquiao got op-o-o-options. Broken record, scratch, scribble, dice and transform it, whatever it takes to send the message. Got it? Good. (By the way shout out to my boy DJ QBert, one of the best skratch DJs to have ever lived)
Perhaps somebody whispered something behind Cotto's ear for him to be confident of whatever happens at the moment. It's almost as if he is willing to just finish up his contract with Top Rank against whoever and jump ship to Golden Boy where promised greener pastures await. It makes sense. De la Hoya could have very well guaranteed Cotto a shot at Mayweather or a rematch with Mosley with some serious dough in tow. Nobody really believes that all Cotto and De la Hoya did was a round of golf a couple of weeks ago.
That's besides the point however. Last time I checked, Pacquiao hasn't signed any papers to fight Cotto yet. Cotto is a good opponent but there are better options for Pacquiao out there if Cotto insists on playing hard-to-get. He can go for Mosley's belts at 143 if he wants to rather than negotiate with a fighter people consider as "damaged goods".
http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10947-Indianapolis-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Pacquiao-doesnt-need-Cotto-or-his-belt
just like bro mangler said, pac dont even need cotto. pac should look for other options if miguel continues to play hard to get :cool2:
Money is the name of the game. Cotto without the Pac fight wont get anything near the money he will gets from the other fight. The chances he might lost his next fight if he gives rematch Mosley or Clottey then its over. In short, he has in no position to demand so much. If Pac chose to fight Mosley. He is sorry, anyway he can fight the others for a peanut and lost.
I am getting sick of this bullshit, neither guy need each other... Cotto could just continue fighting at 147 and persuit a good career there earning plenty of money while Pacquiao stays at 140... neither guy need each other, its just the money makes more sense for both guys...
shut up you are not credible.
thats why your boy jmm is on a catch weight too asshole.
PBF is a ring lineal at 147 why jmm fight at 144?
Cotto on 145 is better than mosley on 140.
Just worry about Bojado and Ortiz.
your sig made me laugh :lol1:
Moron strikes again.
lol Giiiiiiiit the f*ck out of here, if Paq and his team wanted to make serious history they would fight at 147 for Cotto's belt. Simple as that. But they don't put Paq in real fights, there always lookin out for Paq. In a Paq fight, there's always a catch. There has to be some weight drainage, or an opponent on the downfall of his career in some way or fashion. With Miguel they're trying to drain him, but I doubt 2lbs will be enough to cheat Miguel out of a victory.
I mean seriously, who would want to see Shane Mosley go down to 140 and possibly be completely ineffective in the fight!? Who would seriously want to see that over a fight with a fresher Miguel at 145?
lol Who ever wrote that article is a f*ckin idiot..
shut up you are not credible.
thats why your boy jmm is on a catch weight too asshole.
PBF is a ring lineal at 147 why jmm fight at 144?
Cotto on 145 is better than mosley on 140.
Just worry about Bojado and Ortiz.
it may be put at 145 if pac or arum pay the sanctioning fees and give a lil extra to cotto
at any rate, the fight will be made. this crap is the same bitching and moaning that happened before pac vs hatton
its been said that uncle bob is willing to pay the fees for everyone, pac on his recent column said that hes also willing to pay the sanctioning fees. so it all boils down to miguel getting more i think
Pac should just KO Cotto and move on. He shouldn't even worry about that sorry ass belt because it means nothing. Cotto won the vacant title by beating some bum named Jennings. That is not a real championship so Pac gains nothing by winning it.
well at least he will be the first man to hold 8 titles in 7weight divisions :cool2:
yes they had a verbal agreement but thats just verbal and no contracts are signed yet. and regarding pac not staying true to his word i dont know about that bro
Pac should just KO Cotto and move on. He shouldn't even worry about that sorry ass belt because it means nothing. Cotto won the vacant title by beating some bum named Jennings. That is not a real championship so Pac gains nothing by winning it.
it hasn't, but pac agreed verbally. what's up, now pac doesn't stay true to his word or what?
yes they had a verbal agreement but thats just verbal and no contracts are signed yet. and regarding pac not staying true to his word i dont know about that bro
they agreed to fight at 145 for no belt
simple isn't it?
but no contract is signed yet so everything is still subject to change. i just dont see this fight happening at 147. belt might be on the line at 145 but not at 147
are u kiddin..baldomir isn't legit? hhaa
im referring to the top dogs at welter. cotto, shane, williams, and he also didnt fight margarito so i cant see him fighting any of those given names now. you can also take margarito off the list since of the plaster scandal
NO f*ckin way Floyd picks Miguel over Pacquiao.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao is what every boxing fan been waiting to see.
cosign bro. floyd wont fight a legit welter
either one can fight shane..but shane prefers pac but maybe he'd have second thoughts about that 140 challenge and fight cotto in a unification match..cotto can try to go after berto...jmm will always be willin to fight pac..or pac could even await this weekends winner
im sorry thats supposed to be "who will be miguels option if pac-cotto doesnt happen?" edited post
He'd have to wait on the side line. He'd only take a risk against an opponent who can bring him money and that only opponent is Cotto.
im sorry thats supposed to be "who will be miguels option if pac-cotto doesnt happen?" edited post
if mayweather beats jmm, i doubt that miguel will get a shot at floyd
NO f*ckin way Floyd picks Miguel over Pacquiao.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao is what every boxing fan been waiting to see.
so who will be pacs option if this fight doesnt happen?
He'd have to wait on the side line. He'd only take a risk against an opponent who can bring him money and that only opponent is Cotto.