Cotto, Canelo close in on super-fight deal

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/v0gzyfwpURRSWk00QaS8nN4C9Pz34ctR8JGLQHo0kxuU=w800-h533-no Discussions to seal the fight between WBC middleweight Champion Miguel Cotto and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez are going very well and great news is expected by month end, comments WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman. Mauricio says indications are that the fight could happen in the last trimester of the year and the winner will fight Gennady Golovkin- the mandatory rival. "Cotto vs. Canelo is one of the match up combinations that many fans want to see. I think both sides will soon reach an agreement after Interim champion Gennady Golovkin accepted this situation," said Sulaiman "Cotto looked amazing in his last bout and 'Canelo' looked really accurate in his. It could be a great event, with Golovkin then fighting the winner next year." One of the main current topics is focusing on the venue and city that will host this very interesting fight. http://www.world boxing news.net/2015/06/18/news/cotto-canelo-close-in-on-super-fight-deal

Comments (20)

bigjavi973

more info... cotto travels to san francisco to negotiate with canelos team... http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/2402003/viaje-de-negocios-para-cotto Thnx for that info bro!!! Can't give out green k yet :(

10y ago

PlasterWraps

Didn't Fat Dan say that this is pretty much done a while ago, otherwise they wouldn't have paid for Cotto-Geale or something to that affect.

10y ago

BrometheusBob

lol I can understand any hesitance on the part of Cotto or Canelo. They are either gonna lose that first fight or lose against Golovkin. Alright enough trolling. I don't want to jinx this... War Boxing :boxing:

10y ago

Da_Boxer

10y ago

Don_Pichardo

How? What a fighter has done in the past is not relevant when discussing his actions today. Golovkin had 350 amateur fights with only 5 loses. That record and 5 bucks will get him a coffee at Starbucks. The fact of the matter is that Cotto does not have the balls to get in the ring and face his mandatory opponent. I don't care that he beat a cripple for the title or fought his only MW defense against a fighter he had to drain with a catchweight to feel secure enough to fight. All that interests me is that Cotto does not have the spine to fight his mandatory opponent. There is no valid excuse for this and he should be stripped. Because calling cotto spineless is asinine. I'll concede that if Cotto vacates after he fights Canelo unkess its for a our fight. If he vacates for any other reason I'll join u in calling him scared off ggg.

10y ago

icha

more info... cotto travels to san francisco to negotiate with canelos team... http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/2402003/viaje-de-negocios-para-cotto

10y ago

icha

What title fight for GGG? The Canelo - Cotto fight will not be for any MW title because Golovkin will not step aside and Cotto will be stripped. GGG will be automatically be promoted from interim to full champion on the spot. Then Cotto can fight Canelo for the JrMW title which is the title they should be fighting for. If Golovkin has to wait for them to fight and for the winner to vacate afterwards because he has no balls, it will take until the end of 2016 before GGG has the title he deserves. you know what? wbc only cares about money, ggg needs to make big noise if he doesnt get a signed contract which is not going to happen, ggg needs to force the WBC or at least expose them, cuz he is going to get screwed, sad but cotto-canelo is bigger than the wbc and they wont allow any organism to force their future decisions... you already have sulaiman saying GGG accepted the situation, WTF? there is no step aside signed yet...

10y ago

Beater_of_ass

Cotto is spineless. He has more balls than GGG doe. 4 weightclasses and 5 A class fighters fought. GGG - Not moving up I'm small. I make 168 for big money fight. Ward too much for me.

10y ago

TheUndertaker

Canelo is going to cum in Cotto's culo Calm down Rachel, only one cumming is Cotto after he puts the icing on some sweet Cinnamon Buns!! :nutkick:

10y ago

PeasantCrusha

At this point PeasantCrusha should simply cut & paste his posts. It's always the same drivel about Cotto(or any PR boxer) being his hero and everyone being spineless same goes for you :fing26: "God Crusha, why you gotta make it so bad for us...You always expose the true intent of our posts...Your ability to see through our posts is causing us much frustration doe..." :sombrero: Crusha will never stop.

10y ago

elgu

I got Cotto by decision. It should be for the jr middleweight championship. It's time for Cotto to either step up and fight GGG or vacate.

10y ago

T18Z

At this point Barcham should simply cut & paste his posts. It's always the same drivel about GGG being his hero and everyone being spineless. Cotto is spineless.

10y ago

PeasantCrusha

At this point Barcham should simply cut & paste his posts. It's always the same drivel about GGG being his hero and everyone being spineless.

10y ago

jcj0427

10y ago

jcj0427

i for one am hoping this ends in a vicios double KO knockout,these two spanish dudes need to lay off the macho talk acting like they A side type of dudes because we all kno that both these dudes lose every big fight they are involved in,espeically cotto that boy cant win a fight unless his opponents getting disability benefits theyre not from spain. one is puerto rican and the other is mexican btw. the hate is strong in you.

10y ago

Barcham

"Got heemm" in martin Lawrence voice from blue streak. How? What a fighter has done in the past is not relevant when discussing his actions today. Golovkin had 350 amateur fights with only 5 loses. That record and 5 bucks will get him a coffee at Starbucks. The fact of the matter is that Cotto does not have the balls to get in the ring and face his mandatory opponent. I don't care that he beat a cripple for the title or fought his only MW defense against a fighter he had to drain with a catchweight to feel secure enough to fight. All that interests me is that Cotto does not have the spine to fight his mandatory opponent. There is no valid excuse for this and he should be stripped.

10y ago

STREET_CLEANER

Lets concentrate on Cotto/Canelo that hasn't been signed as of yet than the winner has to fight GGG. A lot of things can happen from now to then

10y ago

Beater_of_ass

Aren't Ducklovkin fans sad? They will crucify great fighters like Cotto who has fought Margarito, Pacquiao, Mayweather, Martinez. A first ballot HOFer. They try to degrade the legends of our sport for some coward that's afraid to fight the best the sport has to offer. Ducklovkin wishes he has an ounce of the guts Cotto has. Ducklovkin is a coward. Well they sh*t on Cotto but if GGG beat him they'd think it was the best win ever lol.

10y ago

Don_Pichardo

Sure. Cotto moved up to his 4th weight class... but he has no balls. Geale had 20 lbs on him... he has no balls. He went 11 rounds with plastercheater swallowing his own blood... he has no balls. Fought everybody there was to fight throughout his career... he has no balls. Yet GGG can't move up ONE weight class unless its Chavez jr or Froch at a ppv. He wants to unify belts doe. He's already over 30 years old with over 30 pro fights. "Got heemm" in martin Lawrence voice from blue streak.

10y ago

Don_Pichardo

:bottle: You said the same when I made the Geale thread. Just be happy we are getting this fight outta the way so we can get the WBC title fight for GGG (Yes even I want GGG to fight for the title) now I got it. get er done damnit.

10y ago