Pacquiao-Cotto Being Pushed By WBO as Title Bout

[Osirus022]

idiots that why they say the weight first then they say limit. just because you fight under a weight class does'nt mean it can't be sanction as a title fight. as long as the fighters don't weigh more than 147 then its legity. its called the welterweight limit.

In Roach's eye, HIS WW limit is 145 for this fight, so your post is no good, needs to be thrown out!!!

[Osirus022]

141-147 is a WW fight. If the champ Cotto agrees to come in 1lb lighter for his next fight vs. pacman why shouldn't it be for the belt? Y'all need to cool off with ur bitching about 1 extra godamn lb already. Youre not doctors, your not biologists, your not kinesioligists, and most importantly your not miguel cotto. It's a godamn belt who gives a ****, are you more or less likely to watch this fight because it's a title fight? If you're either way than your not a boxing fan, the belt shouldn't even matter to real fans.

The pleasure should not go to the one who cannot or refuse to go the WW distance limit, it should be for the actual champ and the actual limit, not no made up limit. Shut up already, a belt is VERY valuable to the Cotto haters who say he never fights champs for their belts.

[Osirus022]

as much as I like to see Pac go for the gold once again... I don't wanna see a division go to waste, since pac won't ever defend the titles which I don't blame him..

Ooh, good post!!

[M.I Truth ?]

Welterweights are 147 not a catch weight. Some of you are probably going to say well they can fight under the limit. What makes this NOT a welterweight fight are the terms of the fight. If it were a true welterweight fight then Cotto could weigh in at 147. It is amazing how many people are on here talking like it should be for the welterweight title when they have no clue of what it is to fight for the title. Last time I checked there was no belt for 144 or 145 lbs.

Truth.com

[Talisayen]

This bout will be a candidate for the fight of the decade. Both fighters compliment each other and they will come ready to show their best to entertain us. The question now is which skill will prevail Power or Speed? This bout will pay tribute to the proverbial line “What will happen when a unstoppable thing meets with a immovable object.”

[buckdacious]

Might as well be for the title when Cotto just came in 146 and defened his belt against Clottey. If Cotto comes in 145, how can you say its not for the title??

[Left2theliver]

A welterweight title bout that's not at 147?...don't like the idea...

[Osirus022]

Though Id rather the fight be at 147, you are completely right. Anything above 140 is welterweight. According to the logic of other posters Cotto should not have even retained the belt when he beat Cottley seeing as he weighed in at 146. As long as the two fighters agree on the catchweight, and said catchweight is below the upper limit of the division, the organizing body can sanction it as a belt fight.

damn for that dumb post on the BOLD you shouldnt even post anymore.

[FLY TY]

Though Id rather the fight be at 147, you are completely right. Anything above 140 is welterweight. According to the logic of other posters Cotto should not have even retained the belt when he beat Cottley seeing as he weighed in at 146. As long as the two fighters agree on the catchweight, and said catchweight is below the upper limit of the division, the organizing body can sanction it as a belt fight.

not the same thing...

WW covers 141-147 lbs......

if there is a stipulation saying you can't come into the fight above 145, then its not a true WW fight....if cotto comes in at 146 or 147(which are WW weights) in this fight, either he'll be stripped or the fight won't happen....

against clottey, cotto had the option to come in at 147, but he trained a little harder and took off the extra pound....but he had the option to come in at the full spectrum of weights for the weight class.

this is a ploy for pacman, if he wins, to say he won't another belt in another weight class...fine by me, as long as they put an asterisk next to that ****.

[Osirus022]

The WBO sees another opportunity to get some cash. Nuthing more than that. Cotto is a ****** sob if he accepts this with a weight limit below the ww limit. It is a ww title right? Not a catchweight title! And to all those quick to say it is still ww are denying whats fact vs fiction. If you argue, whats 1 pound? Then i'll ask u why do fighters get stripped for weighing 1 lb over the weight limit for a title fight? See how ****** that is!?

GREAT POST!! This should shut alot of people up.