Is Cotto really weight drained at 145?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

He came in at 146 to be light, so that he would be able to engage in one of his patented late round ethiopian marathons to avoid getting beat down like a flea infested dog again. .

so 145 might actually be good for him....once that fade kicks in, he's gonna need to be light on his feet

[borikua]

Who knows? But I doubt it since he made 146 for Clottey and didn't looked drained. He should be fine imo.

[colly10]

He'll be weight drained, but still good enough to mangle Packy.

Weight drained by 1 lb. He weighed in as 146 for the Clotty fight.

If it would have absolutely no effect on him then why are they asking him to come down to 145?

Because 5 pounds is already alot for pacquaio to move up

[catalinul]

We'll find out on fight night.

[baracuda]

did'nt we all have a poll not too long ago about who has the advantage at 145?......cotto had 89 % votes........

[Maidana vs Rios]

beating cotto at his weight, 147 >> beating cotto at 145

roach, b-hop, vegas odds + many others predicting that pac will have no problem with cotto at 145. so why not make it at 147? will 2 pounds make that much difference?

145: Not an official weight limit. cotto will be fine. pac will beat him.

147: The universally recognized weight limit of Cotto's division. cotto will be fine. pac will beat him.


sooo.....why is this fight at 145 again?

[them_apples]

It's a ******ed catch weight...I doubt it'll really effect Cotto that much. Pac shoulda just went for 147, he'd get a lot more credit if he does win.

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That's the thing, I really doubt it will change the outcome of the fight, pretty ****** decision for Pac's team, I think.

Pacquiao only comes to fight at 148, Cotto blows up to 160+ It's more unfair to Pacquiao than Cotto.

[jcarr71]

It will have no effect. A pound from the Clottey fight will make little difference.

[AssasinKing]

Cotto will be fine.

The man said it himself...

[Kalion]

If it would have absolutely no effect on him then why are they asking him to come down to 145?

It will affect his ability to rehydrate to 155+ as he usually does. Thats one of the main points of catch weighting.