Roach: "Pacquiao Doesn't Need Cotto Without The Belt"

[lcheezy]

they just gave the 10 bell count for vernon forrest on friday night fights. R.I.P CHAMP

[GRUSTLER]

how can you not see that just because it falls under the ww division doesn't mean its title worthy? What if the agreed to 141 should the title be on the line then? If you start limiting how much a fighter can weigh within a division then ask them to defend the belt is just wrong, period. That is exactly what manny is doing. "i want to fight you, but only if you weigh 145 and you put the title on the line, we'll just act like the two other pounds in the division don't exist." the problem is that manny never mentioned the belt prior to cotto signing the contract that is just foul business. That would be like you buying a house, then the person who sold it to you saying btw you'll only get it now if you give us double the down payment.

word! True dat!

[boxingfan76]

all the idiots that say welter weight is from 141-147 arent seeing the other side of the equation just 1 way.140 is jr welter 147 is welter no other class in between there.cotto won the title at 147 meaning he was able to weigh in at a maximum of 147,true welterweight.weighing in at 145 isnt the official welterweight limit and only helps pacyow.therefore the title should not be at stake here.

[Iceta]

He's not avoiding anyone, he made it very clear that he was keen to fight either Mayweather, Cotto or Mosley this year, and he decided in the end to fight Cotto because Mayweather decided to fight Marquez, so wasn't available, and he thinks a Cotto fight would be a bigger money fight and a more entertaining fight than a Mosley fight would be - plus he thinks he's more likely to win it. But if the Cotto fight falls through, he'll try to make a fight with Mosley.

But I'm not even convinced that Pacquiao is getting more money for a Cotto fight, because Cotto didn't just come out and flat out say that he would take less money than Pacquiao like Mosley did when the negotiation process of this fight started.

[MegatronCEN*CAL]

THE TITLE OF THIS STORY SHOULD BE- Roach:" pacyow doesnt need to fight anybody that has a legitimate chance of winning".

Isn't that the truth...haha.

[GRUSTLER]

I'm glad Cotto took a stand on this, Pac's cheesy negotiating tactics are getting old, he hasn't proven himself to be as big of a monetary draw as him and his people claim he is. He's made his claim off of others that were the main draw and claimed the success as his alone. Cotto should be getting a bigger cut, you can't tell me Cotto is that much smaller of a draw than Pac.

I think if Pac/Cotto had separate fights with two not so big
opponents Pac in vegas and Cotto in NY, I'm more than sure
that Cotto would do more #'s. Cotto has been packing the
Garden for awhile now. Before Oscar/Hatton, Pacquiao wasn't
really do big #'s like that. Pac's been in some exciting fights
but Cotto has the PR in NY on smash. I agree that Cotto should
be getting more than what he settled for and it's sickening that
after all the demands Cotto has agreed to NOW they want to
throw some more BS at him. Kind of disrespectful to Cotto.
I think Freddie/Pacquiao are just beginning to inflate their domes!
who knows how big their heads will continue to get. I hope Cotto
KO's Manny.

[MegatronCEN*CAL]

**** Manny. Cotto doesn't need Manny. And Cotto should have set the fight at 147 in the first place.

And **** Roach too. Can't stand that guy.

[lcheezy]

it des'nt make a difference how much a fighter weighs as long as he's under the limit and over the limit of the weight class thats under it.this is a legit welterweight title fight,period. mayweather did'nt come in at 154 for the de la hoya fight. he came in at 150 and kicked that ass. cottos belt should be on the line.

[multivitamins]

**** Manny. Cotto doesn't need Manny. And Cotto should have set the fight at 147 in the first place.

And **** Roach too. Can't stand that guy.

Cotto will be getting the biggest paycheck of his career. He won't fet that on Clottey or Mosley.

[prsi]

Cotto will be getting the biggest paycheck of his career. He won't fet that on Clottey or Mosley.

But he can against PBF