Phillippine Star reports Pac nearly pulling out of the fight!

[Walt Kowalski]

Typical behavior from a zipperhead like him....

[rommel357]

I still don't understand what the big deal is if Cotto himself said he usually come down to 145lbs for the weigh in anyway and he doesn't have a problem going down that weight. But i do understand that out of pride alone why Cotto would demand to set the true limit of 147lbs. But for a mere 2lbs that he's confident to begin with anyway and the biggest payday of his career, i say just go for it. I would really hate to see this fight get canceled. I'm starting to have a feeling that it will. It's a bigger lost for Cotto IMO.

"Its no concern of mine whether it is 145 pounds or not," Cotto said.

"That is the usual weight that we cut down to for the weigh in, and in the ring—on fight night—I will go up eight to 10 pounds, so actually during the fight I will weigh around 155," stated Cotto.

[pelonxsoldier28]

aaaaaaaaa i want his title aaaaaaaaaa but on my terms only aaaaaaaaaa 140 aaaaaaaaaaa.

[rommel357]

aaaaaaaaa i want his title aaaaaaaaaa but on my terms only aaaaaaaaaa 140 aaaaaaaaaaa.

I just got this. I can't believe you're making fun of his english. At least he's trying. Even Bush speaks like that, without the heavy accent of course.

[syphillis]

If this fight doesn't happen then Cotto got the raw deal. He missed out on his biggest payday and he's stuck with Uncle Bob for the next 2 years. Pac in the meantime can fight nobodies in 140 and still make 8 fiigures. **** the 7th belt... either that or fight the self-whored SSM and his belt.

IMO, principles be damned and show me the money after having been fighting all these years. Then again I'm just one greedy mothas like most others.

[Bad~JuJu]

Pacs team are making themselves look bad.
You want the title? Why handicap the champ/beltholder?
If you want the WW belt fight at 147, if you can't, than stay at 140.
If the fight is @145 there shouldn't be a belt on the line, simple as that.
I respect the **** out of Manny but this is simply absurd, it's equivelant to showing up at Cottos house and ****ting on his doorstep. Again I don't blame Pac, it's his greedy ass team.

[oc9979]

I still don't understand what the big deal is if Cotto himself said he usually come down to 145lbs for the weigh in anyway and he doesn't have a problem going down that weight. But i do understand that out of pride alone why Cotto would demand to set the true limit of 147lbs. But for a mere 2lbs that he's confident to begin with anyway and the biggest payday of his career, i say just go for it. I would really hate to see this fight get canceled. I'm starting to have a feeling that it will. It's a bigger lost for Cotto IMO.

because he could come down to 145 but if the limit is 147 he doesnt have to stress that he has to come down to 145. if he hit 147 it will be fine. if he come in 146 or 145

[sandyvahra]

FFS people. Catchweight title fights are nothing new, have happened before in major fights and they are not an issue when the dust settles. People here really need to stop crying and enjoy this fight. Its not your money, not your title, not your legacy and not your weight so STFU already and let the camps work it out.

[BOOMbip]

Typical behavior from a zipperhead like him....

Walt you crazy Pollock bastard...I didn't know you where into boxing...


Who do you got in the Cotto vs Pac fight?

[zeidrich]

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao came close to pulling the plug on Miguel Cotto if not for the assurance by promoter Bob Arum that the Puerto Rican will stake his World Boxing Organization welterweight title at a catchweight of 145 lb on Nov. 14.

Pacquiao’s lawyer, Franklin Gacal, yesterday said they were already preparing an official statement saying they will have to start looking for another opponent after reports said Cotto was not willing to stake his 147 lb title.

The reports quoted Cotto as saying he will only stake his WBO title if the fight is held at 147 lb, the welterweight limit, and that the 28-year-old champion was not willing to pay WBO the $150,000 sanctioning fee.

“Bob Arum told us not to believe everything that’s being reported. Then he assured me that Cotto will put his WBO welterweight title on the line -- at 145 pounds,” said Gacal from Gen. Santos City yesterday.

“We have to take Mr. Arum’s word on that,” added Gacal.

The Pacquiao lawyer said with the weight issue practically settled, now comes the money issue, although he said both camps have had an agreement regarding the purse sharing.

But Gacal did not give out the details, only saying that a 65-35 sharing in favor of Pacquiao should be the “worst-case scenario” for the Filipino pound-for-pound champion and today’s main attraction in boxing.

Gacal is hoping that the fight contract for Pacquiao vs Cotto be signed as soon as possible so both boxers can start focusing on what they have to do on the ring than on the negotiating table.

Reports said Cotto is scheduled to start working out today in Puerto Rico, while Roach wants Pacquiao to start limbering up before the press tour set on the second week of September.

“We were almost ready to issue a statement that we’ll start looking for a new opponent because of all those talks that Cotto wants Pacquiao to go up to 147 before he stakes his crown,” said Gacal.

Gacal, however, did not mention the boxer they had in mind in case the Cotto fight was scratched. It could be Shane Mosley, who’s offering Pacquiao everything but the kitchen sink, or someone else.

And that could even be Floyd Mayweather Jr., whom trainer Freddie Roach described as “the easiest fight of the three.”

Mayweather, who retired almost two years ago but is slated to return to the ring in September against Juan Manuel Marquez, another fighter drooling over Pacquiao.

The fight was supposed to be held in July but a rib injury sustained by Mayweather in training, coupled by poor ticket sales, led to a cancellation, and a new date on Sept. 19.

as of 08/04/2009 7:16 AM

hope it got canceled, arum is really a *****!!, he is the dark vader of the megafight "mayweather-pac"

for the cotto stans, just let pac go, if this is a non-title fight, pac will gotta cancel this because there is no point in fighting cotto in a non-title match. i think cotto wont budge @ 145 non-title fight and this fight will eventually be canceled

cotto stans dont want 145, *******s dont want a non-title fight so lets just forget this fight and move on, thats the best solution to this mess.