Pac/Cotto and the Weight Issue - Logic

[JACK D. RIPPER]

So what is cotto gonna do about it? You want him to walk away from $15 million because of the ****** vacant wbo strap???

The catchweight ***** doesn't think its that ******.

GTFO *******.

[JM1]

How's it going, everyone? Long-time lurker, first-time poster here, and I feel the need to be transparent about where I'm operating from before you read on. I've been a casual fan of boxing my whole life, with my interest getting much more intense during the Mayweather/De La Hoya fight up to now - and I've watched quite a few archival (complete, not Youtube clipshows) fights since then. I'm not claiming to know all there is to know about boxing, so if you're looking for a fight with me on a message board, you won't find it here. If there are any intellectuals in the house that just want to discuss/debate boxing and this issue in particular, then by all means, proceed.

So it's no mystery that there's a ton of mud swirling around the Pac/Cotto fight and the WBO Welterweight Title, currently occupied by Miguel Cotto. While I'm in total agreement that the WBO taxing Cotto where it might not be necessary is obviously unjust, I feel like the weight issue itself as it relates to this fight should be a matter of fact/rule, and not up for debate in the first place. From Wikipedia:

Now, regardless of the fact that Cotto won the belt at 147 lbs., the catchweight of 145 lbs. is still within the welterweight limit, and thus making this a legitimate welterweight fight, from where I sit. So with taxes and fees aside, why shouldn't this be for the WBO Welterweight Championship?

good post. even casual fans understand how it works. i dont know why theres so many people who complains about it

[rob6465]

So what is cotto gonna do about it? You want him to walk away from $15 million because of the ****** vacant wbo strap???

He won't. He'll show up at 145/title fight with no cutman, no bottled water and no chair in corner and pac team will complain....HEYYYYYY.....COTTO SHOWED UP...and they ask Arum to get title but cotto has to leave...lol I love the pac team. I have never seen pac team put sooo many conditions in any of his fights....love it ! 145/TITLE FIGHT ON 11/14/09

[Pullcounter]

Fixed it for you dumbass.

Ur such a douche bag... 2 and 3 are the same thing

[rob6465]

But why does pac team demand that cotto not use a cutman or have his water? PLEASE TELL ME !

[Pullcounter]

The catchweight ***** doesn't think its that ******.

GTFO *******.

So cotto should walk away from $15 million???

STFU cum-gobbler!!

[Pullcounter]

But why does pac team demand that cotto not use a cutman or have his water? PLEASE TELL ME !

So cotto should walk away from $15 million???

[rob6465]

So cotto should walk away from $15 million???

STFU cum-gobbler!!

Cotto won't walk away from an easy $15 million but what's next? You know pac team is going to demand something else. Pullcounter...you know they will.

[JACK D. RIPPER]

So cotto should walk away from $15 million???

STFU cum-gobbler!!

2 and 3 are only the same to a *******.

Cotto ain't walking away from nothing. He's gonna beat the catchweight ***** at his own little game and *** him up in the ring too.

*******.

[Pullcounter]

Cotto won't walk away from an easy $15 million

Exactly so stop complaining!!!!