Pacquiao Wants To Fight Cotto For The WBC Diamond Belt

[GameBullDawg]

I will not be supprised if all this talk about a Pacmang Cotto fight is just about pulling Mayweather out of his fight to fight Pacmang . I have been away , I have not seen where the fighters have signed the contract !

Have they signed ???

That ****** belt is just to mess with Mayweather , it will be nice to stop all the BS and get to the fights !!!!!

[capicu21]

The problem root is in the contract.After they agree to all the points Pac came back and said oh and i want the title too.So the one who start bitching is Pac!!!!!

[The Underboss]

and the downhill for boxing continues...

ridiculous.

[rob6465]

To rectify a problem you need to determine the root cause and the bull crap diamond belt obviously came up after Cotto adamantly denied to put the belt on the line.

Why is he so scared to put a worthless belt up for grabs?

You think if cotto would put up belt manny would ok 147lbs??? C'mon...you really think so?

[jose1418]

I blame Cotto....



He should have put up the belt in the first place.... they would have never made that ****** Diamond belt...

Cotto's fault???

Cotto will put it at 147 where it's suppose to be.

[rob6465]

The problem root is in the contract.After they agree to all the points Pac came back and said oh and i want the title too.So the one who start bitching is Pac!!!!!

The truth came out from manny's people and pac fans still think it's cotto's fault. Fight was verbally agreed for 145 as a non-tiltle fight....MANNY AGREED ON IT !

[rob6465]

Manny changed his mind.

Jul. 21, 2009
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

Two of boxing's best to fight in nontitle bout in November at MGM

By STEVE CARP
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
In the past, Bob Arum spent countless hours trying to get Manny Pacquiao to agree to a contract for a fight.

Not this time.

The Top Rank chairman announced Monday that everything is set for Pacquiao, considered boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter, to face WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden. The nontitle fight, scheduled for 12 rounds, will be contested at a catch weight of 145 pounds."I went directly to Manny this time," Arum said. "I was able to take my time and not rush anything, and when I made the offer to Manny, he said it was a fair offer and he accepted it."

Arum would not reveal how much each fighter will make. He said Pacquiao will receive the larger percentage of the purse. He also will receive a larger percentage from the pay-per-view sales. HBO will televise the fight.

Arum, who also promotes Cotto, said not having to deal with another promoter reduced the number of potential hassles during negotiations.

"It was easy because both fighters fight for me," he said. "The last couple of fights for Manny, I was dealing with another promoter (Golden Boy), and there are a lot of points to negotiate. But for this fight, I knew there was not going to be any of that. The only thing that was an issue was the size of the guarantee. But I was patient because I knew we would eventually have a deal."

Arum said tickets will go on sale in mid-August. Prices and a sale date will be announced in the coming weeks.

Pacquiao-Cotto has become a more attractive matchup thanks to the fighters' most recent appearances. Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 knockouts) is coming off a sensational second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton at 140 pounds on May 2 at the MGM. He had a win at 147 pounds over Oscar De La Hoya in 2008.

Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) scored a 12-round split decision over Joshua Clottey on June 13 in New York. He fought a courageous fight, overcoming a knockdown in the first round and a nasty cut over his left eye in the third following a head butt. The win boosted Cotto's status as a warrior, and Pacquiao, who was ringside at Madison Square Garden that night, said he wanted to fight Cotto.

The five weeks of negotiations wrapped up over the weekend, and Arum has a fight he said will be intriguing.

"It's a fun fight," he said. "Usually, I can figure out who is going to win a fight. I never had any doubt Manny would beat Oscar, and I knew he'd destroy Hatton.

"But Cotto is another story. This is a tough fight for Manny. Cotto is the stronger fighter, and Manny is the quicker fighter. To me, it's a toss-up."

[Talisayen]

You think if cotto would put up belt manny would ok 147lbs??? C'mon...you really think so?

Forget about the catchweight, it's already been resolved and both camps agreed to fight at 145 lbs.

The problem we're trying to tackle here is the bullcrap Diamond belt. I'm trying to relay and explain to you that the diamong belt issue was set off by Cotto's denial to put the worthless WBO belt on the line.

[WESS]

lol Since its Pac its ok but If this was Mayweather holy **** it would be an out rage.

Catch-weight belts......??

Dana White how did you predict the future for boxing.... you son of a *****... lol

Catch-weight, promoters, and Money are killing the sport.

[Talisayen]

The truth came out from manny's people and pac fans still think it's cotto's fault. Fight was verbally agreed for 145 as a non-tiltle fight....MANNY AGREED ON IT !

Kid, the last time I check, the contract is not sign yet.