Pacquiao Wants To Fight Cotto For The WBC Diamond Belt

[capicu21]

They agree to a catch weight we understand that but you need to understand that they agree to be a NON TITLE FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! But Pac can change his mind because he always do that...

[Talisayen]

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.

Put hypocrisy aside, what would you prefer money or sport?

[Pullcounter]

c'mon pac, that catchweight belt is garbage... but i guess sulaiman is a good friend or something

[bulit7]

diamond belt? forreal?...does it at least spin?

[Talisayen]

They agree to a catch weight we understand that but you need to understand that they agree to be a NON TITLE FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!! But Pac can change his mind because he always do that...

Kid, Pacquiao only agreed on one thing and it's the catchweight @ 145 lbs. He didn't agree for a non-title fight and it was not presented to him until Arum make an announcement on his own.

[rommel357]

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."

Yeah, most of us have read this report when it first came out. But i also read a report that even though Manny agreed to fight Cotto at 145lbs, they haven't really finalized the entire deal in terms of the belt being on the line. I don't think it was a done deal, they only agreed to the catch weight and Arum prematurely announced that the deal was done. So in other words no deal is finalized until it is signed and approved by both fighters.

[cortdawg25]

What is boxing coming to....i guess it is now pacxing. A catchweigth belt....u can't be serious!!!

[TOBYLEE1]

diamond belt? forreal?...does it at least spin?

Lol, thats a good one

[capicu21]

What you think Pac and his camp forgot about the title??????Right!!!!Put the hypocracy a side this is a bussnes right????? All the sudden they remember because Arum told them hahahahahahaha

[TOBYLEE1]

I thought that the catch weight was to see who is the better fighter and giving it some fairness, not to compete for the belt. Manny can come at whatever weight under 147 if he wants to challenge for the belt. But telling the champ to come under the weight and he is gonna be fined 1 million for every pound over 145, I don't see the logic in it. This is not the MMA