Cotto to Pay Pacquiao $1 million per Pound for Excess Weight
By Leo Reyes.
If Miguel Cotto weighs more than 145 pounds when he climbs the ring on November 14, he will have to pay his opponent Manny Pacquiao $1 million for every pound of excess weight. Coach Roach said he will call off the fight if Cotto weighs more than 147 lbs.
Miguel Cotto should not weigh more than 147 pounds when he faces Manny Pacquiao on November 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. If he goes beyond the maximum limit set by Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach, the Puerto Rican boxer will have to pay Pacquiao $1 million per pound of excess weight.
The two fighters agreed to fight at 145 pounds but in a recent statement by the famous boxing coach, he made it clear that he will call off the fight if Cotto weighs more than 147.
In a report by GMA news, he said he will let the fight happen if Cotto is just two pounds heavier than he original agreed weight of 145 pounds.
“That’s the highest we could go (147 pounds). I would call the fight off if he comes in weighing more than that," said Roach, now back in the comforts of his Wild Card gym in Los Angeles, California after a month-long stay in the Philippines for the first part of Pacquiao’s training camp for his Nov. 14 slugfest with the 28-year old Cotto.
Cotto's camp led by Joe Santiago could take the two pounds allowable excess as earlier set by Roach and pay $2 million penalty. In doing so, Cotto will be comfortable with his fighting weight being a natural welterweight boxer.
Pacquiao will be fighting as a welterweight for the second time. He first did so when he fought Oscar de la Hoya in their famous 'Dream Match' that Pacquiao won by KO.
Both boxers are winding up their training in preparation for the November 14 boxing event. Pacquiao who flew in Saturday from his training camp in Baguio City has now resumed his training at the Wild Card Gym of Freddie Roach in Hollywood.
Cotto on the other hand is still holed up in Tampa Florida with coach Joe Santiago and his team. Team Cotto earlier announced that the Puerto Rican boxer is now in top shape and ready to face the current pound-for-pound king.
Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will collide in their 'Firepower' match on November 14 at the MGM Grand garden arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
ITS A WW FIGHT!!!!!!
let cotto come in at 147, on the night of the fight he will be around ide say ummm 152, roach u wanted cotto, u wanted the best, take him at his best.
The penalty applies to both boxers. The question is, what if both fighters comes in over the agreed weight? If Cotto comes in 2 pounds over, while Pacman came in a pound over, does Cotto have to pay a million?
somebody explain this to me , the thread says , FOR EVERY EXCESS POUND ON NOVEMBER 14that is fight night , not the official weight in. So is Cotto going to have to weight in 145 on fight night. I dont think that is right, is it???
The official weights for both boxers is how much they came in on the weigh-in, which is the day before the fight. That's their official weights come fight night...
The penalty applies to both boxers. The question is, what if both fighters comes in over the agreed weight? If Cotto comes in 2 pounds over, while Pacman came in a pound over, does Cotto have to pay a million?
honestly i dont think cotto should have to come in at 145, i mean he's made the weight before(clottey fight).
just seems like a ***** move to me, roach wont let cotto be above 145? c'mon now man
GTFO here ! Where did you get that bull****? This forum is turning into a circus by the minute! Too many ****ing clowns!!!
If Miguel Cotto weighs more than 145 poundswhen he climbs the ring on November 14, he will have to pay his opponent Manny Pacquiao $1 million for every pound of excess weight
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