Roach: "if Cotto doesn't make the weight, I'd tell him to go lose it"

[SuckaPunch]

From Sport Illustrated article:

• Weigh-ins are usually anticlimactic, but this one could be interesting. That's because Roach believes if Cotto comes in one pound over the agreed-upon 145-pound catchweight, he will push to cancel the fight. Weight was an issue in the Marquez-Mayweather fight after Mayweather came in two pounds over the agreed limit. That fight went forward after Mayweather paid Marquez an extra $600,000. Roach says money won't be enough if Cotto doesn't make the weight. "I'd tell him to go lose it," said Roach.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_mannix/11/13/cotto.pacquiao.preview/

[el malo]

so one minute roach is aying that cotto is shot and pac will ko cotto in one round and the next minute he's worried about cotto coming in 1 lbs. over the limit? i thought cotto would just pay the 1 million penalty and thats it. roach is a ****** and should stfu. pac aint worried about this b.s.

[peyk-peyk]

Cotto's last resort to lose the extra weight is to pluck his eyebrows.

[DC Fight Fan]

Roach plays it till the end don't he? I love it. Make Cotto drain himself. It will be more of a psycological drain for Cotto than a physical drain. Roach is the king of mind games. He protects Manny from all the drama by focusing the drama on himself.

[SuckaPunch]

I have another question, what if Miguel weigh's in at 145.75 lbs, does he pay $750,000 ?

[mushahadeen]

Cotto's lawyer said there's no such $1 mil per pound penalty.

[YoUnG PW]

cotto will come in at 145 easily...come on its 2 ***n punds...

[hookoutofhell]

damn i just had a thought - if cotto doesn't make the weight the first time around i think he will have to work really hard to lose it. this would make it even harder for him to recuperate and imo if cotto doesn't make the weight the first time around he loses a dec to pacman.

btw is this weigh-in taking place later than usual or is it still 24hrs before the fight starts? i live in the UK and im not sure because of the time difference.

[SuckaPunch]

cotto will come in at 145 easily...come on its 2 ***n punds...

tell that to floyd jr

[el malo]

tell that to floyd jr