Floyd Mayweather Jr dares Cotto and Canelo to fight on the same date

[darius45]

Both Cotto and Pac are trained by Freddy Roach. That right there rules out Floyd fighting Pac if Cotto/Canelo were to be made for Cinco de Mayo.

This is a really good point that most haven't thought of... Obviously, Roach will always be most loyal to Pac...but Cotto is his second biggest fighter and he wouldn't leave him for one of his biggest fights of his career...

Also, even if Floyd-Pac gets signed... why potentionally lose viewers(buys) by putting the fight on the same night as Cotto-Canelo... doesn't make sense...

Which means... that Floyd simply won't fight on that night IF cotto-canelo happens... even IF he agrees to fight manny...

IF he's all about making his next fight a huge event(i.e. tries to one-up himself and his past fights) then he doesn't fight on the same date as cotto-canelo...But maybe he could fight on the same date with a sort of throw-away fight just for spite(i.e. not manny)...but since he only has a couple of fights left... he will probably only want the "big" event type fights....

And if he fights danny garcia... all respect goes out the flippin' window..

[QballLobo]

Both Cotto and Pac are trained by Freddy Roach. That right there rules out Floyd fighting Pac if Cotto/Canelo were to be made for Cinco de Mayo.

I think its pretty clear that if Floyd/Pac were to actually get made then Cotto/Canelo would move to a different date. That is the only fight that would make them move though and Roach wouldn't have this issue.

[HughJass]

He is more worthy than Khan because he beat khan, and because he also has a large fan following too. Not bigger than Khans fanbase, but it is much bigger than Guerrero's or Ortiz's ever was. Garcia even has a bigger fanbase than Maidana. Garcia's fanbase includes haters because they tune in to see him lose.

Don't you think Amirs hated either,dude gets fu.cking blew up for breathing most times.Dude,those Argies are crazy,tell me when Maidana fights again if Danny Garcia has got more fans than him.

Mayweather vs Garcia: The people that would tune in would be the casuals, Mayweather fans, and Garcia fans.

Canelo vs Cotto would get everyone else.

The Casuals represent a large part of the PPV Buys.

Mayweathers fans consist of his uncle Roger,Jeff.His Dad and that dumb cousin of his who only has three letters to his vocabulary...TBE.

[radioraheem]

I think its pretty clear that if Floyd/Pac were to actually get made then Cotto/Canelo would move to a different date. That is the only fight that would make them move though and Roach wouldn't have this issue.

Everyone is assuming the fight will take place on Cinco De Mayo. Wait til they sit down with Team Cotto. Cotto is going to give a lot of people a rude awakening.

[-Antonio-]

If May fights anyone other than Pac then he doesn't have a shot at outselling the Canelo/Cotto fight. There is a reason why Floyd keeps fighting on Mexican holidays, whether they be legit or American made. The Latin community makes up a huge part of boxing fans.

The Latin community WILL NOT turn their head on Canelo/Cotto. That's insane. Floyd really wants to play that game. He will lose. He's still going to make his money either way though.

[Deevel916]

Everyone is assuming the fight will take place on Cinco De Mayo. Wait til they sit down with Team Cotto. Cotto is going to give a lot of people a rude awakening.

What Cotto may want and what makes more financial sense are 2 different things. Sure Cotto may want to fight on the eve of the P.R day parade, but both fighters would lose money.

Fighting in LV generates more money for everyone. The tax structure in NY alone would strip a few mil off each fighters purse.

[radioraheem]

What Cotto may want and what makes more financial sense are 2 different things. Sure Cotto may want to fight on the eve of the P.R day parade, but both fighters would lose money.

Fighting in LV generates more money for everyone. The tax structure in NY alone would strip a few mil off each fighters purse.

But the NY venues (Barclays and Garden) can offset the tax structure with their bids. The Barclay's particularly have done this already, even with their bids for Mayweather vs. Maidana 1 and 2.

Cotto is unlikely to agree to fight in a Mexican heavy venue ON A MEXICAN HOLIDAY, and Canelo will be reluctant to agree to fight in a Puerto Rican heavy venue. This fight is going to be quite challenging to negotiate. Like I said, a lot of you are in for a rude awakening when Cotto sets everyone straight.

[HughJass]

Aren't we more likely to get Mayweather-Cotto2? Don't you think Roach will push for this since PAC ain't getting a shot.

[Deevel916]

But the NY venues (Barclays and Garden) can offset the tax structure with their bids. The Barclay's particularly have done this already, even with their bids for Mayweather vs. Maidana 1 and 2.

Cotto is unlikely to agree to fight in a Mexican heavy venue ON A MEXICAN HOLIDAY, and Canelo will be reluctant to agree to fight in a Puerto Rican heavy venue. This fight is going to be quite challenging to negotiate. Like I said, a lot of you are in for a rude awakening when Cotto sets everyone straight.

I'm a big Cotto fan and will be rooting for him if this fight were to materialize, but he can be quite a diva at the negotiating table. There's reasonable demands then there's diva-ish demands. When it came to negotiating with Martinez, Cotto listed each and every one of his demands and stated that if Martinez didnt oblige to each there would be no fight!

I'm not holding my breath on this ever happening. I can see Canelo negotiating in good faith. I dont see Cotto doing the same.

[radioraheem]

I'm a big Cotto fan and will be rooting for him if this fight were to materialize, but he can be quite a diva at the negotiating table. There's reasonable demands then there's diva-ish demands. When it came to negotiating with Martinez, Cotto listed each and every one of his demands and stated that if Martinez didnt oblige to each there would be no fight!

I'm not holding my breath on this ever happening. I can see Canelo negotiating in good faith. I dont see Cotto doing the same.

Exactly! Team Cotto already blasted a warning shot about how Canelo is NOT going to dictate the terms. Everyone is doing a lot of assuming about Vegas, Cinco De Mayo, etc. But they will soon find out reality when Cotto comes to the table and says Miguel Cotto is the A-SIDE. Going to be a difficult fight to negotiate.

Cotto's Adviser Says Team Canelo Won't Dictate Terms
http://www.boxingscene.com/cottos-ad...e-terms--82949