Comments Thread For: Cotto-Geale: WBC Chimes in on Catchweight Rumble

[rzagza]

Everyone is blaming Cotto for the catchweight. Umm hello, McFly!! No one forced Geale to take the fight when he signed the contract to fight at 157 lbs. Do you know why he agreed to it and sign the contract?! Because he wants to get PAID. Now honor the contract you signed and make the damn weight like a professional.

[rzagza]

Geale needs to swing his d*ck and come in at 160. If cotto doesn't like it,he can suck it,since he needs the fight way more than geale does. He's been out of the ring for almost a year,and rock nation spent a fortune on him,so they're going to make him fight one way or another,and at this point jayz might be thinking of throwing cotto to the wolves (canelo and GGG).

Cotto needs the fight much more than Geale? Wow you're some kind of special idiot. Cotto has name cache and can get practically any fight he wants. Geale is an Aussie in the twilight of his career than no one outside of Oz gives a crap about. This is the best payday Geale will get for the rest of his career. He needs Cotto and the fanfare Cotto brings a lot more than Cotto needs him.

[Robbie Barrett]

Geale should come in at 160 **** Cotto and catchweights. He'll be pressured to fight and it'll mess with his head before stepping in the ring.

[FrenchDeLaHoya]

isnt it rediculous that..

if geale comes in weighing at the middle weight limit. this fight, which is for the lineal MIDDLE WEIGHT TITLE, would be off

thats crazy as fcuk to me

[rzagza]

None of you seem to understand what a contract entails. The only way to get Cotto, or ANY fighter to not ask for catchweights....IS TO NOT AGREE TO THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. Once you agree it's on YOU. Fighters who agree to catchweights do it because they're the B side and need the $ that facing an A side fighter brings. If they don't agree to it...someone else will.

[paulf]

Geale is going to have to have to dig deep. Will he have anything left?

Doesnt seem like him to try and manipulate the rules to not meet the catchweight. Cotto doesnt really need this fight and I wouldnt be surprised if he walks if Geale is more than a pound over.

[Daddy T]

***ing cathcweights

[Chuckguy]

I'm not down with the CW but he signed the fawking contract! Be a professional and make the contractual weight.
If he doesn't make weight Cotto will cancel the fight. It will give him another useless fight against a c level fighter where he can keep holding the belt hostage. Plus HBO is only showing this one fight right? Any under cards?

[Tyler_Durden]

isnt it rediculous that..

if geale comes in weighing at the middle weight limit. this fight, which is for the lineal MIDDLE WEIGHT TITLE, would be off

thats crazy as fcuk to me

Yup, catweights are ****en ****** and they should be banned from boxing.

[pacmanis1]

I hope Geale comes in at 160 and Cotto walks. Sure Geale looks bad for not making "weight", but Hotto looks like a b!tch for not defending his belt at the real weight. I don't care if you're A-side, it still doesn't mean you're above the sport.