Comments Thread For: Roach: If Geale Can't Make Weight, We Have Backups!

[LostOne]

If Geale did that, I'd respect it. But I'm sure he doesn't want to get sued.

I doubt they would go through all the trouble for the same reason....suing a guy for coming in under the middleweight limit, Cotto will be a bigger laughing stock!!!!

[IMDAZED]

No....I was responding to the last sentence. Just saying Cotto shouldn't be worried for Geale if he is healthy.

True. We want to see them both healthy. Obviously for Cotto he demanded a catchweight for a reason so if Geale is still healthy then it would be bad for him. Shouldn't matter because Cotto should win handily unless he is indeed finished.

[Slick_Rick]

Would love that to happen! in WWF style. Geale, overweight. The music hits, everyone looking bemused than Golovkin appears. Roach and Cotto ***** their pants.

[SugarRaRobinson]

Roach is selling some horrific wolf tickets in order to make sure Geale is good and dehydrated/vanquished . If any believes that Cotto's team is gonna replace Geale last minute if he comes in over the weight limit on Saturday then I have beach front property to sell you in Kansas overlooking the Pacific .

[robbyheartbaby]

The key is to try and make Geale lose as much weight as possible, to drain him and weaken him, believe me Geale will all but kill himself to try make 157, and that's what Cotto's team want. This is sad. Geale has to lose 10 pounds in 10 days. that's 4.5 kgs, a man that has been training his backside off and is in good shape already. This is not looking good.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

so on friday, are those replacements gonna weigh in to make sure they make 157 also?

[joseph5620]

If Cotto needs this for a fighter like Geale, he has no business holding a belt in the division. It's ridiculous. He should have gone straight to Canelo with no fights in between because this is just a disgrace for a middleweight title fight.


With that said, Geale should have never agreed to it if he wasn't going to make the weight.

[SplitSecond]

You'd think Geale would have been a good opponent to test the water at the full 160. Unbelievable they are actually holding the 160lb belt hostage 3lb's below.

[IMDAZED]

If Cotto needs this for a fighter like Geale, he has no business holding a belt in the division. It's ridiculous. He should have gone straight to Canelo with no fights in between because this is just a disgrace for a middleweight title fight.


With that said, Geale should have never agreed to it if he wasn't going to make the weight.

True but let's not forget that he was going to fight Canelo next. One party was beholden to a date while the other was busy negotiating the Roc Nation deal.

I'm not condoning this. But it is what it is. It's just a part of the sport we love. Cotto's had it done to him. They pulled up the chubby ghost of James Kirkland and propped him up against Canelo. So and so forth. All I ask is that they just give us the fights we want after and don't have us sitting around for five years.

[SugarRaRobinson]

If Cotto needs this for a fighter like Geale, he has no business holding a belt in the division. It's ridiculous. He should have gone straight to Canelo with no fights in between because this is just a disgrace for a middleweight title fight.


With that said, Geale should have never agreed to it if he wasn't going to make the weight.

Cotto knows Canelo will pummel his azz . Cotto will stay on easy street for the rest of his career !