Cotto-Canelo in Oct or Nov not September

[KnockoutKings]

better for boxing fans, although the fight for PPV buys would be interesting. But I don't think 2 boxing PPVs in one night is allowed or something like that

[dc3383]

I wish people would stop with the ignorant thinking that Canelo/Cotto outsells Floyd vs anybody. Floyd star power dwarfs both of them. Only Lebron James might be the only athlete right in the U.S. thats bigger than Floyd. Oscar vs Hopkins in 2004 was the last PPV without Floyd or Manny to break 1 mil PPV let that sink in. There will be no First Take debates or Sportcenter on location for there fight. But it will be for Floyd. HBO knows this which why they conceded the date. Floyd's flops are still higher that both Cotto and Canelos PPVs combined.

[NEETzsche]

it would be ******ed to compete against mayweather. i hope canelo and oscar smarten up

but hey, if this fight falls through again then golovkin is ready and waiting

[Tyler_Durden]

Nobody cares about the actual date, we just care that the fight gets done and that its for the soonest date possible this year. Get the fight done for the fans already!!

[-Johannes-]

Trying to compete with Floyd is plain ******ed.ç Canleo wants a Mexican holiday? Fight on Nov. 21st. November 20th is our revolution, a far more decorated day in Mexico than May 5th.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Yes I do, without question.

Against Khan or Brook? I know Mayweather can carry a PPV on his own but he usually has a Mexican or Hispanic opponent to draw in that crowd. Most of them I'd think would watch Canelo-Cotto. Either way, both PPVs would suffer.

[FeFist]

cotto canelo will beat anything mayweather does september 12 but their is something known as "professional courtesy" and Mayweather has earned that respect and I believe this is HBO paying respect.

Say what you want about mayweather, he done alot in this sport and deserves some respect in the sport to call shots and honestly he clearly has paid his dues to be able to do.

However these young dudes never respect anything till you humble em so I Fully believe Canelo to make an attempt and a hard push for the September date..

It is also a case of being pragmatic. Why would they take a substantial cut to their overall profit when they could just move dates.

[jai mari078]

Why are we arguing about when they fight? gives a **** when it is as long as it happens.

I just don't wanna hear none of this fighting in NY talk from Cotto, this fight needs to be in Vegas. Vegas is neutral for both and they both have fought there on many occasions. Not to mention the high state tax in NY. Nobody's tryin to travel to NY outside of NY for this fight. People want any excuse to go to Vegas and will travel there for this fight from out of state.

[sicko]

***8220;They would prefer to go on September 12th, which is of course the weekend of the Mexican Independence Day,***8221; Dan Rafael said via ESPN.com. ***8220;That***8217;s the day Canelo would like to go, but that***8217;s also the date when Floyd Mayweather going on his next fight in his last fight of his Showtime contract. The promoters and HBO have said that ***8216;if this is when Floyd is going, we***8217;re not going to fight that battle. We***8217;re doing with that. Let Floyd do what he wants to do what he wants to do, and we***8217;ll go some other time.***8217; So they***8217;re going to wait until the official announcement of the Mayweather fight, but they***8217;re looking sometime in October, perhaps in early November.***8221;

http://www.boxing news 24.com/2015/06/cotto-vs-canelo-to-take-place-in-october-or-november/

That is just Oscar and his Ego and trying to I guess show up Mayweather or something because he is so jealous and bitter. Canelo is young, May 2016 and September 2016 and beyond will be all Canelo. Trying to go against Mayweather is beyond ******. HBO is not going to screw up their money so that Oscar can have some type of bragging right but yet they all end up losing a lot of money regardless trying to go head to head. Move Cotto vs Canelo back, let Cotto drop that damn 160 WBC Belt since he is clearly not a Middleweight and let Cotto and Canelo fight for that Vacant 154 WBC Strap after Mayweather retires with absolutely no catchweight needed. I would much rather that then guys fight at 155 for a damn middleweight strap. The Belt Organizations need to put a end to these Catchweights, enough is enough!

[Pigeons]

Trying to compete with Floyd is plain ******ed.ç Canleo wants a Mexican holiday? Fight on Nov. 21st. November 20th is our revolution, a far more decorated day in Mexico than May 5th.

Canelo doesn't give a **** about Mexico. He's just obsessed with Mayweather ever since he got 12-0'd and started crying in the ring like a little baby.