Canelo Alvarez wants the fight against Miguel Cotto to be at 156 pounds.

[boliodogs]

Gees before we know it people will be fighting at 154.1 for the mw title. if your not a mw please stop fighting for their crown and let the big boys have it. I mean they realize 154.1+ is mw right?

I agree. A fight for the middleweight tittle should have a weight limit of 160 and not one ounce less. That has been the traditional weight for middleweight champion fights for about the last 100 years. If Cotto thinks he is too small to fight 160 pounders then he should give up the title and fight at what ever weight he wants to fight at. Cotto should not be allowed to make middleweight challengers come in at a weight below 160. It's the world middleweight title, not the world Cottoweight title. Ray Robinson, Carman Basilio and Emile Griffith were career welterweights but when they won the middleweight title they defended it at 160 and Cotto should do the same thing.

[RED REP]

If these two had wanted, they could've fought for the vacant WBC JMW title!!

I really wish the WBC would just make up a token title for these guys and move their MW title back into the 160lbs division for Golovkin.

Champion Emeritus or Champion Clitorius it doesn't matter.

Hahaha clap clap clap!

[RED REP]

Canelo is too short to be a true middleweight. Hes gonna have an early retirement if he out grows JMW...

How tall was Hagler? Oh..

[PeasantCrusha]

Until GGG retires, Canelo won't leave NeloWeight.

155 is a safe haven right now for Canelo.


He don't want it. Slimfast baby!

[bigjavi973]

They should meet at 155.5

Maybe that's what happens. I don't really care honestly let's get the fight going. Sells more if people (casuals) talk about it. Cotto is already getting that casual hate for his cw fight with geale.

[bigjavi973]

I wonder if Cotto will retire after losing to Canelo? Only answer me if you're going to answer the opposed question. Don't answer me with "Cotto is going to win." That type of assumption will not be tolerated.

So your statement isn't an assumption?

[bigjavi973]

Canelo's a big boy. 155 pounds might be draining him.

I say let Canelo come in at 156 if he has to.

[bigjavi973]

I don't really see the problem with this fight Cotto requesting 155 lbs. Canelo's last three fights were 155, plus he/his team had stated that he won't go to 160 for another two years if I remember correctly.

I understand the "hate" for the CW on geale, I wasn't on board with that, but this is a completely different situation.

[PeasantCrusha]

Nobody does "but doe" excuses better than Team Peasant.


They will blame the ref...The weight...Lucky punches... Anything to sleep better at night.

The fight has yet to happen and already the preemptive excuses are coming in.


"Nelo drained at 155 doe"

[bigjavi973]

If these two had wanted, they could've fought for the vacant WBC JMW title!!

I really wish the WBC would just make up a token title for these guys and move their MW title back into the 160lbs division for Golovkin.

Champion Emeritus or Champion Clitorius it doesn't matter.

When did the WBC SWW title become vacant?