Comments Thread For: Cotto-Canelo: MSG, MGM Grand Make Aggressive Plays

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

I wish msg could win it but it's going to vegas

[radioraheem]

Texas favors canelo, and new York is cottos backyard. Vegas is nuetral ground,so that's where the fight should be.

A fight this big needs to be in vegas. That is the boxing capital of the world. Also brings all the high rollers and celebs. They will use MSG to drive up the price but no chance this fight goes to NY.

Vegas is not neutral ground. Vegas = Texas, both favorite Canelo. The East Coast has the majority of the Puerto Rican population in the US.

There is a chance this fight goes to NY because Cotto prefers that more than any other market. For him to go to Vegas, he will have to get the bigger purse. And just how much bigger of a percentage will Team Cotto/Roc Nation accept to fight in Vegas? Or how much of a bigger percentage would Team Cotto/Golden Boy accept to fight in New York? The venue has always been a very difficult thing to negotiate for this fight. It's so significant that it could kill the fight. There's just no middle ground. Only one fighter will have the territory and crowd advantage, which is HUGE. And the other will get the monetary advantage. But who will it be? Will either concede? Big problem.

[icha]

fresh news from ESPN, looks like a done deal..
MGM grand Nov 7 at 155 lbs, announcement coming july 21..
deal reached friday(7-17)..

http://www.espn.com.mx/news/story/_/id/2425122/fuente-cotto-canelo-al-mgm-grand

Por Salvador Rodríguez
ESPN.com
El popular excampeón mundial Saúl Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 Kos) recibió de cumpleaños la noticia que estaba esperando. Su encuentro contra el tetracampeón Miguel Ángel Cotto (40-4, 33 Kos) será anunciado este 21 de julio y será el 7 de noviembre en la MGM Grand Garden Arena.

El acuerdo se habría dado en la noche del viernes, y de acuerdo a una fuente cercana a las negociaciones, finalmente Las Vegas le terminó ganando a Nueva York y la MGM Grand Garden Arena al Thomas & Mack Center. Por cierto, el peso será de 155 libras máximo, al cual no tendrán ningún problema en llegar de acuerdo a los últimos antecedentes.

De acuerdo a la información que había dado la fuente a ESPN, harán una gira durante el mes de agosto para promover la pelea, lo cual será en por San Antonio, Nueva York y Los Ángeles en Estados Unidos, además de Puerto Rico y México.

[Mitchell Kane]

Lance Pugmire @latimespugmire · 17m17 minutes ago
Yes there has been a good offer made to bring @Canelo @RealMiguelCotto to NY but it's not believed to be as lucrative as Vegas, I'm told.

[icha]

Lance Pugmire @latimespugmire · 17m17 minutes ago
Yes there has been a good offer made to bring @Canelo @RealMiguelCotto to NY but it's not believed to be as lucrative as Vegas, I'm told.

yep, it ill be vegas...