Comments Thread For: WBC Prez: Cotto Questioning Rule That Made Him Champ

[mick1303]

It is not the fact the Cotto does not want to fight GGG. If you just look at it as isolated fact, there is nothing to be ashamed about, Cotto knows his limits. But the fact that he was holding on to this belt and gained unfair advantage against Canelo (not to mention advertising the future bout as Championship) - this is borderline felony. And in any case can't be defended from the moral standpoint.

[FlatLine]

Damn right, all these belts are essentially meaningless, they're a joke. The IBF is one of the worst offenders too, their belts are about as valuable as used toilet paper. All these belts need to be taken to a recycling plant and turned into disposable nappies.

[FlatLine]

if the belts are meaningless, why does the entire sport revolve around them?

the illusion of achievement. the carrot on a stick effect.

the old man giving the child candy...

[i'm a fun haver]

actually im shocked people are not with him on the belt thing he is saying what we have all been saying for years but because ggg is involved people go against their own beliefs for whatever reason.

Why are the fees a problem now that he would have to fight GGG next?
His argument is see through and you people are idiots

[Nightfall]

cotto made the right decision. little G needs to take his sorry ass and his mickey mouse PPV numbers and go to 168.

[Eerowest]

This is that kind of hassle boxing doesnt need right now.

[-PBP-]

Cotto won the lineal championship that traces back to Bernard Hopkins. The WBC has nothing to do with that.

[Kagami Taiga]

And this is the problem to those defending the WBC. They choose when and where to follow their rules and when and where to break them. So they positioned Golovkin to an interim spot which in most cases, goes against their rules. But they did it and it's not necessarily a bad thing. So cotto and Golovkin made a step aside deal. That's all fine and well but cotto doesn't want to pay his sanctioning fee, so they strip him. And wgat do they proceed to do? Allow am unranked fighter (Canelo) to fight for a title that according to their own rules should be going to Golovkin. Canelo doesn't care about the title and he's not gonna defend it against Golovkin. He's stated as much. But dies the WBC care? No. People make it about Cotto. But he's entitled to do what he wants. The WBC are the ones that play loose with the rules leading to confusion and drama.

[Eff Pandas]

"This is about principle"

The principle of robbing mfers.

I definitely agree with the WBC guy that Cotto owes GGG $800k, but what I don't get is why the WBC is the middleman in all this. Shouldn't Cotto just be paying GGG like what typical goes down in a step aside arrangement? Why is the WBC involved in that money agreement & exchange at all? Seems like a A & B conversation & the WB can C their way out.

[RED REP]

Cotto had no problem paying sanctioning fees until he has to fight Golovkin next. Funny how that works out lol

Booooom truth bomb