This fight on Aug 26th is everything that's wrong with boxing

[Motorcity Cobra]

Miguel Cotto who is coming off a 21 month layoff, hasn't fought at Super Welterweight since 2014, is fighting for the vacant 154 WBO title against a guy who not only has never been a world champ, but has never even fought for at world title and he's 34 years old.

Neither of these guys earned a shot at a world title. The only reason they're getting this shot is because of the promoter's relationship with the sanctioning body.

With Mayweather-McG everybody knows what it is. They aren't fooling anyone. Cotto-Kamegai is the real fight that's hurting boxing.

[Eff Pandas]

A- troll. Misdirection like a mofo. So many happyfaces to sadfaces & madfaces after reading the title & then seeing the actual context.

But you aren't wrong thats for sure.

[daggum]

anyone who critcizes boxing doesnt like boxing!!! fake news!!! boxing is perfect

[Madison Boxing]

its the usual suspects ruining what has been a great year for the sport- andre ward, floyd mayweather and miguel cotto. whenever these guys fight theres negativity that follows. wish all 3 of them would just **** off for good.

[Pigeons]

Cotto-Kamegai for a title is one of the most vile, repulsive decisions made by any sanctioning body in recent memory.

[Motorcity Cobra]

Cotto-Kamegai for a title is one of the most vile, repulsive decisions made by any sanctioning body in recent memory.

The thing is, there is now way they can justify this and nobody has bothered to ask them to justify it. They'd rather talk about the Pacquiao-Horn fight.

[The Time]

I've got no problem with the fight itself. Considering Cotto is coming off a 21 month layoff.

Officially in a sanctioned fight at 154, Cotto hasn't fought at Jr. Middle since 2013, not 2014.

In actuality though, Cotto has only weighed in as a Middleweight one time in his career. That was in June of 2014 against Martinez when he weighed 155.

Against Geale and Canelo, Cotto weighed in at 153.5 for those fights even though it was for the Middleweight title.

I do agree that this fight should not be for a title. I don't have a problem with the fight, but a title being on the line I don't agree with I can agree with you there.

Kamegai being 34 years old has nothing to do with anything though. Kamegai actually right now is at the peak of his career. If you look at his record he's coming off the best stretch of his career and coming off his best career win, knocking out Jesus Soto-Karass in September. The same Soto-Karass that knocked out Andre Berto.

Should this fight be for a title, of course not. But that's boxing politics for you. The same boxing politics that are allowing and sanctioning a fight between a 49-0 fighter against an 0-0 fighter with no amateur or pro boxing experience. When that fight turns into a rout, drubbing and one sided extreme mismatch, everyone will compain how it hurts boxing and people got robbed of paying $100 to see a fight between a 49-0 fighter vs. an 0-0 fighter with no pro or amateur boxing experience.

For them it's about the money, power, who draws, etc....it's always been.

Been going on for decades and decades with many fighters and fights. This shouldn't be a surprise, Lol..

[Motorcity Cobra]

I've got no problem with the fight itself. Considering Cotto is coming off a 21 month layoff.

Officially in a sanctioned fight at 154, Cotto hasn't fought at Jr. Middle since 2013, not 2014.

In reality though, Cotto has only weighed in as a Middleweight one time in his career. That was in June of 2014 against Martinez when he weighed 155.

Against Geale and Canelo, Cotto weighed in at 153.5 for those fights even though it was for the Middleweight title.

I do agree that this fight should not be for a title. I don't have a problem with the fight, but a title being on the line I don't agree with I can agree there.

Kamegai's being 34 years old has nothing to do with anything though. Kamegai actually right now is at the peak of his career. If you look at his record he's coming off the best stretch of his career and coming off his best career win, knocking out Jesus Soto-Karass in September. The same Soto-Karass that knocked out Andre Berto.

Should this fight be for a title, of course not. But that's boxing politics for you. The same boxing politics that are allowing and sanctioning a fight between a 49-0 fighter against an 0-0 fighter with no amateur or pro boxing experience.

For them it's about the money, power, who draws, etc....it's always been.

Been going on for decades and decades with many fighters and fights. This shouldn't be a surprise, Lol..

I don't have a problem with the fight either. I have a problem with it being a title fight. In a division as deep as 154 these are the two guys who get a shot at the title. Ridiculous.

[Eff Pandas]

The thing is, there is now way they can justify this and nobody has bothered to ask them to justify it. They'd rather talk about the Pacquiao-Horn fight.

I don't think anyone has the energy, desire or f#cks to give about that situation. We all know the corruption going on with abc groups already & been knowing about it. It is what it is & fans can't do anything except support fights with or without belts that they wanna see.

I've largely disregarded completely titles at this point. They are ALL bullsh^t titles & 75%+ of all title holders are paper champions.

[The Time]

I don't have a problem with the fight either. I have a problem with it being a title fight. In a division as deep as 154 these are the two guys who get a shot at the title. Ridiculous.

Yeah, I agree. It shouldn't be for a title. I was disappointed when I learned it was for a title too.

On that day August 26th, there are a couple of ridiculous silly things happening that day.


Yup, it's boxing politics with Mayweather-McGregor and Cotto-Kamegai being a title match, not the first time and not the last.