Cotto will have to come down to 147lbs to fight Pacquiao; no catchweight
January 15th, 2012
By Chris Williams: Although WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) still hasn’t revealed who he’ll be fighting next in late May or early June, it’s thought Pacquiao has selected a rematch against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) instead of a much more desired fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. that boxing fans want to see.
The last time Cotto and Pacquiao fought, Cotto fought Pacquiao at a 145lb catchweight insisted upon by Pacquiao and his team. Cotto was against the catchweight handicap for Pacquiao but had little choice but to agree to it if he wanted the fight. It’s disappointing that Pacquiao won’t be returning the favor to let Cotto have a catchweight handicap now that he’s been fighting at 154 since 2010.
Pacquiao told the Manila Standard “It’s hard for me to fight at a higher weight class.”
The Cotto-Pacquiao fight still hasn’t been confirmed is basically something that was mentioned by Pacquiao’s wife Jinkee. For all we know, Pacquiao could be facing Timothy Bradley or Lamont Peterson. I kind of doubt that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will get selected because he’s fighting too well right now and isn’t showing signs of fading.
Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum has been a wily fox for the most part in hand-picking Pacquiao’s opponents skillfully for the past three years, facing guys that were at times on the downsides of their careers. Mayweather may not be quite what he was in 2006, but he’s still likely far too good for the Filipino fighter.
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A catch weight for a Cotto and Pacman rematch is about weight draining Cotto to weaken him like the first fight. Pacman agreed to fight Margarito at 150 and won cleanly. Although he agreed to a 150lb catch weight with Margarito, Pacman still weighed in at his preferred weight of 144lb.
I don’t buy Pacman’s comments when he says it’s to hard to fight above 147 because nothing will change with his weight preparation as he will weigh in at 144lbs. A catch weight of 150LBs will make for a great fight. He can even set a fight night limit of 160lbs so Cotto does not come in at 170 like Margarito does.
Funny how Margarito fans think that Cotto was saved. A real man would say: Well…Cotto fought an incredible fight. He fought intelligently but, what would have happened, if Margarito were given the extra rounds? Well, most of us know, that the outcome, would have been the same. Look at the fight and see how much slower Margarito had become, as the fight progressed. He did not even have a punchers chance to win. Be happy, that Margarito won the first fight, supposedly, without cheating/loaded gloves. Start lending support, to the other “non
cheating” Mexican fighters and forget about this loser and trying to make him look good, on his last fight with Cotto. He lost, period.
no catchweight! pacman fought marg at 150, this bs, trying weight drain cotto again P u s s i e s
@bobo baggins
manny started out at 112 jmm 126, that makes jmm 14 pounds bigger by my counting.
‘everytime he steps in the ring he is fighting bigger men’
Yup, that JMM was one huge dude.
Pacman step to 154 and fight cotto, afterall cotto was man enough to come down to 147 to fight you. Why always drain ur opponent? Infact ur legacy is beginning to look questionable to me
Catch weight king 152 or no fight
people need to remember manny is an x flyweight,asking him to fight above 147 is unreasonable.every time he steps in the ring he is fighting bigger men.
what makes anybody think cotto is an improved fighter. he was saved against margarito.
This fight needs to be at 154… No less
LOL, he needs to send someone to negotiate? Are you serious? He reserved the BEST Vegas venue for boxing, the MGM Grand, for one of the the BIGGEST days of the year for PPV boxing, Cinco de Mayo and it’s like he cracked the Pacquiao Excuse Pinata ™ – all the excuses just came flying out: Cut, Arena, Date, and now we’re back to Drug testing. Dude is a fraud and a hypejob. His fans are deluded idiots.
Master Arum has no intentions of sending his fake prized cow to the Mayweather slaughter house.
Manny Pacqmeauo is a FRAUD.
@ Truthbetold and BoBo
Tell me why has Floyd not sent soemone to negotiate? And Why has Floyd not come out and say he will fight on a different date in May?
And you 2 idiots try to push the whole blame on to team Pac and Arum lmao you just prove what idiots you both are.
Grow a pair Maynever
Look for Manny to cheat. Again and look like Superman no like the Guy he really is a fantasy
SMH.
Suddenly Pactard voices are going hella quiet.
I doubt it!, the fight thhat makes perfect sence is canelo vs cotto. Then may vs pac. Then winners can go at the end of this year for p4p best!. Great fights, big $ for everyone, great for boxing fans, boxing would come alive again!, everything will fall perfectly.
And Pactards claim he’s a legit 154 champ.
Shake.
My.
Head.
Poor Cotto he should leave Top-Rank . Arum will not allow anyone to have an advantage over pacquiao .
If Pac it’s so superior. Why does he drain his oponents? That’s a big asteric to his legacy.
Pacquiao and arum are the worst that boxing have…cotto please dont fight pac below the 152…fight canelo or mayweather…!
Boring fight. Same result as first fight.
Cotto should reject anything under 152lbs. Canelo, Chavez ,are fights that Cotto could make at 154 rather than a weight drain mismatch at 147. I’m a Cotto fan all day but at 147, he won’t beat Pac. It’s beginning to look like top rank really does not want to take on Mayweather. And if they insist on a catchweight with Cotto, Pacquiaos legacy will always be questionable .
cotto cant make 147 without being weight drained.i guess pacquioa and aeum want cotto because its a easy fight.
If its anything under 152 and that’s still considered a catchweight for this bout, I wouldn’t pay to see it. This is why boxing is where it is today.
IF Mayweather was man enough to fight Manny, we didn’t have to see this mismatch.
don’t think that there’s a need to make a catch up weigh ..if pac man have the 147 belt he should finally put it on the line at 147 not in a catch up ..plus Cotto is a natural 147 not a 154 were he is the small guy.
We all know bob arum picked this fight cause he doesn’t want cotto to sign with golden boy and fight mayweather or Saul Alvarez! He wants to keep cotto by offering him manny. Bob arum u suck!
Cotto won’t do it,he’ll fight PBF on May 5th
Cotto should forget Pacquiao, look to PBF or Alvarez.
Cotto came down to 145 pounds in there last fight now Pacquiao should move to 154 pounds if the rematch is going to happen.
Wooow only Dumb people would buy pacmans fight if it not against mayweather.arum is smart he always has a way of pocketing peoples money lol. If ur smart then u will save ur money for a decent fight not some crap we saw few years ago
Here we go again let’s weight drain poor Cotto for the second time, ths is a pointless fight .
Chris William is a true mayweather lover