Cotto stripped

[Beanz]

Smart buisness man. Everyone knows these belts are just bargaining chips. Fans know who the best fighters are we don't need a fucking belt to prove it. This shit is just straight up extortion.

You are right you don't need a belt to prove it but you need to fight. Neither of them are willing to fight a middleweight at middleweight, and yes holding a belt and and the lineal title hostage by outright refusing to fight for it is extortion. It's using it to gain leverage and authenticity and to maximise the amount of people willing to pay for the fight. Why wait till just two days before the fight to decide you are going suddenly to become Mr honourable if it is anything else?

Cotto is no better than the WBC. He is embarrassing himself.

[No Contest]

Smart buisness man. Everyone knows these belts are just bargaining chips. Fans know who the best fighters are we don't need a fucking belt to prove it. This shit is just straight up extortion.

You are right you don't need a belt to prove it but you need to fight. Neither of them are willing to fight a middleweight at middleweight, and yes holding a belt and and the lineal title hostage by outright refusing to fight for it is extortion. It's using it to gain leverage and authenticity and to maximise the amount of people willing to pay for the fight. Why wait till just two days before the fight to decide you are going suddenly to become Mr honourable if it is anything else?

Cotto is no better than the WBC. He is embarrassing himself.

I see what you did there. The whole pay your way to higher ranking thing is laughable. I need to know what the purse is for both guys and what percentage they are trying to pinch. They could just create a new belt, say perhaps the bronze WBC champ for those on a limited budget.