Cotto's welterweight belt is on the line!!!

[Kev]

Also you have to think, if you are ,Fighter A, the rightful mandatory to fight for the Welterweight strap, and that belt changes hands in a 145 clash between Fighter B and C,that could have gone another way if Fighter C came in at 147, should you be able to demand that your title shot with Fighter B be at 145 too. I would think so, and that is a problem because where does it end?

You're misunderstanding, its NOT the WBO who are sanctioning a 145 lb fight, its nothing to do with them. Their weight limit is 147 lbs and Cotto CAN weigh in at 147 if he wants to. He won't be breaking any contract with the WBO but just with Manny and his team.

The fight would still go ahead, he'd just have to pay Manny the agreed retribution money.

As for other fighters demanding a fight takes place at 145, they would have negotioate that with the other fighter seperately, its NOTHING to do with the WBO.