Quote Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing View Post
It's a fight that will make a lot of money so it's going to get made, or at least it looks like it. I don't see what the problem is. Alvarez is only young and he's fighting the best pound for pound guy in the world in September so the more seasoning he can get along with the biggest paydays before then is all good for him.

Trout he could easily lose to and then the boxing industry doesn't get a massive event in September.
Brother, it's a set up and that's all it is. I as a fan want to see him fight the best available opponent, earn a way to a mega fight instead of tip toe through with paid infomercials. When did we start settling for this? Really? If he is letting a thought of losing to Trout, forget the money, enter his mind with a possible go with Mayweather on deck...he doesn't need to be fighting Mayweather. Boxing IS a business but what fighter thinks like that in the first place? I don't care about his check book and care less about paying to see guys who do not fight reasonable opposition when it is due and earned. He will get no seasoning from Cotto at this point and face nothing like a shifty and cutey style he would gain from Trout going into a more similiar Mayweather fight. He'll only gain a paycheck and comfort that well rested 0 on his record.

Not railing on you bro, just sick and tired of guys being treated like they get to wear a Championship into the ring drinking out of a juice box. He's not a child, he's a man in a mans sport. Save that non ama stuff too. You know what guys with ama fights had also? Losses! Lots of them. It's on him if he didn't have ama fights. So what. You wanna learn as you go and face guys two or three times early who park cars part time, fine but it's fair game.