Maybe cuz Andre Ward hasn't been cleared by doctors to even train let alone fight. And only a fool would think Alvarez-Ward would make as much as Alvarez-Mayweather
You seriously think Alvarez should come down to 147? A weight he hasn't fought in, in over 3 years and a weight his body won't even let him make?
No I don't VD and I don't expect Floyd to go to 154 for this fight whether he has a trinket or not. What they should do is just put the straps aside and meet at 150. That way they both give a little. This could also be a lot of posturing by Floyd as the talks for Alvarez/Cotto started before this announcement.
Mayweather doesn't wanna a catch weight fight either. Alvarez-Cotto talks have started cuz Alvarez needs to fight. The worse thing he can do is just sit around waiting on Floyd. Based on what Mayweather has been saying it doesn't look like he's gonna fight Alvarez next. So moving to option B is the smart thing for Alvarez to do. If Mayweather were to show he was interested in fighting Alvarez next I guarantee you the talks with Cotto end.
I don't know what Mayweather wants. He's not a catch weight kind of guy and he already said he wants his first few fights at least under the new contract to be at 147. That is up to him. When I said do it at 150 w/o the gold that's what I would suggest for the impasse and not Floyds take. Cotto was at the Trout fight and the table was set. He [Alvarez] wanted Floyd to agree to fight him after Guerrero or he would not appear on the same card. Floyd has never signed to fight someone before his present fight was completed.Alvarez is in no position to demand Floyd go up whether its 154 or 151 hence the Mexican standoff that to be honest I'm not looking forward to. Its already starting to resemble the Manny/Floyd circus. If they fight great and if they don't oh well.
Of course floyd/canelo makes the most money but there are other options for him if he cant make the weight.
Take your pick and fight someone you probably dont outweigh.
Golovkin
Martinez
Geale
Quillin
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
Pirog Soliman Sturm Macklin, and Murray
VD, you expect any boxer to fight someone at a 30lbs disadvantage?
Come on.
Take a pill. Do you follow the sport? Marquez and Floyd had a contracted weight of 144 and another contract that would give Marquez 300 grand per pound over. Floyd weighed 146 and paid his 600 k and probably weighed the same the night of the fight. He was 2 pounds heavier then Marquez.
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