Boxing the KING of double standard sports

[greynotsoold]

Fighting at a catch weight, contractually agreed upon, doesn't bother me. In the early days that was the origin of the weight limits for the various classes. And, if you can't make the weight, don't sign the contract. If Martinez was too injured to fight Cotto, he shouldn't have signed or he should have pulled out.
The most ridiculous double standard is complaining about a contractually agreed upon weight established weeks, even months, in advance, while defending the practice of getting into the ring at 180 and calling yourself a middleweight. That is just wrong on many levels, and it affects match making at many levels; how does he get? Is the first question asked. Myself, that is what I would limit contractually. You weigh 160 Friday and no more than 165 when you glove up or you fight for free.

[powerpuncher]

Although some people like geale sign the contract because it's a payday they can't turn down even though they are getting the shaft. It's like telling a fighter to sign a contract that he has to have one seem tied behind his back but he will get $10 million. Obviously he will sign but the fight isn't fair.

[greynotsoold]

Although some people like geale sign the contract because it's a payday they can't turn down even though they are getting the shaft. It's like telling a fighter to sign a contract that he has to have one seem tied behind his back but he will get $10 million. Obviously he will sign but the fight isn't fair.

If you sign for the money, knowing you are getting screwed, take your lumps because you asked for them. Or blame your manager for not doing more for you in negotiations.

[Beanflicker]

The commissions should be the ones taking the heat for letting this nonsense happen.

[Sleepwalker]

Lebron complains to refs (JUSTFIABLY) and he gets called a crybaby. Anyone else says anything to the refs (especially a Bulls player), the refs are cheating...

[ruthless rocco]

The commissions should be the ones taking the heat for letting this nonsense happen.

This!

...and Cotto is a pussy for asking for it in the first place and following through with it once it was granted!

[Master]

Cotto will fight Canelo at light middleweight then it will all be fine but if it is at middleweight then it will be wrong? That is double standards.

[ruthless rocco]

Cotto will fight Canelo at light middleweight then it will all be fine but if it is at middleweight then it will be wrong? That is double standards.

If you're the middleweight champ and you're promoting yourself as middleweight champ and your promotional company advertises you as middleweight champ and the commissions sanction the fight for the middleweight championship then you best be allowing your opponent to weigh in as a middleweight!!!

If you want to win the middleweight title but have no interest in defending the middleweight title against a middleweight fighter who is allowed to weigh in at the middleweight limit then give up the title!