Boxing the KING of double standard sports

[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!

[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.

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!

Cotto has used the middleweight strap as a bargaining position to secure a good payday against Canelo. Canelo was arguing for a larger slice of the pie but Cotto holding a belt stops that card being used by Alvarez.

GGG has carried on earning and beating true middleweights so his career has not stalled. Cotto is making the most amount of money he can before he leaves the game. In this aspect he has not done anything out of the ordinary to maximise his income.

[powerpuncher]

Like has been said, the main problem is doing a catch weight for a title. If you are a champion at a weight class then there should be a rule in place for maintaining the actual weight. There shouldn't be able to be a negotiation for a contract weight when it's for the title. And also as others have said, it is the commissions and managers job to keep the fighters safe and not allow a natural middle weight to drop that few extra pounds. It makes no sense. We changed to before day weigh ins just so we could call for catch weights and weight drain the fighter even more? Are you telling me that is less dangerous to the fighters health?

[greynotsoold]

Like has been said, the main problem is doing a catch weight for a title. If you are a champion at a weight class then there should be a rule in place for maintaining the actual weight. There shouldn't be able to be a negotiation for a contract weight when it's for the title. And also as others have said, it is the commissions and managers job to keep the fighters safe and not allow a natural middle weight to drop that few extra pounds. It makes no sense. We changed to before day weigh ins just so we could call for catch weights and weight drain the fighter even more? Are you telling me that is less dangerous to the fighters health?

But you have no problem with a 'middleweight' climbing into the ring at 175? Rehydrating turns every fight into a catch weight bout, except that nobody knows how much anybody is going to weigh.

[Beanflicker]

Well 160 has always been the middleweight standard. Cotto won the belt at 159 and defended it at 157... so technically that's a triple standard!

[ruthless rocco]

Like has been said, the main problem is doing a catch weight for a title. If you are a champion at a weight class then there should be a rule in place for maintaining the actual weight. There shouldn't be able to be a negotiation for a contract weight when it's for the title. And also as others have said, it is the commissions and managers job to keep the fighters safe and not allow a natural middle weight to drop that few extra pounds. It makes no sense. We changed to before day weigh ins just so we could call for catch weights and weight drain the fighter even more? Are you telling me that is less dangerous to the fighters health?

But you have no problem with a 'middleweight' climbing into the ring at 175? Rehydrating turns every fight into a catch weight bout, except that nobody knows how much anybody is going to weigh.

The rules state you have to weigh in at 160 or below. What part don't you understand?

For a guy involved in the sport you seem unclear on how the rules work.

[powerpuncher]

Like has been said, the main problem is doing a catch weight for a title. If you are a champion at a weight class then there should be a rule in place for maintaining the actual weight. There shouldn't be able to be a negotiation for a contract weight when it's for the title. And also as others have said, it is the commissions and managers job to keep the fighters safe and not allow a natural middle weight to drop that few extra pounds. It makes no sense. We changed to before day weigh ins just so we could call for catch weights and weight drain the fighter even more? Are you telling me that is less dangerous to the fighters health?

But you have no problem with a 'middleweight' climbing into the ring at 175? Rehydrating turns every fight into a catch weight bout, except that nobody knows how much anybody is going to weigh.

I have a problem with day before weigh ins. I think they are ridiculous and it creates a culture where the fighters cut an extreme amount of weight. Most fighters lose weight over training camp but then cuts weight to make the weight. So yes, I do have a problem with a fighter walking around 40 pounds over their weight class. Sadly, cutting weight is just going to happen, but they should try to prevent it as much as possible (which is supposedly the reason why they changed to day before weight ins). It doesn't help the cause when you are forcing people to cut an unhealthy amount of weight just to be the sacrificial lamb.

And as I said before, they do agree to the terms but it's usually something that they can't turn down. Commissions should start regulating these types of things.