Boxing the KING of double standard sports

[ruthless rocco]

It makes NO sense that a fighter gets to dictate the weight of a 160lb title fight to be lower than 160lb.

If Cotto doesn't want to fight as a middleweight then give up the belt and fight the division lower.

Imagine a track meet where the more popular and more influential runner gets to choose the length of the 100 metre dash.
Let's say Cotto is a quicker starter but Gaele tends to come on stronger towards the end. Does it make any sense for Cotto to be able to choose that the race be only 75 metres but still sell the race as and have it be recorded as a 100 metre race?
No!!! Only an idiot would think that's makes sense.
The 100 metre dash is 100 metres long.
The middlweight title is defended by fighters who weigh in below 160lbs at the time of the weigh in.