Cotto-Alvarez weight set at 155; likely date Nov. 7 or Nov. 21

[Primo Carnera]

http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-canelo-special-wbc-belt-stake--93237
Fucking hell, I've heard it all now!!!
A special belt? Could these governing bodies pamper these guys any more!
....And the new "one pound over the limit, expect to be called World Champ and avoid GGG" is............😡

[Beanflicker]

http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-canelo-special-wbc-belt-stake--93237
Fucking hell, I've heard it all now!!!
A special belt? Could these governing bodies pamper these guys any more!
....And the new "one pound over the limit, expect to be called World Champ and avoid GGG" is............😡

Yes exactly, this is what pisses people off: the pampering that these big stars get, who get to make up their own weight classes and decide what they WANT to weigh in at.

You just don't see this kind of shit in any other mainstream sport, and it's because there's no real governing body. Boxing is and always has been the wild west. These commissions and supposed governing bodies don't give two shits because it's all about the $$$ to them.

[Beanflicker]

Oh I know I'm the 160lb champ, but I'd rather defend my belt at 155lbs.

Oh! And I can't be bothered to fight 12 rounds, so how about we make it a 9 round fight.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Oh I know I'm the 160lb champ, but I'd rather defend my belt at 155lbs.

Oh! And I can't be bothered to fight 12 rounds, so how about we make it a 9 round fight.

Didn't Ray Leonard practically invent the 168 division by fighting the light heavyweight champion at that limit?

Considering he wasn't the champion, that's a bit worse isn't it?

[Beanflicker]

Oh I know I'm the 160lb champ, but I'd rather defend my belt at 155lbs.

Oh! And I can't be bothered to fight 12 rounds, so how about we make it a 9 round fight.

Didn't Ray Leonard practically invent the 168 division by fighting the light heavyweight champion at that limit?

Considering he wasn't the champion, that's a bit worse isn't it?

Yeah and he also demanded a championship match be 12 rounds instead of 15.

Spoiled fucks. Boxing has a history of bending over backwards for it's moneymakers.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Oh I know I'm the 160lb champ, but I'd rather defend my belt at 155lbs.

Oh! And I can't be bothered to fight 12 rounds, so how about we make it a 9 round fight.

Didn't Ray Leonard practically invent the 168 division by fighting the light heavyweight champion at that limit?

Considering he wasn't the champion, that's a bit worse isn't it?

Yeah and he also demanded a championship match be 12 rounds instead of 15.

Spoiled fucks. Boxing has a history of bending over backwards for it's moneymakers.

That's why I always feel boxing could still have a home inside a circus tent because it's more of an event than a fixture. It's a money making scheme masquerading as a sport. So when the main ticket seller has more clout than the promoter and even the bit of plastic he's fighting for, then he gets to call some shots.

[Beanz]

http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-canelo-special-wbc-belt-stake--93237
Fucking hell, I've heard it all now!!!
A special belt? Could these governing bodies pamper these guys any more!
....And the new "one pound over the limit, expect to be called World Champ and avoid GGG" is............😡

Cotto-Canelo Could Have Special WBC Belt at Stake - Boxing News


HA! You couldn't make it up

[Manos de Piedra]

http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-canelo-special-wbc-belt-stake--93237
Fucking hell, I've heard it all now!!!
A special belt? Could these governing bodies pamper these guys any more!
....And the new "one pound over the limit, expect to be called World Champ and avoid GGG" is............😡

Cotto-Canelo Could Have Special WBC Belt at Stake - Boxing News


HA! You couldn't make it up

This belt lark is getting beyond a joke. Every fight now seems to have its own belt.