Manny might fight Cotto before the winner of July 18th!

[OumaFan]

Sanchez beat me to the point on the weight.

I wonder even how well he'd manage something like 143-144.

[sanchez786]

Sanchez beat me to the point on the weight.

I wonder even how well he'd manage something like 143-144.

The problem with the catch weight is the inevitable excuses that can follow with the loser of the fight. If Cotto loses he 'may' say he was weight drained and he fights best at 147lb...If Pac loses he 'may' say he fights best at 135lbs.

Add to the fact that we will NOT be seeing the BEST the fighter has to offer meaning, Cotto has proven his BEST at 147lbs...Pac has proven his BEST at 135bls. At a catch weight either, or both fighters 'may' lose some of there ability due to being outside the weight range where they feel most comfortable with. I feel as boxing fans, we would be short changed for not seeing our favorite fighter perform at his most optimum potential. I apologize as I'm now sounding like a broken record so I'll cut my rant right here.

[OumaFan]

maybe so, I'm not sure that 140 isn't Manny's best, a bit hard to tell as he's only had one fight at each.

But I agree that 147 is where Cotto needs to stay.