Lets get something straight!

[fan johnny]

I think the key point here is that while it will look like "it's just 2 pounds". It's the effect it has on rehydration or rather lack there of. This will decrease his speed, power, reactions and cut resistance all from 2 little pounds. This is a legitimate gripe, Roach knows exactly what he's doing and what it's buying him in terms of advantages. I am not holding this against Roach at all, he is doing what he can in the best interest of his fighter. What happens in the contracts between the fighters is fine EXCEPT for the titles themselves.

That's a load of crap. Unless you think Cotto and his nutritionist are idiots? Maybe you do, I don't know?

He's not going to dehydrate those two extra pounds in his weight management plan during the days before the fight. He's going to do it more naturally in the gym and through diet to be safe. That argument is just an excuse for losing.

No offense man, and I don't mean this as dickishly as it's going to sound, but you've demonstrated in the past that you have no idea how these sorts of things work.

You right, it does sound dickish. If your going to make an argument like that, you need to be specific. Otherwise no one knows what you are talking about! If you have an argument that has substance, lay it out. If I'm wrong and can see the error of my ways, I'm man enough to admit it!