Cotto's welterweight belt is on the line!!!

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Also you have to think, if you are ,Fighter A, the rightful mandatory to fight for the Welterweight strap, and that belt changes hands in a 145 clash between Fighter B and C,that could have gone another way if Fighter C came in at 147, should you be able to demand that your title shot with Fighter B be at 145 too. I would think so, and that is a problem because where does it end?

[Kev]

Also you have to think, if you are ,Fighter A, the rightful mandatory to fight for the Welterweight strap, and that belt changes hands in a 145 clash between Fighter B and C,that could have gone another way if Fighter C came in at 147, should you be able to demand that your title shot with Fighter B be at 145 too. I would think so, and that is a problem because where does it end?

You're misunderstanding, its NOT the WBO who are sanctioning a 145 lb fight, its nothing to do with them. Their weight limit is 147 lbs and Cotto CAN weigh in at 147 if he wants to. He won't be breaking any contract with the WBO but just with Manny and his team.

The fight would still go ahead, he'd just have to pay Manny the agreed retribution money.

As for other fighters demanding a fight takes place at 145, they would have negotioate that with the other fighter seperately, its NOTHING to do with the WBO.

[BoomBoom]

Also you have to think, if you are ,Fighter A, the rightful mandatory to fight for the Welterweight strap, and that belt changes hands in a 145 clash between Fighter B and C,that could have gone another way if Fighter C came in at 147, should you be able to demand that your title shot with Fighter B be at 145 too. I would think so, and that is a problem because where does it end?

You're misunderstanding, its NOT the WBO who are sanctioning a 145 lb fight, its nothing to do with them. Their weight limit is 147 lbs and Cotto CAN weigh in at 147 if he wants to. He won't be breaking any contract with the WBO but just with Manny and his team.

The fight would still go ahead, he'd just have to pay Manny the agreed retribution money.

As for other fighters demanding a fight takes place at 145, they would have negotioate that with the other fighter seperately, its NOTHING to do with the WBO.

Ah, i see what your saying. Still, there are some issues. If there is an agreement outside of the WBO, it would probably be in the form of a contract, and in that contract the WBO Title would be mentioned, so the WBO is involved as it is their title that they are negotiating terms with. So, that said, if they both agree to 145 and the night of the weigh in one of them is 147, the WBO would have no problem. It would be an issue with the other contract. I dont know that the WBO is not involved in this agreement for sure though.

[Kev]

Also you have to think, if you are ,Fighter A, the rightful mandatory to fight for the Welterweight strap, and that belt changes hands in a 145 clash between Fighter B and C,that could have gone another way if Fighter C came in at 147, should you be able to demand that your title shot with Fighter B be at 145 too. I would think so, and that is a problem because where does it end?

You're misunderstanding, its NOT the WBO who are sanctioning a 145 lb fight, its nothing to do with them. Their weight limit is 147 lbs and Cotto CAN weigh in at 147 if he wants to. He won't be breaking any contract with the WBO but just with Manny and his team.

The fight would still go ahead, he'd just have to pay Manny the agreed retribution money.

As for other fighters demanding a fight takes place at 145, they would have negotioate that with the other fighter seperately, its NOTHING to do with the WBO.

Ah, i see what your saying. Still, there are some issues. If there is an agreement outside of the WBO, it would probably be in the form of a contract, and in that contract the WBO Title would be mentioned, so the WBO is involved as it is their title that they are negotiating terms with. So, that said, if they both agree to 145 and the night of the weigh in one of them is 147, the WBO would have no problem. It would be an issue with the other contract. I dont know that the WBO is not involved in this agreement for sure though.

Nope not at all, the WBO title clearly isn't in the contract as Cotto has seemingly elected not to pay the sanctioning fees thus he's clearly under no contract with Manny to defend that belt