Should Cotto not bother making weight?

**Master** · 09-24-2009 05:37 PM

Clottey looks bigger. Now these are real welterweights that will go up to 160lb fight night. Would Floyd mess with a real big welter?

**Nameless** · 09-25-2009 03:39 AM

Originally Posted by Master

Clottey looks bigger. Now these are real welterweights that will go up to 160lb fight night. Would Floyd mess with a real big welter?

No. Except if he has 90% of the purse.

Besides, to go back to the question as if Cotto will respect the weight, I would say: it depends of what was written in the contract and about the penalty that goes with it; if it is a ludicrous one, what is the purpose to respect the weight? too much money at stake, the fight will happen indeed and it would give him the chance to shine and to reduce the chances to get injured. If the fine is too high though, I guess that it would be a good reason to respect the weight.... if I would be Bobby Arum, you can make sure that I would negociate something horrible against Mayweather to make sure he'd respect the weight.

**Jody Lane** · 09-25-2009 10:15 AM

Where are the good ol days when Henry Armstrong won the welterweight title weighing 130some pounds and the only stipulation was that he weigh OVER a certain weight because he was the featherweight chanpion at the time.

**KalihiBoyHawaii** · 09-25-2009 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Master

Clottey looks bigger. Now these are real welterweights that will go up to 160lb fight night. Would Floyd mess with a real big welter?

Floyd will not fight anyone his own size, it's too equal for him.

He wants to fight at his division and train for 147.

But only if he can fight guys comming up from jr. lightweight, lightweight, or jr WW.

That's the criteria to be p4p king..lol