Per fightnews: Cotto 154.5 at WBA weigh-in! Miguel Cotto today weighed 154 1/2 at his mandatory WBA 30-day safety weigh-in. The maximum weight for Cotto today was 168 pounds. The weigh-in was in Salinas, Puerto Rico. "I've been working real hard for weeks," Cotto said. "I know how tough (Zab) Judah is and I'm going to be prepared perfectly." Cotto vs. Judah for the WBA Welterweight championship is scheduled June 9 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto vs Judah 'X-Plosive' is promoted by Top Rank in association with Prize Fight Boxing and will be available on HBO Pay Per View. This is great news! Cotto is already close to the target weight in and still a month to go. He knows he has a dangerous opponent.
Not good if you ask me. Makes me think that he is shrinking himself down to 147 like he was doing at 140. IT's only a matter of before all that losing weight in camps catches up to him. I'll Holla 5000
He could be in the best shape of his life, the question still remains: Can he take a right hook to the temple from Judah?
That's the million dollar question that may be answered come fightnight. One thing is for sure if Judah gets him in trouble the way Corley had him, the fight is over. Unlike Corley, Zab will follow up with powerful combinations that will finish Cotto.
i think that's pretty good. but it just goes to show, having to lose weight doesn't mean the guy doesn't belong in the weight-class. some fighters just don't maintain their weights the way they should. and consequently, no matter where they fight they will find themselves having to lose a bunch of weight.
Yep. It's like a guy who's always 15 mins late for work. Change his hours so that he starts 30 mins later, and he'll STILL be 15 mins late for work. It's a mindset.
Bullshit. If I had to fight at lightheavyweight, I'd have to work. If I had to make middleweight, it would be murder because I don't belong there. I am waiting for the day you make a valid point. You and Slystaff are like a 1-2 punch on the intellect.
Obviously in some cases, a guy is too big for that weight class. But there are many cases...cough...Toney...cough....where the said fighter is too damned lazy (and GREEDY) to make weight. Look at Hopkins. He's OBVIOUSLY a big middleweight, IMO he's more a natural LightHeavyweight. But the man is diligent, professional, hardworking and made weight EVERY TIME. Oh......and I'm far more intelligent than you are, scrub.
Not sure I follow you... Weighing 154 with 30 days to go is light, imo, not heavy as you imply. Hell, 154 with one week to go would be just fine, usually. There are reasons the majority of world-class fighters weigh more than a weight class higher the night of the fight (24 hrs after weigh ins). For starters, it doesn't hurt their performance and it makes them stronger than they would be at their natural weight.
:: :: Like I said, in a battle of wits it is a man versus a horse. Don't feel bad, you could out gallop me that is for sure. You couldn't outhink me or any other homo sapien.
Hopkins didn't just make weight, he was often well below weight. There is no way that makes him a big middleweight. No amount of hard work and/or diligence justifies weighing below the weight if you are a 'big' guy for the weight class. Hopkins is tall for a middleweight, not big.
Hopkins has a big frame, he isn't just tall. look at how "tight" his body was at 160. Look at him at 175..not an ounce of fat. Hopkins is a BIG middleweight, he made weight easily because he's a gym rat.
I told you you sick faggot stop with the gayness in GD. This is hetro board no matter how much you want to push your gay agenda.
No only a true fag describes a man's body as "tight." Look, I have asked you nicely to stop. We don't want your brand of Christian buggery here. Just stop it and keep your posts, and thoughts, above the belt. It is really sickening when an openly gay man such as yourself lusts after men. You have been told to stop.
Dude, we've been through this before. I'm sorry about what happened to you in your childhood after your encounter with the priest at confessional, but you need to get over it. If you look at the context in which i described Hopkins' body at 160 as "tight", instead on dwelling on your childhood ordeal, you will come to an entirely different conclusion.
I was never molested. Again, there isn't any context inwhich you can call a man's body "tight.' and still be hetrosexual. I wil ask you for the 50000th time to just cease in your gayness. Some churches claim to "cure" it. I just want you to keep it off of this board. Thanks.
