Here comes the boxing politics.
Cotto-Canelo are fighting for the Middleweight title, but neither one of them are true middleweights. GGG is a legitimate middleweight and he wants that belt, but neither Cotto or Canelo won’t to fight him at middleweight.
Cotto if he wins might just avoid him completely, Canelo says he will have to agree to the following terms.
If he wants to fight with me, let him come down to 155 and I’ll fight him whatever day he wants. At this moment, my body isn’t ready for 160 pounds. Maybe 1 or 2 more years I’ll be ready for 160, I don’t know, but I’d be delighted to fight someone like Gennady. He’s a great fighter and I think it would be a great fight. I’d be delighted to get him in a fight.
GGG said he would only come down in weight for Floyd Mayweather. The WBC has ordered the winner of the Cotto-Canelo to state their intentions on fighting GGG very soon after the fight
It is looking less likely that GGG will get the BIG fight that he seeks in 2016.