Quote Originally Posted by Hairdoo
Mayweather v Hatton in my eyes is just tying up loose ends. If PBF wins then he has finally proven himself to be the best at 140.

147 is a different animal.

When Mayweather beat Baldomir he won the lineal championship and by popular consensus is considered the number 1 Welterweight at present but... I believe Mosley, Cotto, Williams and Mayweather are all argueably tied for the top spot.

When Baldomir beat Judah it was agreed by most that Margarito was the number 1 Welterweight and a tougher challenge than Baldomir. Now that Williams has beaten Margarito and is still undefeated, as a belt holder his claim to the spot has some substance.

Cotto's 1st fight at Welterweight was an undefeated champion and in his 2nd title defense TKO'd Judah, something Mayweather didn't accomplish. As an undefeated belt holder his claim to the spot has some substance.

Only Forrest (who is campaigning as a Light Middleweight) has ever beaten Mosley at Welterweight or lower, before that he was undefeated and had more success against ODH than Mayweather so consequently his claim to the spot has some substance.

In my eyes the top 6 Welterweights in no particular order are:
Mayweather
Hatton
Cotto
Mosley
Williams
Margarito

With Williams beating Margarito, Mayweather v Hatton and Cotto v Mosley lined up we could safely say that in 2008 we will find out who the best Welterweight is.

If Cotto some how gets past Mosley then Oscar will jump all over a Cotto fight, it will slightly vindicate his losses to Mosley and be a massive PPV draw so that could slow down our little tourney a bit, still who would’t want to see Oscar meet any of the above names? Except Mayweather that is a fight I never want to see again.

I actually think Hatton could lose to every single one of the top Welterweights there all wrong him Margarito too big Cotto hits too hard and throws devasting body shots Mayweather too fast Mosley too fast Williams too big.