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Personally I think Casamayor, Campbell, David Diaz and Santa Cruz are the guys who can reasonably stake a claim to being the divisions champion.
Campbell, Casamayor and Santa Cruz I can understand, but how exactly does Diaz stake a claim to being the division's champion?

I'm not saying he can stake a claim to being the champion, I'm saying he deserves a fight against Casamayor and Campbell as much as Santa Cruz.
I' sorry, but I thought you said just that.

And while I don't think Diaz is (as) bad (as people make him), I disagree that he is as deserving of a shot as the others. David Diaz might be a belt holder, but he has never defeated anyone with a belt. Nor has he ever defeated a top lightweight for that matter (especially not if you discount the Morales fight (and while I agree robbery was too strong a word, I will maintain that Morals should have got the decision)).

Should he defeat Pac, he would be an obvious guy in the mix, but as for now, he has as much claim to be at the top as Juan Diaz.