Thanks for the replies..

Something to ponder on is this.. If he were to vacate the title.. he would have stepped out of the position of lineal champion..

But on that note.. If it werent the wbc title he holds.. He prob would have been forced to vacate it.. Like if it were ibf.. they would have said.. fight this bs mandatory.. Floyd says hell no.. And he drops the title.. that would stop him from bieng the lineal champ?.. Maybe.. i guess he is still the champ but it taints the title for whoever fights for the vacant title and technically no one is the lineal champ..

So i spose that would be the way cotto becomes the recognised champ and not the lineal champ..

So perhaps im not saying cotto should be considered lineal.. cos thats about holding the correct title that has been passed.. but that he should be the recognised champ (at least as much as floyd) until someone beats floyd or he retires..

Cos i cant see any other belt organisations letting floyd fight so long without a mandatory..

These are all ifs though.. Dont you just hate ifs..Lol