The LINEAL welterweight championship

[killersheep]

Hatton was a defense of his championship. During the war years champions held their titles for years without defending. I'm not saying its the same thing but everyone wanted DLH/ Mayweather 1 & the figures prove that, a lot of people wanted Mayweather/ Hatton. So Mayweather is fighting the fights the majority want to see.

I can't see how you don't recognize Mayweather as 147 champ he's never lost it in the ring & it's only been 5 months since his last defense. From when he won the championship from Baldomir it was 13 months until he defended against Hatton with the DLH fight in between. I think your being a little harsh.

I don't think I being harsh at all, as I still recognize him as p4p # 1 but I think a ranking system has to have merit as well as what sells fights, a ranking system is what makes pro sports. By virtue of what you are saying being ranked in the top 10 of the welterweight class is meaningless ultimately because if the champ chooses not to fight anyone there, there is no consequence.

By virtue of what your saying being the champion is worthless unless they fight who you want them to fight. You sure your a part of one of the alphabet groups?

Because thats precisely what we have today, belt holders having to defend against undeserving mandatories in fights that no one wants to see.

I too want to see Mayweather/ Cotto but not at the expense of throwing the sport I love into turmoil by recognizing another fighter as champion who hasn't even won that honor in the ring. To do that would be to continue the chaos that the alphabet jokers have created.

Cheers mate I always enjoy debating you. I suppose I should clarify by top 10 I mean THE RING'S top 10, which is what I recognize as the foremost authority. I mean that's really what we're talking about here right.

His options to keep his title would be at this point
1) Miguel Cotto
2) Shane Mosley
3) Carlos Quintana
4) Paul Williams
5) Antonio Margarito
6) Zab Judah
7) Josh Clottey
Luis Collazo
9) Jackson Bonsu
10) Kermit Cintron

Look at those options, there are fights there that would make good money, fights that would make great money, fights that would be easy, fights that would be more competitive. I don't think it's asking too much for a divisional champ to defend his title again the top 10 list. Now if we are talking lineal champ, well how does that work if PBF has 1 alphabet and Cotto or Margarito has two straps?