Who is the man at 147???

[belakbox]

I hope PW stays where he is or moves up to light heavy or heavy. His azz is way too big for this division.

[GAME]

Shane Mosley

No question. He beats Pac, Hatton, Tony and Cotto. Floyd is the fight I wana see. Its been waiting to happen for 10 years

[C-Lo]

It was Mayweather, then Cotto, then Margarito, now it's Shane!

Are they ever going to put up that RING belt for a fight?

[ICB]

I don't know i don't think theres any one main man in the division anymore, because they've all mostly tasted defeat. And i believe they could beat eachother on any of there best nights so its hard to tell, but ranking wise at the moment its for certain Shane Mosley.

[Taeth]

People never learn... Cotto is definitely the best fighter at WW right now until Floyd comes back. He beat Mosley, he beat Quintana, Judah, etc. He would beat Paul Williams. How would Molsey do against PW? I don't think he wins that, or against Berto or against Cotto. He fought great here, but people need to take Mosley's career into perspective, he is a hot and cold fighter, who is really hot against the right opposition, and no so great against others.

[kingfrnk]

Shane Mosley

[hackey]

So who do you guys want to see fight next? Mosley Williams would also be good to see. I was not expecting that result last night at all, but fair play to Mosley. These old timers are messing with our heads recently. First Hopkins destroys the middleweight star Pavlik and now Mosley upsets the WW division turning it on it's head. I now think all of the big fights at 147 are complete
pick 'ems.

One thing I can't believe now is that Mayweather can stay retired. Williams, Cotto and Mosley are all legitimate huge fights. Add to that Hatton and Manny and there are so many potential Mega fights to be made.

Excting times at 147

[JonnyFolds]

So who do you guys want to see fight next? Mosley Williams would also be good to see. I was not expecting that result last night at all, but fair play to Mosley. These old timers are messing with our heads recently. First Hopkins destroys the middleweight star Pavlik and now Mosley upsets the WW division turning it on it's head. I now think all of the big fights at 147 are complete
pick 'ems.

One thing I can't believe now is that Mayweather can stay retired. Williams, Cotto and Mosley are all legitimate huge fights. Add to that Hatton and Manny and there are so many potential Mega fights to be made.

Excting times at 147

F*** Floyd Mayweather. He is not really a WW anyway. And he would never fight WW that has any chance of KOing him. Can't we just let him be retired and let go of this guy?
If he's done with boxing, then boxing is done with him. I couldn't see what any of his fights in the last 6 years would be worth watching again anyway.
I'm just so sick of seeing people thread-jacking and dropping PBFs name all the time.

Oh ya.. Shane is the man. Cotto's SD victory doesn't hold a candle light to Shane KO of margarito, and likewise. Cotto has a KO from that very man Shane took to school. People need to recognize what a champ does and is supposed to do. Defend his title. Not let the judges decide if he has done barely enough to defend it.

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[No Contest]

People never learn... Cotto is definitely the best fighter at WW right now until Floyd comes back. He beat Mosley, he beat Quintana, Judah, etc. He would beat Paul Williams. How would Molsey do against PW? I don't think he wins that, or against Berto or against Cotto. He fought great here, but people need to take Mosley's career into perspective, he is a hot and cold fighter, who is really hot against the right opposition, and no so great against others.

Yeah he's the man thats why he's going after Jennings? I might be underestimating the guy, but i don't hear much talk about Jennings...

[uptoscratch]

I don't know i don't think theres any one main man in the division anymore, because they've all mostly tasted defeat. And i believe they could beat eachother on any of there best nights so its hard to tell, but ranking wise at the moment its for certain Shane Mosley.

Mosley is the man right now, no doubt.

Dan Rafael said before the fight that the Mosley/Margarito match should have been for The Ring belt, and I agree. Mosley should be the champ, with Cotto the #1 contender. I suppose instead they'll keep it vacant with Shane #1 and Cotto #2.

It doesn't make any sense to worry about where Paul Williams ranks until he decides to fight at welter again.

[Taeth]

I don't know i don't think theres any one main man in the division anymore, because they've all mostly tasted defeat. And i believe they could beat eachother on any of there best nights so its hard to tell, but ranking wise at the moment its for certain Shane Mosley.

Mosley is the man right now, no doubt.

Dan Rafael said before the fight that the Mosley/Margarito match should have been for The Ring belt, and I agree. Mosley should be the champ, with Cotto the #1 contender. I suppose instead they'll keep it vacant with Shane #1 and Cotto #2.

It doesn't make any sense to worry about where Paul Williams ranks until he decides to fight at welter again.

Why would he be the ring champ, when the guy right up there with him, beat him? I don't think Mosley as cemented his place atop the division until he beats the guy who beat him.

IMO Floyd should leapfrog both of them when he comes back, he is clearly the best fighter in the division when he comes back which might be against Mosley.

[uptoscratch]

Why would he be the ring champ, when the guy right up there with him, beat him? I don't think Mosley as cemented his place atop the division until he beats the guy who beat him.

Two reasons:

1. The relative quality of the wins. Mosley lost a very close decision to Cotto; Cotto was brutally knocked out by Margarito, who was then KTFO by Mosley. That makes Mosley's case the most convincing out of the trio.

2. More importantly, the timeline of the wins also matters. Shane beat the man who beat the man; if you're talking about a title lineage it just doesn't matter that Shane previously lost to Cotto. Like Lampley talking about the heavyweights last night, when Frazier beat Ali, Foreman beat Frazier, and Ali beat Foreman; Ali was the champ.

Before the fight Margarito was number 1; he had just beaten the number 2 man (Cotto), and Mosley was number 3. That would seem to fit The Ring's policy for filling a vacant championship.

Maybe they were trying to avoid the appearance of bias because Shane is a GBP fighter? Otherwise I don't understand the decision.