Ring Mag. Welterweight Champion

[GuyIncognito76]

I read an article at the time where Ring explained why Margarito & Mosley wasn't a championship fight.

If I recall correctly they asked the expert panel that decides these things (it's like a hundred journlists and fight industry people -there is a list of these people online somewhere too, I know Barry McGuigan is one of them) and they decided, and I think it was quite tight too (maybe even 51%-49%), against declaring it a Ring Championship fight due to Mosley's loss to Cotto.

At the time I thought that had Margarito won it was a little tough on him that he wouldn't be named champion, but as Mosley won and was ranked below Cotto (and having lost to him previously) it was the correct decision.

[CGM]

I read an article at the time where Ring explained why Margarito & Mosley wasn't a championship fight.

If I recall correctly they asked the expert panel that decides these things (it's like a hundred journlists and fight industry people -there is a list of these people online somewhere too, I know Barry McGuigan is one of them) and they decided, and I think it was quite tight too (maybe even 51%-49%), against declaring it a Ring Championship fight due to Mosley's loss to Cotto.

At the time I thought that had Margarito won it was a little tough on him that he wouldn't be named champion, but as Mosley won and was ranked below Cotto (and having lost to him previously) it was the correct decision.

Well, that sheds some light, but it doesn't add up. It sounds like they have decided amongst themselves to effectively invalidate the results of Margarito - Cotto because of the wrap issue in Mosley-Margarito?

[Lance Uppercut]

I read an article at the time where Ring explained why Margarito & Mosley wasn't a championship fight.

If I recall correctly they asked the expert panel that decides these things (it's like a hundred journlists and fight industry people -there is a list of these people online somewhere too, I know Barry McGuigan is one of them) and they decided, and I think it was quite tight too (maybe even 51%-49%), against declaring it a Ring Championship fight due to Mosley's loss to Cotto.

At the time I thought that had Margarito won it was a little tough on him that he wouldn't be named champion, but as Mosley won and was ranked below Cotto (and having lost to him previously) it was the correct decision.

Well, that sheds some light, but it doesn't add up. It sounds like they have decided amongst themselves to effectively invalidate the results of Margarito - Cotto because of the wrap issue in Mosley-Margarito?

That's not possible, because the championship panel voted against it being for the championship weeks before the fight. We found out that Margacheto was a cheater on the night of the fight.

[Galaxy]

Yeah as Lance said The Ring panel voted when the Mosley/ Margarito fight was signed if it should be for the vacant championship. About 55% that responded didn't want it for the championship, which I also agreed with. Mainly because of Cotto's win over Mosley & Williams was still a very present danger at that time

I wonder if Mosley/ Clottey will qualify? Mosley's #1, Clottey's 3 & the Cotto/ Clottey fight was very close, & Cotto went the catchweight way against Pacquiao; so it could!