Mayweather Mosely NOT a World Title Bout

**rjj tszyu** · 04-21-2010 08:55 AM

It's a shame it's not for a belt. Will it be for the Ring title though? I think if it's 2 of the top 3 in their rankings fighting each other then they will award the winner the title providing it is vacant which it is at the moment.

The Ring belt means waaaayyy more than any of the alphabet straps now anyway.

**Lance Uppercut** · 04-21-2010 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by rjj tszyu

It's a shame it's not for a belt. Will it be for the Ring title though? I think if it's 2 of the top 3 in their rankings fighting each other then they will award the winner the title providing it is vacant which it is at the moment.

The Ring belt means waaaayyy more than any of the alphabet straps now anyway.

It is not for The Ring belt. The Ring Belt is only when #1 fights #2, and in rare circumstances where #1 fights #3. However in this case Manny Pacquiao is ranked #1, so there is no way to crown a welterweight champion without his involvement.

It should be noted that when Margarito and Mosely fought each other (Marg then #1 and Mosely then #3), many people felt it should have been for the welterweight tile and criticized The Ring for not recognizing it. Those people continue to consider Mosely at THE welterweight champion, and I sort of agree.

**JazMerkin** · 04-21-2010 02:15 PM

How is this anything but good? If the bastards wanted him to pay $50 I'd be just as glad he told them to fuck off. Mosley has paid the fees so he will still hold on to the belt.

If any other fighter had done this we'd be applauding them for standing up to the sanctioning bodies... well maybe not Amir Khan

The WBA are the worst of a bad bunch, they don't deserve to be associated with this fight, which should be for the Ring title, but as usual they've fucked up their rankings, dropping Shane to 2nd