Should Mayweather rank above Cotto at Welterweight? Poll.

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr. rank above Miguel Cotto at Welterweight? According to Ring Magazine, Mayweather is now ranked #2 and Cotto #3 P4P at Welterweight. I don't question that Mayweather completely dominated Marquez in spectacular fashion, but aren't the P4P divisional rankings also calculated using recent resume/achievements at the designated weight against legitimate & ranked members of that weight class? Please consider the following: 1.) Cotto has actually fought 4 of the top 10 ranked Welterweights and defeated 3 of them. The one loss coming against Antonio Margarito who was suspended for a year after his very next fight for illegal hand wraps. 2.) Mayweather has not fought ANY of the top 10 ranked Welterweights. None. 3.) This ranking was allegedly earned by outpointing a fighter who has never fought above the lightweight limit. This isn't intended to upset Mayweather fans, just looking to see why people do or do not believe Mayweather should be ranked #2 at WW. I think an argument can be made for ranking him in the top 10 P4P overall, but this is different since it regards a specific weight class. Please discuss, Poll to follow. The official list: http://www.ringtv.com/ratings/welterweight/ 1. Shane Mosley Country: USA (Las Vegas, Nevada) Record: 46-5-0 (39 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #1 | Last Week: #1 | Weeks On List: 137 Titles: WBA 2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Country: USA (Las Vegas, Nevada) Record: 40-0-0 (25 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #2 | Last Week: - | Weeks On List: 1 3. Miguel Cotto Country: Puerto Rico Record: 34-1-0 (27 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #3 | Last Week: #2 | Weeks On List: 147 Titles: WBO 4. Joshua Clottey Country: Ghana Record: 35-3-0 (20 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #4 | Last Week: #3 | Weeks On List: 129 5. Antonio Margarito Country: Mexico (Tijuana) Record: 37-6-0 (27 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #5 | Last Week: #4 | Weeks On List: 428 6. Andre Berto Country: USA (Winter Haven, Fla.) Record: 25-0-0 (19 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #6 | Last Week: #5 | Weeks On List: 66 Titles: WBC 7. Carlos Quintana Country: Puerto Rico Record: 26-2-0 (20 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #7 | Last Week: #6 | Weeks On List: 85 8. Luis Collazo Country: USA (Queens, N.Y.) Record: 29-4-0 (14 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #8 | Last Week: #7 | Weeks On List: 232 9. Isaac Hlatswayo Country: South Africa (Soweto, Gauteng) Record: 29-1-1 (10 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #9 | Last Week: #8 | Weeks On List: 54 10. Vyacheslav Senchenko Country: Ukraine (Donetsk) Record: 29-0-0 (20 KOs) Ranking: This Week: #10 | Last Week: #10 | Weeks On List: 21

Comments (20)

bullshit boxing politics is all it is.. It likely comes down to Ring giving Mayweather inscentive to fight Mosley. Placing Mayweather second among the Welterweights means if the two fight, the winner would become lineal champion. I bet the Holy Trinity of Goldenboy(De La Hoya, Mosley, Hopkins) are very happy to have Mayweather ranked 2nd as it gives them their best chance of securing the next fight with Mayweather instead of a Top Rank fighter. Anyone think Oscar has the ability to influence where a fighter lands in the ranking?

16y ago

DrewWoodside

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has not beaten a welterweight since 2006!!! Floyd Senior actually has more welterweight fights on his record than Floyd Jr.. To be fair I'm unaware if those WW's were ranked at the time so it's unlikely a very significant piece of information. But it's definitely an interesting tidbit: http://www.boxrec.com/search.php?status=all&cat=boxer&first_name=floyd++&last_name=mayweather&submit=Go

16y ago

DrewWoodside

No. Mayweather beat a ****ing Lightweight while Cotto beat an Elite WW, it's just common sense. It should be common sense, but 20% of NSB disagrees.

16y ago

JM1

20 dick riders voted yes :Flush:

16y ago

ringer

Hell no, he shouldn't rank above Cotto at Welterweight. Cotto has fought nothing but the top opponets in his division ever since he got there ; Quintana, Judah, Mosley, Margarito, Clottey. And he's 4-1 against them. Mayweather has only fought Judah, Baldomir, Hatton, and a blown up Super Featherweight at 147. Skillwise he's years beyond Miguel, but as far as accomplishments go ; he's still playing catchup.

16y ago

Addition

No. Mayweather beat a ****ing Lightweight while Cotto beat an Elite WW, it's just common sense.

16y ago

DrewWoodside

bullshit boxing politics is all it is.. I feel as though 9 times out of 10 Ring is closer to accurate than it is to inaccurate. There are of course exceptions from time to time. This is one of the more glaring examples of Ring being shady.

16y ago

Sin_City

bullshit boxing politics is all it is..

16y ago

Pullcounter7451

Who cares.. Would Floyd whip Miguels ass? YES Would Floyd be a heavy favorite if they fought? YES Thats the most important thing here fellas LOL :boxing::boxing: nope. the most important thing is that floyd actually fight the fights... he can't get credit for victories that he hasn't fought yet.

16y ago

DrewWoodside

18 imbeciles have voted so far in here I haven't read one thorough explanation supporting Mayweather's WW ranking. As far as 18 votes is concerned, I think some of those people clicked the wrong option with the intent of actually supporting Cotto as #2. I could be wrong about that though.

16y ago

rommel357

Hell fvking NO!

16y ago

DrewWoodside

last 3 fights..DLH too..lol I think its complete bullshit...he claims to be the WW King but hasnt fought one in years..LOL Easily we can say these WW's round up the top 5..Cotto,Shane,Clottey,Margarito, even Williams.. Cotto has Fought 3 of them. Shane has fought 2 of them. CLottey has fought 2of them. Williams has fought 1 of them. Floyd has fought...NONE... How can the Welter Weight king be the WW King without fighting any of the top 5 guys who have been running the division for the last i dunno 3-6 years. A lot of Floyd fans, and I'm not saying all of them feel as though they have to defend EVERYTHING regarding Mayweather. You can be a huge Mayweather fan and appreciate his fights without agreeing with his ranking. Just b/c you think Cotto should be ranked higher than Mayweather doesn't necessarily mean you are disrespectful or unappreciative of Mayweather's ability.

16y ago

DrewWoodside

Who cares.. Would Floyd whip Miguels ass? YES Would Floyd be a heavy favorite if they fought? YES Thats the most important thing here fellas LOL :boxing::boxing: Excellent post.

16y ago

King_Jaffe_Joffer

Who cares.. Would Floyd whip Miguels ass? YES Would Floyd be a heavy favorite if they fought? YES Thats the most important thing here fellas LOL :boxing::boxing:

16y ago

DrewWoodside

I don't get why floyd is ranked above ssm p4p but below him in their division? That's hard to wrap your head around, but somehow more reasonable than Cotto ranking below Mayweather. The rankings at top of WW are baffling.

16y ago

Joe2608

There is no way he should be ranked above Cotto. I don't see the logic in that.

16y ago

Luis12

What has mayweather done in the past 2 years at 147? Beat Hatton and Marquez, right? What has Cotto done? Got destroyed by marg, beat Jennings and lost to clottey you are a hater. at least cotto have the balls to get in the ring against the best WW Mayweather...JMM, Fatton, DLH, baldomir??? LMAO Cotto...KO Judah....UD Mosley...Fought Cheato....Clottey

16y ago

mathed

What has mayweather done in the past 2 years at 147? Beat Hatton and Marquez, right? What has Cotto done? Got destroyed by marg, beat Jennings and lost to clottey How many legit WW has he fought at WW? Hatton: looked terrible at WW JMM: never fought at that weight EVER and added the equivalent of a sack of flour in weight to even make the weight, ever added 15 or so lbs in weight before?

16y ago

DrewWoodside

Mayweather shouldnt be ranked above Cotto in the WW listing becuase he doesnt fight there aften enough. Im just curious as to why people keep bringing up Margarito! He's a proven cheater, no doubt Mayweather is a first class dick but if he had been caught loading his gloves like Margarito they would have tried to erase every win he ever had and banned him for life! 14 people think Mayweather should be ranked above Cotto at Welterweight.. Lets get some more explanations for that, anyone?

16y ago

firstborn

16y ago