154 lb champion

Oscar was the man to beat at 154. At the time 154 was extremely weak with the likes of kassim ouma, that guy who beat ouma, mayorga, piccarilo, and oscar. Oscar beat the crap out of mayorga for a belt and would have beaten any of the other champs hence why people claimed him as the champ of 154. Floyd was p4p #1 and the legit lineal welter champ. He beat baldomir who beat judah who beat spinks who beat mayorga who beat forrest who was the man at welter. Everyone wanted to see that fight. Who the hell did canelo beat for his belt. That's right a vacant title against Matthew hatton. So dont talk trash about the oscar v floyd fight. Trout is canelo only legit title defense and he barely made it thru. If trout had any power he would have stopped canelo. Canelo did beat him fair and square but its not like Canelo is a dominant champ

So nobody can answer the question eh? Didn't think so. I see a few people saying that Floyd and Oscar were the best in their divisions. but without making a single defense, how would anyone know that? Are you trolling or just retarded ?!! That was the fight EVERYONE wanted to see. It got the biggest numbers in boxing history. It was the #1 p4p best 147pounds against the biggest seller in boxing history, a legend and #1 at 154 pounds. But you would have preferred to see them fight their respective #1 contender ??!! Wth is going on in boxingscene lately. What do you want now, Alvarez vs Mayweather or you want Floyd to defend his title vs Luis Carlos Abregu and Alvarez against Rabchenko, come on son

Interesting.

So nobody can answer the question eh? Didn't think so. I see a few people saying that Floyd and Oscar were the best in their divisions. but without making a single defense, how would anyone know that?

Who did Floyd beat to deserve a shot at the jr. middleweight title? and why was it against a guy who had only fought one time in 2006 and never once in 2005? Getting title shots against part time fighters is what one approves of?:firedevil Much as I dislike Floyd I cant argue against him getting that fight, actually at that time I hadnt really stopped pulling for him, it was basically around that time.

Mayorga wasn't a real champ at 154 either. So how can Oscar be the number #1 guy and a real champ at 154 by beating him? Mayorga was ranked by WBC, which allowed him to fight for the vacant title. So obviously he did something right. Then DLH beat him, which allowed him to get that title.

Floyd was the best fighter at 147 and DLH was the best fighter at 154. They tried to make the fight a few years before they fought, but Arum could not give PBF a 15M guarantee to fight DLH. Boxing and the fans wanted this fight.

actually it is really up to the CHAMPION, if Martinez wants to defend his title against Mayweather then he has every right to do so it is a big difference actually fighting a Champion compared to fighting for a Vacant Title

Mayorga wasn't a real champ at 154 either. So how can Oscar be the number #1 guy and a real champ at 154 by beating him? how wasnt mayorga a real champ at 154??? he won the vacant title, he deserved a shot at the loser who had it because he had fought better competition and he was easily one of the top 5 fighters in the division. ur not making any sense numb nuts.

It was the fight people wanted to see no one protested it

Mayorga wasn't a real champ at 154 either. So how can Oscar be the number #1 guy and a real champ at 154 by beating him?

Please,Oscar was a champ at 154,Margarito isn't & wasn't ever $hit at 154!!There was no catchweight,Floyd came in under weight & pulled out a victory!!Manny is fighting a nobody at a catchweight for the title,this isn't even a legit comparison,do some homework before u post nonsense!!& I'm a fan of Pacman's & I don't really even like Floyd,but the truth is the truth!!

Based on what? Neither guy made one single defense of their belt before they fought each other. Oscar beat Mayorga, then faced Floyd. Floyd beat Baldomir, then faced Oscar. then if floyd didnt fight him you would be all over him FLOYD DUCKED OSCAR! gtfoh what did pac do to deserve a shot at a 154 title :headbang:

What boxing organization gave them that? Did he have to pay fees for it? Not every defense has to be mandatory. That fight already had a lot of hype behind it beforehand anyways. But to answer your question, Floyd was the WBC champion at WW and when you move up, you earn a mandatory shot at the champion in the higher weight class. For example, Campbell owned the WBO LW title and when he moved up to JWW, he became the mandatory for Tim Bradley's WBO JWW title without fighting in the weight class a single time. That's just how it works.

De La Hoya earned it by knocking Mayorga out, and Floyd earned a shot at that title by becoming the p4p king. What boxing organization gave them that? Did he have to pay fees for it?

De La Hoya earned it by knocking Mayorga out, and Floyd earned a shot at that title by becoming the #1 WW, and p4p king.

floyd was the best at 147. oscar was the best at 154. only made sense. why not Based on what? Neither guy made one single defense of their belt before they fought each other. Oscar beat Mayorga, then faced Floyd. Floyd beat Baldomir, then faced Oscar.

Alphabet tiles don't mean sh!t. But De La Hoya won it from Mayorga and Mayweather was the Ring/lineal and almost Undisputed Champion at 147 (if everything was on the up and up, which it rarely is).After you're that, you deserve a shot at a title in the next weight class up.

floyd was the best at 147. oscar was the best at 154. only made sense. why not