WBC President Jose Sulaiman has revealed his reasons to WBN why Floyd Mayweather was allowed to retain his welterweight title, even when facing a two-month prison sentence earlier this year.
Some in the sport, including myself, automatically thought that the pound for pound king would be stripped of his title as he served his time at Clark County Detention Centre from June 1st to August 3rd, which failed to materialize.
As mandatory challengers Selcuk Aydin and Robert Guerrero waited in the wings, Sulaiman took a different route and created an interim title, which the WBC only use in exceptional circumstances, in order to keep Mayweather as champion.
“The WBC has not had an interim champion for a couple of years at least, but we were committed to do it with Guerrero because Floyd Mayweather went to jail and Aydin had been waiting for a longer time than the rules call for,” Sulaiman told World Boxing News.
“Also, we didn't want to make our champion Floyd, believe that we were leaving him without our support when he has been one of the most loyal WBC champions since his very first of the five titles that he has won.
“We have kept the interim championship only for an extreme case when there is proven evidence that a champion is not able to fight within six months,” he explained.
Two-weight title holder Mayweather, 35, has until early December to declare his intentions to the WBC or at least make an appearance at the upcoming convention in Cancun if he wants to avoid losing the 147lb title.
The green belt would then go to the winner of the November 24 fight between Guerrero and former champion Andre Berto - as Guerrero came through number one contender Aydin in July on points.
Mayweather is not going to the WBC convention in Cancun , So Berto vs Guerrero this Saturday is pretty much for the belt only the winner will not get a belt til December..
Then look at the possible WBC Interim fight Selcuk Aydin vs Luis Carlos Abregu
I can't wait till Arum, Suliamain, and Don King are long gone from boxing. :Flush:
It's a nice thought, but you know the void they leave will just be filled by someone equally as corrupt as them.
its BS. its one rule for one and one rule for another. what happened to not being allowed to hold a wbc title and another alphabet title at the same time? oh its mayweather! what happened to having to defend your title within 12 months? oh its mayweather!
i bet martinez isnt happy reading about this is he!
the WBC are an absolute joke. and boxing is becoming harder and harder to follow with the obvious levels of corruption that goes on.
I can't wait till Arum, Suliamain, and Don King are long gone from boxing. :Flush:
WBC are by far the worst of the lot. Slimy crooks, the green belt is pretty appropriate.
More top players should go for the IBF title. Its probably the body with the most legitimacy, but ofc boxers don't want to give away advantage with the mandatory same-day weigh ins, and they are harder to corrupt.
With Sulaiman, you can be assured a green belt if you are family, or willing to bring in the income
Translation: " Mayweathers name and his association with our corrupt organization and the fees he pays we love and will make exceptions to accommodate him"
Sillyman and the crooks are so damn entertaining, thy just don't give two fcuks about anyone but themselves and aren't shy admitting it.
What happened to having to make a mandatory defense of it every 6 months?
Oh wait, he's had it for more than a year with no mandatory in sight
Are you talking about Canelo or Mayweather? Because if its Canelo, it's been more like two years...
its BS. its one rule for one and one rule for another. what happened to not being allowed to hold a wbc title and another alphabet title at the same time? oh its mayweather! what happened to having to defend your title within 12 months? oh its mayweather!
i bet martinez isnt happy reading about this is he!
the WBC are an absolute joke. and boxing is becoming harder and harder to follow with the obvious levels of corruption that goes on.
Too Right man I
Know boxings corrupt as hell
Mayweather is not everyone else as you say. He has put in the hard work and many years of carrying the sport to receive benefits not afforded to just any boxer. He has what is called seniority and a proven longstanding reputation of excellence.
im not arsed, you dont bend the rules just to suit certain fighters. its corrupt. whats the point in having rules if your not going to follow them?
if i was martinez, after beating chavez, i would have got one of my cornermen to bring a trash can to the middle of the ring and dump that belt in there.
its BS. its one rule for one and one rule for another. what happened to not being allowed to hold a wbc title and another alphabet title at the same time? oh its mayweather! what happened to having to defend your title within 12 months? oh its mayweather!
i bet martinez isnt happy reading about this is he!
the WBC are an absolute joke. and boxing is becoming harder and harder to follow with the obvious levels of corruption that goes on.