Floyd Mayweather Jr. Still The WBC Champ, For Now

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Last week, Tony Morgan, who trains unbeaten welterweight prospect Andre Berto, had an interview with The Ledger and told the paper that Berto's WBC eliminator with "Mikki" Angel Rodriguez of Mexico, scheduled for June 21, would become a title fight for the vacant WBC belt. He said the current champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr, was planning to vacate the title rather than defend it. [details]

[Fox McCloud]

Well that was much ado about nothing.

[Cabannaro]

I hope Berto won't wait as long as Castillejo:

ODLH-Vargas
ODLH-Campas
ODLH-Mosely
Mosely-Wright I
Mosely-Wright II

Stop, did I say "I hope"? Actually, I don't care.

[ml2niceguy]

wanna see floyd take cotto's title

[DA1CATAS]

Hmm... To be honest.. I would like to see floyd fight berto.. I think he'd beat angel... Well he'd probably beat berto too but it would be interesting to watch him fight him... and both are undefeated...

But no one knows berto so it has about 5 percent chance of happening.... Cuz I doubt floyd loves being the wbc welter more than a 10-15 million payday overall with a De La Hoya rematch.

[Addition]

Floyd's got bigger fish to fry than defend it against Berto.

[RichCCFC]

Calzaghe's IBF Belt vacated after 6 months.
Calzaghe's WBC Belt vacated after 6 months.

Mayweather's WBC Belt vacated after 2 1/2 years?

BULL ****TTTTT

[Ray*]

I dont want to see Mayweather fight berto, I could just imagine the outcry not only on BScene but all over the world.

[Ray*]

Calzaghe's IBF Belt vacated after 6 months.
Calzaghe's WBC Belt vacated after 6 months.

Mayweather's WBC Belt vacated after 2 1/2 years?

BULL ****TTTTT

Since when is that 2 1/2 years? Didnt he win the WBC belt against Baldomir in Novemeber 2006?
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date Lb opponent Lb W - L - D last 6 location
2007-12-08 147 Ricky Hatton 145 43-0-0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W TKO 10 12
~ time: 1:35 | referee: Joe Cortez | judge: Paul Smith 88-82 | judge: Dave Moretti 89-81 | judge: Burt Clements 89-81 ~
~ WBC welterweight title ~

2007-05-05 150 Oscar De La Hoya 154 38-4-0
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W SD 12 12
~ referee: Kenny Bayless | judge: Chuck Giampa 116-112 | judge: Jerry Roth 115-113 | judge: Tom Kaczmarek 113-115 ~
~ WBC light middleweight title ~

2006-11-04 146 Carlos Manuel Baldomir 147 43-9-6
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States W UD 12 12
~ referee: Jay Nady | judge: Chuck Giampa 120-108 | judge: John Keane 120-108 | judge: Paul Smith 118-110 ~
~ WBC welterweight title ~
~ IBO welterweight title ~

[pugil1st]

I knew this story was fishy when it was posted last week. I didn't see it on any other boxing forums. Shame on BoxingScene for not checking out the facts first before releasing a big story about Mayweather being stripped.