Who are the real champions today?

[dans]

With so many paper champions and titlists, who are the real champions today?

[sylvestersweet]

Heavyweight: Wladimir Klitschko
Cruiserweight: None
Light Heavyweight: Winner of Calzaghe-Dawson
Super Middleweight: None
Middleweight: Kelly Pavlik
Super Welterweight: None
Welterweight: Antonio Margarito
Super Lightweight: Ricky Hatton
Lightweight: Nate Campbell
Super Featherweight: None
Featherweight: Chris John
Super bantamweight: Israel Vasquez
Bantamweight: None
Super flyweight: Vic Darchinyan
Flyweight: Nonito Donaire
Light Flyweight: None

[Flawless.]

Heavyweight: Wladimir Klitschko
Cruiserweight: None
Light Heavyweight: Winner of Calzaghe-Dawson
Super Middleweight: None
Middleweight: Kelly Pavlik
Super Welterweight: None
Welterweight: Antonio Margarito
Super Lightweight: Ricky Hatton
Lightweight: Nate Campbell
Super Featherweight: None
Featherweight: Chris John
Super bantamweight: Israel Vasquez
Bantamweight: None
Super flyweight: Vic Darchinyan
Flyweight: Nonito Donaire
Light Flyweight: None

CW Adamesk
Jr MW Williams
WW Williams

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CW Adamesk
Jr MW Williams
WW Williams

To say that Williams is the true champion of a division he's fought one fight at against a paper champion is a bit absurd.

[dans]

To say that Williams is the true champion of a division he's fought one fight at against a paper champion is a bit absurd.

I think it's more absurd to call Margarito the champion of the WW division since Williams beat him.

[Contenders]

I think it's more absurd to call Margarito the champion of the WW division since Williams beat him.

You got a point, but Williams has also left the division now, having vacated his belt and fighting at both middleweight and 154 in his last two bouts. Whether he can still make the 147 lb. limit or not, he's left the division and his title behind.

[sylvestersweet]

I think it's more absurd to call Margarito the champion of the WW division since Williams beat him.

He's champion because he beat the guy in your avatar, the man who was rightfully considered the best welterweight in the world following Mayweather's retirement.

[Flawless.]

You got a point, but Williams has also left the division now, having vacated his belt and fighting at both middleweight and 154 in his last two bouts. Whether he can still make the 147 lb. limit or not, he's left the division and his title behind.

Who said he left, he stated he will fight at 147 again

[dans]

Who said he left, he stated he will fight at 147 again

Exactly, just because he has the balls to fight in higher divisions and Margarito doesn't shouldn't mean that we call Margs the real WW champ. Floyd was fighting at 154 when we called him WW champ.

[Contenders]

Who said he left, he stated he will fight at 147 again

I want to see a Margarito-Williams rematch as much as anybody, but let's be real. Williams LEFT the division. Can he come back? Sure, if he says he can I'm sure he can. But he vacated his title belt and fought outside of the division in his last two bouts, even winning an interim title at a higher weight. As it stands right now, he's no longer in the welterweight division.