Roach: "WBO Will Sanction Pacquiao-Cotto Regardless"

[tardkiller]

No, a fight can be for a Welterweight title provided that neither fighter weighs more than 147lb. There is no lower limit, only an upper limit.

Since there are no lower limits, anyone below 147lbs can be considered a welter. Is that what you are trying to say?

[Dave Rado]

Since there are no lower limits, anyone below 147lbs can be considered a welter. Is that what you are trying to say?

Anyone below 147 can legitimately be a Welterweight champion and can fight in Welterweight title fights. If you disagree then you're trying to rewrite history as well as the rules of the sanctioning bodies.

If a fighter below 140lb has proved that he can beat Welterweights and if he is campaigning at Welterweight, then he can be considered a Welterweight, just as Henry Armstrong was considered a Welterweight while weighing less than 140lb.