Really, for those saying that is Clottey's belt...you should be saying it should be Manny Pacquiao's belt. Clottey vacated the IBF belt b/c the IBF wanted him to fight someone else rather than Cotto and would not allow him to put the belt on the line. Although, I also read somewhere the IBF was going to allow it but Clottey did not fill out the paperwork in time.
Whatever the case, I am sure all of us can agree that in a world that makes sense, the belt should have been on the line in the the Cotto/Clottey fight and it should have become Cotto's IBF title after the fight. Cotto then lost to Pacman, who for all intents and purposes "should" be the WBO/IBF welterweight champ right now. I dont see how anyone could say the IBF title should be Clottey's right now...or how people could still say Cotto never beat a titleist for their belt, considering he beat Clottey but the BS sanctioning body would not sanction a unification bout. He beat the IBF champ but the IBF wouldn't give him the belt...not his fault. Either way, the belt should be Pacman's right now, b/c it "should" have become Cotto's after the Clottey fight...without getting into who "really" won the Cotto/Clottey fight of course.
Whatever the case, I am sure all of us can agree that in a world that makes sense, the belt should have been on the line in the the Cotto/Clottey fight and it should have become Cotto's IBF title after the fight. Cotto then lost to Pacman, who for all intents and purposes "should" be the WBO/IBF welterweight champ right now. I dont see how anyone could say the IBF title should be Clottey's right now...or how people could still say Cotto never beat a titleist for their belt, considering he beat Clottey but the BS sanctioning body would not sanction a unification bout. He beat the IBF champ but the IBF wouldn't give him the belt...not his fault. Either way, the belt should be Pacman's right now, b/c it "should" have become Cotto's after the Clottey fight...without getting into who "really" won the Cotto/Clottey fight of course.
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