How the hell is cotto the WBA super champion?

[Earl-Hickey]

The WBA recognizes the title holders from the WBC, WBO and IBF organizations. The WBA refers to a champion who holds two or more of these titles in the same weight class as an "undisputed champion" or "super champion". This applies even if the WBA title is not one of the titles held by the "undisputed champion".[5][6] In September 2008, Nate Campbell was recognized as lightweight "undisputed champion" for his WBO and IBF titles, while the WBA's own champion was Yusuke Kobori.[7]

If one of the multiple titles held to earn the designation WBA Super Champion is the WBA's own title, then the fighter is promoted to Super Champion and their regular title becomes vacant for other WBA-ranked boxers to fight for. Thus, the WBA tables will sometimes show a WBA Super Champion and a WBA Regular Champion for the same weight class.

Sometimes it is possible for a regular champion to become super champion without adding another organization's title; Chris John is an example.

Imo they need to do either of 2 things

defend the title X number of times (either 3, 4 or 5)

or unify the regular and interim titles

to be the super champion

or does that make too much sense

[ianblake]

1. The SUPER CHAMPIONS will be obliged to make the mandatory defense of their titles in a period no longer than 18 months against the boxer recognized as the World Boxing Association Champion of the corresponding division.

2. In the intermediate period between the mandatory defenses, the UNDISPUTED SUPER CHAMPION will be able to defend his title against any recognized opponent chosen from the official ratings list of the WBA or from the organizations it recognizes and with the approval of those organizations.

3. The WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO will coordinate whenever necessary their respective ratings, to minimize any incompatibility in them for the Unified Titles, thus easing the optional fights of the UNIFIED SUPER CHAMPIONS.

4. In those cases of controversies that make difficult the selection of the mandatory contender to fight with the SUPER CHAMPION, the organizations will be able to order mandatory fights (Box-off suggested by Lennox Lewis) to determine the mandatory contender –previously agreed-. In those cases when they do not reach an agreement to make the mandatory fight as it is stated in point ‘a’ and ‘b’ previously stated in this provisional regulation, the Purse Bid Procedure will be ordered.

[Rpgboxen]

The WBA has 34 titlest, super champions, regular titleholders and interim titleholders. The WBC/WBO and IBF have no more then 20. Shows how full of crap the WBA title is.

WBA president Gilberto Mendoza is a disgrace to boxing and is only in it for the sanction fees he gets from 34 titleholders just to line his pockets. Mendoza should be band or voted out of boxing or just drop the WBA organzation all together. It would be less confusing without the WBA and wouldn't be missed by anyone.

[Joeyzagz]

Amir Khan could beat Cotto, and Im not even exageratting.