welter/jr. middleweights leap frogging middleweights for the lineal belt

[{Pito}]

The world is proper fycked

[285Kid]

HUH? You talking about Lara & Jacobs?

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

HUH? You talking about Lara & Jacobs?

I think hes talking about Cotto getting the shot at Martinez (over whoever he supports).

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Happens a lot actually..

Tito did it

Oscar did it

Ray Leonard did it..


Lots of guys have jumped up and taken a lineal title in their first fight in a division..

Hopkins first fight at light heavy he dethroned tarver


It's not like the guys from the lower weight aren't great fighters

[daggum]

Happens a lot actually..

Tito did it

Oscar did it

Ray Leonard did it..


Lots of guys have jumped up and taken a lineal title in their first fight in a division..

Hopkins first fight at light heavy he dethroned tarver


It's not like the guys from the lower weight aren't great fighters

trinidad ko'd the 2nd best middleweight then fought hopkins. oscar "beat" sturm then fought hopkins. you can say why did they get shots at joppy and sturm but they proved themselves before getting a shot at the #1. cotto just got a shot instead of golovking who was the clear #1, and now cotto probably won't fight golovking. we have another mid 2000s welter situation where a bunch of frauds fight each other while ducking #1 contender.

[{Pito}]

I think hes talking about Cotto getting the shot at Martinez (over whoever he supports).

Nobody I support at middleweight. And even though that leapfrog happened. How about canelo and mayweather leapfrogging at a possible chance for the belt. The actual middleweights were left out in the cold lol fycked up.

[Fr3$h]

It's spillover from the Manny/Floyd saga and all the 24/7 & All-Access stuff related to those big fights at welter. Anyone involved in that can get any fight they want because of their visibility.

Probably anyone who faced Martinez that night would have won, Cotto brought the biggest money. Will he ever unify at 160? LOL, no.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

trinidad ko'd the 2nd best middleweight then fought hopkins. oscar "beat" sturm then fought hopkins. you can say why did they get shots at joppy and sturm but they proved themselves before getting a shot at the #1. cotto just got a shot instead of golovking who was the clear #1, and now cotto probably won't fight golovking. we have another mid 2000s welter situation where a bunch of frauds fight each other while ducking #1 contender.

What's your point, let's not act like serg is the first champ to defend vs a big name leapfrogging

Hagler leonard
Tarver Hopkins
Toney jones

Serg and cotto aren't the first guys to do this,, yeah is wanna see ggg get his crack, but this stuff happens a lot

[Larry the boss]

Armstrong jumped up and got a crack at the mw crown

Leonard not only jumped up but he came out of retirement and got a title shot

Those are just a couple of examples, honestly reading posts on this site make me wonder how long some posters have been following the sport or if they honestly even follow it at all


And let me add Martinez got the lineal title in his 1st shot at Middleweight as well

[~AK49~]

To be fair tho, cotto DID ultimately beat the lineal champ tho. Something plenty of middleweights have tried and failed to do.

Kind of hard to b1tch about if somebody should have been in there when they actuallybeat the lineal champ.