Comments Thread For: Floyd Mayweather, WBO at Odds Over Welterweight Title

[SchoolTheseCats]

IDK exactly but they stated as their rules that no WBO champ can hold "belts" in multiple weight classes

(d) No WBO Champion may hold titles in more than one Weight Division. If a WBO Champion wins a WBO Championship in a higher or lower division, the WBO Champion shall have Ten (10) Days to determine which Weight Division the WBO Champion will retain. The other Weight Division will be declared vacant.

http://www.wboboxing.com/regulations/

that's only if you fighting for wbo title in another weight class and your already a wbo title holder

[hhs661]

This is just another "interim" title. Floyd should let that crap belt go. The world knows he's the champion, just like they knew he was always the p4p #1 fighter even after his retirement and a certain fighter got hyped into passing him.

[Larry the boss]

Looks like he may be targeting Brook,look at the signs..he made a big deal about Rios gloves=to ditch that fight...and Floyd wants to keep all 3 of his ww titles=undisputed ww champion

[bigjavi973]

Exactly my point. He just said in the letter "Pay me 200k and maybe sort of kinda drop your belts at 154 and **** what I said before." Money grubbing clowns.

Technically through the WBO rules he is correct. Floyd would have to "pay his fee" and he gets to keep the WBO belt, but if he does the WBO rules clearly state that a WBO titleholder CANNOT hold a belt in another weight class in the same time period.

Money grubbing clowns? Yes I agree.

[bigjavi973]

that's only if you fighting for wbo title in another weight class and your already a wbo title holder

the rules clearly state that a WBO titleholder (it doesnt state "new" or "current" so we have to assume they are stating a WBO titleholder in general whenever he won it) cannot hold belts in another weight class at the same time. Hence why WBO said that floyd would vacate title upon winning but not yet has not do so (as far as we know)

[Larry the boss]

WBO has its rights to strip Floyd he never fights the number one contender he hand picks opponent who are at their end of their careers . If he fought the number one's he would have had to fight Porter, Brook Thurman rather than slow Hispanic fighters or a wash up Asian who was being protected after his loss by fighting Jr Welters

He just won the damn belt from Pacquiao who defended it against Algeri for **** sakes..shut up damn if he fights Brook next you will just discredit that even after posting this

[IronDanHamza]

Looks like Floyd will keep the WBC/WBA/WBO welterweight titles and maybe fight Brook for the IBF title.

If he lets go of the WBC/WBA titles I can see Cotto-Canelo for the vacant 154 lbs WBC title.

Well that would make the most sense.

Why even hold the Jr MW belts? He ain't going to fight there and he hasn't fought there in 2 years.

Everyone knows he's a Welterweight.

Vacate them and let Cotto and Canelo fight for them.

So does Floyd still hold the WBO belt at 147 or what?

[-PBP-]

Well that would make the most sense.

Why even hold the Jr MW belts? He ain't going to fight there and he hasn't fought there in 2 years.

Everyone knows he's a Welterweight.

Vacate them and let Cotto and Canelo fight for them.

So does Floyd still hold the WBO belt at 147 or what?

If he holds the 154 titles and beats Cotto he will be lineal champ in 3 weight divisions.

Probably holding them to keep options open.

[sicko]

That title does nothing for Mayweather, just drop it and tell them to *** Off!

[IronDanHamza]

If he holds the 154 titles and beats Cotto he will be lineal champ in 3 weight divisions.

Probably holding them to keep options open.

You think Cotto's an option?

I'm wondering if Brook will get it now.