Comments Thread For: Mayweather CEO: WBO Taking Title is Complete Disgrace!

[Bronx2245]

WBO never wanted Mayweather to beat Pacquiao, and now they're "butthurt." Really...WBO? The WBO belt is like the WBA Intercontinental Champion Belt. That being said, I really want to make the WBO mad (and the *******s) by directing them here:

July 6, 2015:

On fight night, I had it 117-111 for Floyd Mayweather, which was pretty much in line with most scores out there. However, there are complications to that. Not to go too inside baseball on everyone, but the way we do live coverage on this site or at SBNation.com, where I was covering the bout in May, absolutely takes some skill to do effectively, and even if you're good at watching, talking, typing, and thinking, which I like to think I have become over the years, it's very easy to miss something. Generally, I stand by my scores. I've had a few that indicated I may have been well outside of my mind, though. I don't think this was one of them, but Connor Ruebusch scored the fight here for BLH, and he had it 114-114. This caused many of you to soil yourselves. I even fielded inquiry about my 114-114 score for a week solid after, even though it was Connor's score, and not mine. Connor, if I recall, later scored it 116-112 on a review...

So, in the end, I have this a round wider than I did on fight night. Floyd Mayweather outclassed Manny Pacquiao all the way. Any argument for Pacquiao being even or even winning this fight comes off more ridiculous than ever after watching the fight two months later. He didn't win, and he wasn't close. Mayweather's holding was not really outrageous. He held, which he does, but not to an absurd degree. He didn't run from contact. Even if you believe the CompuBox numbers are horse****, he clearly outlanded Pacquiao, and certainly did so in terms of really solid, notable punches. He was able to completely control the tempo of this fight, make it his own, and by the seventh or eighth round, Manny Pacquiao no longer had more than a prayer.
And now, I will never watch this fight again.

http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/7/6/8900163/mayweather-vs-pacquiao-two-months-later-a-review

[Chrismart]

Hardly a disgrace is it.

They bent rules to allow you to hold belts in 2 weight classes; they gave you 2 months to decide which title you wanted to keep instead of the standard 10 days. They gave you a dead-line to pay the fee you owed..and you ignored the dead-line. How's that a disgrace?

''...he (Mayweather) will not be dictated to by any organization or person as it relates to his decision making."

Erm..he just has been. By the WBO.

"I'm not surprised at all because of the individuals involved we're talking about''

Arum? He doesn't come into the equation. Your team pays the fees that are due and the belts are Mayweathers, no-one else's. No arguments.

[Sweden2716]

WBO, WBA, WBC, IBF throw all their belts in the trash. Bunch of crooks all of them, rigged rankings, failure to rank top fighters in each division just because they hold some other organization joke of a belt. Do away with them all form a national commission to regulate the sport.

[JonnyMUFC]

If mayweather really wanted to keep the WBO title he would have but he wasn't going to be dictated by an arum title

[Muscles72]

It dosent really matter anyway. He's still lineal champ in both divisions. Floyd has beat the best in both divisions so what does it matter anyway. Like it or not he's the best fighter of this era. I Don't think Floyd is concerned honestly. He won easily against pacquiao like I said earlier he's still lineal champ.

[Larry the boss]

Well i mean damn Floyd did not pay the sanctioning fee,with any other fighter the title would not even be on the line

[Larry the boss]

The WBO violated their own rules by letting Floyd hold the belt past 10 days and by giving him the option to appeal their ruling. Maybe you should be upset with them.

This is also true.......

[Wizardsh]

Leonard Ellerbe, CEO for Mayweather Promotions, is very upset with the World Boxing Organization's decision to strip Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the WBO welterweight title.

Mayweather captured the title with a twelve round unanimous decision victory over Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd.

Afterwards the Pacquiao victory, Mayweather announced that he was planning to vacate all of his belts.
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Title should include "it's because I am black"

[robbyheartbaby]

This guy knows, case closed! Shut up Floyd!

What is there to protest? They bent rules to allow you to hold the belts in 2 weight classes at the same time. Then you told the world you were vacating your belts. Then you refused to respond back to them. You ignored all the requirements to hold on to the belt and only speak up after the deadline expired, a deadline that has been highly publicized for over a month. So Ellerbe just shut the hell up already. If Mayweather really cared about the belt then he had ample amount of time to follow the rules and take the proper steps. Or pick up a phone and respond back.

[Gentblue]

Cotto-Golovkin isn't going to happen; call it a hunch but I think Floyd announces Mayweather-Brook in the near future, he gets elevated to champion emeritus by WBC (vacating the belt, with the option to call for am immediate title shot in the future) and a similar distinction by the WBA (vacating that belt also), Team Golovkin balks at the continued refusal to guarantee, Cotto vacates the middleweight belt, and Cotto-Canelo happens at 155.

After the fight, Canelo chases the WBC 154 belt (Canelo vs Mundine seems doable), Cotto goes after the wba belt, at Golovkin is left with a vacant trinket that he'll pick up against another no-name opponent.

I don't see Cotto vs Lara happening...