How did Berto become the #2 WW in the world before getting whooped by Ortiz?

So is people gonna act like Berto aint have the belt for years and wasn't ducked by the likes of Cotto and Pacquiao

 

it also helps that it was a Fight of the year caliber match and you get a recipe for a more hype up victor which turned out to be victor ortiz.

 

He was indeed a titleholder.

Cotto and Pacquiao did NOT duck him.

 

please, if guerrero shut both his eyes, just imagine what cotto or pac of 2008/2009 might have done to berto.

 

Berto expressed his interest in fighting Manny many times, and Cotto ran to 154 to avoid a Berto match, people conviently forget things

 

I didn't say Berto would win, he would get slept early, the fight wouldn't last past round 3, but that doesn't excuse Manny for not even entertaining a Berto match

 

Yeah, they were both terrified. :rofl

Let alone that both beat Mosley, who even in old age was a superior version of the fast slugger.

 

These rankings cannot be right. Mosley entered the 5/1/10 showdown with Mayweather as the #1 WW in the world. So, your list or the date is wrong...

February 2010.

1 Pac
2 Mosley - Lost to Mayweather, draw in a different weight class
3 Floyd - Inactivity
4 Cotto - Did not fight at WW again.
5 Clottey - February 2010. He lost to Pac in March 2010 and dropped down.
6 Berto
7 Collazo

Yes, TS, it makes sense that he could rise in the rankings over the course of 14 months without facing anyone actually ahead of him.

I think you are bitter and trying to discredit Ortiz as the feared WW he was for about two months until Mayweather jumped on board and fought him.

 

He fought Collazo, and got the nod in what i would personally describe as a robbery

The good thing for Berto was the middle ranked guys were either losing fights or moving up in weight or a combination of both

At the time of Berto Ortiz i think he was rightfully ranked in the top 5

Im not sure he's ever been #2 though?

Pacquiao and Mayweather have held them rankings for what 3 years?

 

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Welterweight division has been trash for years, and this includes the period when Pacquiao was beating other guys' leftovers. When past-prime Paulie winning a belt is considered an improvement, you know a division is weak.

 

makes sense actually