Come jan 30 andre berto will be the next #1 ww in the world

Hey sdsfinest :good


Well i kinda can see where others would be coming from and if you dont mind ill play devils advocate and give you why.


Before Mosley vs Margarito, Margarito was #1, while Mosley was #4.....
Margarito was 1 because he beat cintron x2, clottey, cotto
Mosley was #4 because of his other history, including dominating collazo (#8 at the time) and having a close competitive fight with prime cotto (#1 at the time they fought)

So when Mosley beat Margarito, it wasnt simply 'you beat the man you become the man', it was the guy at #4 beating #1, with #2 having left the division (williams) and #3 having JUST lost.... so in a way it was the natural progression of things (adding to that it wasnt even a competetive fight but a domination and destruction)

So i dont see it as you beat the number 1 you become number 1... to me its not like a belt, you earn your spot over time, you move up a few, then you move up a few, and then after awhile you become number one.


As of right now, Berto is ranked 7th in the division.... his wins have been a controversial win over collazo (the same guy mosley completely dominated when he was 4th) Urango, who is not a ranked welterweight, and forbes, another non top 10 welter....

Should he beat Mosley, yes i can see the case being made that he should perhaps be number one, but i can also see why someone wouldnt, and maybe have him at number 2 or 3 based on his 'overall'.

Because like i said, Mosley didnt just spring all the way up the rankings because of one win, he was already in the top 4, and with 2 of the three having just lost, and the other one not fighting in the division anymore, he was elevated to number 1 as a combination of things including his work as a whole within the division.

Berto, for all of his talent and luster, hasnt really done a whole lot, and is currently not a top 5 welter, i can see how someone would not place him at number one just on the back of this win.


That being said, i am simply playing devils advocate.... and wouldnt have a problem with it. Mosley is indeed considered the man in the division, and although i dont always agree with 'to be the man you have to beat the man', i can see why someone would also place him at number one considering the others in the top 5 being inactive or having just lost.

sorry if this is a bad post, lol... bottom line i guess is some wont feel that one big win like that will be enough to spring him 6 spots up to number one, and mosleys climb to 1 was more complete and he was already in the top 4 of the division, and was able to get to 1 as much by the guys in front of him falling as his win over margarito.


Just IMO