Floyd Should Be Stripped of his WBC Title

Floyd beat Carlos Bladomir in November of 06.

He is not fighting again til September where he fights Oscar De La Hoya.

He should be stripped of his title.

If there's one way to get Floyd back into the mix at 147 is to make him defend his title like anyone else does.

What is the policy of thw WBC in regard to defense of its title? Is it "defend it or we'll strip you cause you're not popular enough" or is it "FLoyd Mayweather Jnr proudly displays his 5 WBC belts and as such he can hold onto them as long as he likes"

He hasn't even discussed fighting Margarito - Who is currently 4th on the WBC rankings.

1. Andre Berto
2. Miguel Rodriguez
3. Antonio Margarito
4. Jackson Osei Bonsu
5. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
6. Isaac Hlatshwayo
7. Luis Collazo
8. Joaquin Zamora
9. Bongani Mwelase
10. Alfonso Gomez
11. Jesus Soto Karass
12. David Estrada
13. Said Ouali
14. Roberto Garcia
15. Lucky Lewele


There's no Cotto on that list either. The irony being they'd likely strip Floyd for fighting him if they did get it on and that would be for fighting AT THE WIEGHT HE HOLDS THE TITLE FOR!!!

What a crock.

Floyd Lovers - I'm no deriding his claim to be the best at the weight, nor saying he should give the Ring belt back - That's the policy of that title.

But he should not be the WBC 147 champ when he hasnt fought one solitary name on their list and obviously has no intention of doing so.

 

But how do they sanction a title defence against me who are NOT 147 fighters?

The WBC ruls in section 1.22 state

So does this mean that he's beaten "legendary" Oscar and "Legendary" Hatton, now he can fight them again? Is Big Show a "legend" and does he bring "great promotion (maybe), prestige (I don't ****ing think so) and importance to the sport of boxing"? - No bloody way!

Floyd should be forced to bid to fight Margarito after the Cotto/Margarito fight or relinquish his title.

 

kg - Yes - BUT -

1.21 Championship Defense Obligations.

a) Voluntary Defense Obligations: All WBC recognized champions must defend their title at least two (2) times a year. Champions will defend their titles either in a voluntary or mandatory defense, as follows:

i) any of the top ten (10) rated contenders;

ii) upon a majority vote of the Board of Governors, any boxer rated from 11 to 19 positions;

iii) a champion or a top-10 rated boxer of another immediate lower or higher weight division, subject to the majority vote of the Board of Governors;

iv) a former or retired world champion upon majority vote of the Board of Governors; and

v) another boxing organization’s champion recognized by the WBC, upon majority vote of the Board of Governors.


That covers their ass - But the real question now is how they justify granting De La Hoya - A 154 lbser rights to fight for the 147 lbs title?

TWICE and then Hatton again in the 2 years he was supposed to have defended the belt a minimum of 4 times against a proper mandatory?

Maybe once you could let him off, but twice to fight the EXACT same guys, neither of which weigh or fight at 147....

 

I'm only talking about the WBC though mate - Cotto is not ranked at all (which goes to show even laxer arrangements at that particular sanctioning body...)