Should Shane Mosley vs Floyd Mayweather be for the ESB World Welterweight Title?

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  1. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Mosley was ranked number 1 at Welterweight before he went a full year without fighting.

    Floyd Mayweather was the lineal Champion before he retired.

    Should Floyd Mayweather vs Shane Mosley be for the World title??

    Current Rankings

    Welterweight*
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    3. Andre Berto
    4. Miguel Cotto
    5. Joshua Clottey
    6. Luis Collazo
    7. Jan Zaveck
    8. Vyacheslav Senchenko
    9. Selcuk Aydin
    10. Rafal Jackiewicz

    * Shane Mosley eligable for the World Championship

    Full rankings here. [url]http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=219994[/url]
     
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  2. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Why is Miguel Cotto still ranked?
     
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  3. robpalmer135

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    why should he not be ranked?
     
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  4. Dude

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    Yes, because techincally Shane Mosley is the man at welterweight.
     
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  5. pugilistspecialist

    pugilistspecialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It should be, Mayweather is the former lineal champion and is undefeated and Mosley defeated the then number one ranked margarito for the top spot....ironically Manny Pacquiao is ranked # 1 after beating Cotto at a catchweight who Margarito battered, and Clottey who arguably beat Cotto... If they were gonna drop Mosley for inactivity they should have taken him out of the rankings entirely, not conveniently find a reason to rank Pac-Man at one.:patsch
     
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  6. Irelandsthebest

    Irelandsthebest Active Member Full Member

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    No too many people on here will still have Pac the number 1 guy, so the winner fights Pac and then there will be no arguement after that.
     
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  7. robpalmer135

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    we have taken him out entierley. he will go number 1 or Champ if he beats Mayweather.
     
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  8. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Because he is about to fight Yuri Foreman at 154 for a world title.
     
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  9. konaman

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    The winner would have a perfectly legitimate claim to number 1 ranking, but they wouldn't have proven beyond dispute to be the actual man, not until Pacquiao loses at the weight.
     
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  10. pugilistspecialist

    pugilistspecialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good
     
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  11. ed7890

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    Yes I think so. The title at the moment would be best decided by Mosley vs. Pacquiao, but Mosley vs. Mayweather could also be for it.
     
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  12. TommyV

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    I'd say no, but they are two elite fighters and Pacquiao will not end up fighting either, so we won't end up having an ESB champ.
     
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  13. ed7890

    ed7890 Col. Hunter Gathers Full Member

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    Hmm, thats a good point
     
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  14. robpalmer135

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    take this to the main rankings page but until Cotto fights at 154lbs he will stay ranked at welterweight.
     
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  15. Dude

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    Pacman fought Cotto and Clottey at 147. Cotto was a catchweight.

    Mosley is number 1 inactive or not. He was still the number 1 welterweight

    After Mayweather retired. Mosley and Cotto fought for "number one". Cotto won then lost to Margo. Margo then lost to Mosley.

    Clottey has fought and lost his biggest fights and is proving to be a gatekeeper to the elite fighters if anything.
     
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