The Road to Welterweight Supremacy: Round 1: Cintron/Margorito Round 2: Winner of Round 1/ Williams If Cintron wins round 1, it sets him up for the bout he pulled out of with williams as an eliminator to face a big name like Mosley that wouldnt be as hard to get a fight with If Margorito wins round 1, it sets him up for a rematch with Williams as an eliminator to face a big name like Mosley that both fighters need to get to Cotto Round 3: Winner of Round 2/ Mosley (Insert big name here_____) Mosley would be the easiest big name to get a fight with as opposed to Mayweather, Cotto or DLH. (Mayweather and DLH can pick and choose, and Cotto is on the rise and will be at that level very soon) Mosley has lost recently and is doubted because of his age by many, he needs to beat a legit contender like Williams or Margorito to reestablish his credibility in the division. If Williams wins round 2, he has padded his resume with another title defense against the likes of Cintron/Margo and is ready for a big name fight after beating both of them or Margo twice. He has to fight someone like Mosley to get to Cotto. Plus, at this stage, Mosley as stated before would be the easier person to get matched with. If Margo or Cintron win round 2: They are both in the same boat, Cintron has beaten Margorito and Williams and is now the IBF/WBO champ and has defenses against matysse, feliciano, margorito, and Williams, and is in position for a big fight. Mosley might be interested in this because there would be two belts for him to grab which would make him a likely opponent for a big belt holder. Margorito on the other hand might be set up in a rubber match vs. Williams for all the marbles and both belts if this scenario occurs which would postpone the process further with another stage for elimination for Margo and Williams. Round 4: The Winner of round 3/ Cotto If Margo or Cintron Miraculously get to this stage, they have captured two belts, disposed of two legitimate contenders and a big name and are prepared for a fight with cotto after elevating themselves to big name status. If Williams gets to this stage, he has captured the IBF belt along with his WBO belt, made defenses against Quintana, Cintron/Margo (Potentially twice with Margo) and has beaten Shane Mosley to bring him to 35-0 with two belts and a big name under his belt. Need I say why he would deserve this shot with Cotto? P.S. By then, Williams's name is all over the radar. If Mosley makes it to this stage, he has reestablished himself in the division for one last chance at Welterweight supremacy. As the newly crowned IBF/WBO champ he would either get a rematch with Cotto, or a big money fight with DLH, but I doubt that would happen, them being both golden boy fighters. Round 5: The Winner of Round 4 / Mayweather or De La Hoya If the fighter who makes it to this level fights Mayweather, it will be for the long awaited WW supremacy, all the marbles and belts IBF/WBO/WBA/WBC and Ring Magazine, and mega star status. If the fighter who makes it this far fights DLH, it will just be a money fight for Oscar to make a few bucks and post pone the inevitable fight with Mayweather for who is really the best. Oscar is only at the end of the line in the division because he is the cash cow and money making fight. I think it is obvious what will happen if either Cintron/Margo/Williams/or Cotto get to this stage and win. If Shane Mosley gets to this stage and wins, he will most likely retire and go down as one of the greater welterweights in history. His story will also probably evolve into a comeback story if he can pull off all these wins at his old age. If Floyd Mayweather wins, he will be catapulted into ATG or very close to ATG status and retirement as he would go out as the undisputed welterweight champion of the world, leaving no questions asked, and leaving no loose strings as to "what if" or what could have been scenarios.
I realize this is all a stretch with the politics of the sport and such. But good fights seem to get made alot more often as of last year or so. P.S. This is not supposed to happen in one or two years. This would be over a span of many years how the division might ultimately unfold.
I aint flying to NY to watch Mayweather beat him up. I just want to go to Vegas. + MSQ is Cottos hometown. Cottos the contender not the champion.
Cotto is the draw? Lol, no. Cotto's only succesful PPV did 360k with Mosley. Cotto's 2nd highest was with Judah and that was 225. His next highest is below 100k, on Bob Arums **** PPV. Floyd is a bigger draw then Cotto.
It's nice to see some people talk with some sense in these threads.. I absolutely agree with you, and this fight would make the most sense for both fighters..
So because Hatton fans bought tickets it means that no Floyd fans wanted to see Floyd? atschatsch Why not compare those, they are Floyds two biggest PPVs and Floyd was on the B side of one of them. So you can compare each fighters two biggest PPVs. Even if you dont want to use those. Just look at Floyd-Baldomir bringing in almost as much as Shane-Cotto. Floyd is a bigger draw.
The Hatton/Mayweather fight was supposed to help reignite the WW division, and all it did was leave a sour taste in our mouths and leave us looking for a better matchup.. (Cotto / FMJ )
It wasnt as good as it was hyped but the end didn't disappoint same as the ODH fight(except for the end). I knew Mayweather would spank Hatton but FMJ-Cotto fight is interesting.
Yea, the end of the FMJ/ Hatton fight was great, not the outcome i expected but I knew FMJ would win it..
