Welterweight Division is Officially one big game of chess.

in the world of "never gonna happen," they could have a tournament for nothing more than who's the best WW.

R1:
Cotto - Mayorga
Margo - Mosely/Judah
Cintron - Clottey
Williams - DLH

QF:
Cotto - Margo
Williams - Cintron

SF:
Cotto - Williams

F:
Cotto - Mayweather

Champ:
Mayweather

 

Yet, but if Mayweather rides off into the sunset, history might not remember him kindly. How high up in your atg rankings would he go, should he fight and beat 3-4 of those opponents?

Yet if he just retires now without fighting Cotto, Margo, Mosley, Williams etc....

 

If he fought and beat 3-4 of those, I would have him in the top 5. If he never fought any of them and left for good, top 30-35.

 

The trouble for guys not named Mayweather, De la Hoya or Cotto is that they still need to make a real name for themselves, and thus lack any kind of negotiating leverage.

 

If PBF beat Margo (who in turn beat Cintron & Clottey), Cotto (who in turn beat Mosely & Judah), & Williams (who beat Margo), I'd have him top 3.

If did that, I would make a strong case that he also beats SRL (using equivalent skill & speed to what Hearns was using before he was stopped) & Duran (using the equivalent skill, speed, & elusiveness that SRL used to beat him), but loses to Hearns.

Otherwise, I'd have him in the latter 1/2 of Top10 WW.

 

Jesus, that's high. But that's my point. He could achieve so much more should he stick around for another 2 years or so. Absolutely no one could dispute his achievements then.


So long as they were decisive wins

 

WW division basically is the deepest at the moment. i don't see any point in playing the waiting game. just fight someone who's willing to fight you(this pertains to the top10). It's not like lose and it's the end of the world kinda thing. Just keep on winning and you'll get your shot. it will basically come down to fight for the money or fight for recognition. These WWs should not have problems choosing opponents just fight who is available and wait for your shot at the champion

 

I watch the well-drawn welterweight circle quivering - the one time greatness hype will put some of them through in what I would call the perfect squaring of this circle.

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That's so gay. Such a good thread, then you *** it up with that picture. Go back to myspace.

 

good post

 

Damn damn i just can't wait to see what will hhappen...2008 will be better than 2007 with all the fights in the air.

-I say that Margarito beats Cintron.
-Williams beats Quintana.
-Margarito and Williams fight and the winner fights and in my eye beats a
Mosley/Judah(They have to win because Mayweather wont fight
Judah/Mosley since he has beaten Judah and will fight Cotto at that point
who beated both)
-Cotto meanwhile would have beaten Cottey and/or Oscar DLH.

Then will Mayweather fight Cotto or Margarito/Williams or both or make them fight each other? thats the question.

 

Tell that to Paul Williams, Daniel Santos and "Six Heads" Lewis. :rofl :rofl

 

I didn't say upon whom greatness is called and can be put through for those unreal assumptions. Just found out that that picture came along with my post by mistake, you know?... I am not sayin that 5' 11'' tall Antonio Margarito is a threat to any undefeated welterweight by any means whatsoever, and lefties Paul Williams, Daniel Santos and "Six Head" Lewis definitely proved that there's no reason to fear this guy... Just that it would be a pity if he pulls out some upset and avoids a big boxing match from happening in 2008 - I keep my fingers crossed so that it doesn't happen and wish all members, moderators and fans felices fiestas de Navidad.