Why isnt Margarito the WW champion???

The way you worded the question, leads you to a certain answer doesn't it...???

Maybe you are not asking the right question. A case can be made for both men.

Margarito called himself the WW Champ for the 7 years he carried that WBO title...he lost that belt, he can ignore his loss of that belt and the unavenged loss to Williams if he wants...

...but then he has to concede that his 7 year title reign meant nothing.

 

PW has avenged his loss to quintana by an impressive 1st rd ko in the rematch. Margarito has yet to avenge his loss to PW. And until that day happens, everyone will be at a stalemate..

Make no mistake though. I am a cotto fan who gave props to margarito for his stunning win over cotto.

 

Here's your problem. You're defining the champion as the belt holder that accomplised the most. However, when most people refer to THE champion, they're talking about the linear champ. Floyd was the linear champ and he retired. There are two schools of thought in terms of reestablishing lineage. One, would be to unify all the major belts. The other method used would be for the consensus no.1 and no.2 man in the division to fight eachother. Margo and Cotto were not the consesnus no.1 and no.2 when they fought. Right now, Williams and Margo are considered no.1 and no.2. So, if Margo simply beats Williams or unifys the major titles, he will have reestablished lineage. He will then be considered the recognized champ. He may be the top rated fighter in the division, but he is not the recognized champ.

 

Everyone has answered it so far: Williams beat Margarito less than 14 months ago, so of course the question of who should be ranked higher must be said to, at least, be unresolved.

It's quite funny to neutrals like myself to see you, in your blind fanboyism, fail to appreciate this simple point whilst accusing others of bias when they point it out.

Again, there is no champion at WW. Williams hasn't beat enough people to be considered champion, Margarito cannot be considered champion because he didn't beat the champion and has a recent loss to the other main legitimate contender on his record.

 

Then there will never be another champion at WW, ever again.

Cotto was the obvious choice for champion after Floyd retired, Margarito beat him, ergo Margarito is the champion.

When a champ retires or vacates the next champion is always a judgement call, and Cotto was the pretty clear choice.

 

He is #1 already, he beat Cotto the #1 fighter so he gets the position. Now a rematch and win over Williams and he confirms it even more.

 

Well no becuase he lost to williams...But I guess that is not the issue since Margo isnt American despite being born hereatsch


Dude your really coming off as a moron on this topic...Saying that Margo should be number one over a guy that he lost to because he has done more is the stupidest thing I have heard on this site in a long time..If that is the case then what is the point of fighting??? Why not just fight a bunch of nobodies and let us pick who we want to be the top fighter at each weight since head to head means nothing:huh

 

Antonio Margarito IS the world welterweight champ, Williams can stand in line and await his turn

 

Soon he will, dont worry.

 

Undoubtedly #1. The champ though? He needs to beat Williams, as Cotto was #1 before the fight, but not champ.

Based on your same logic, heading into the Margarito fight, were Cotto's wins at 147 over Mosley, Quintana, and Judah enough to crown him champ? I don't think so. You can't just rewrite history.

 

Of course there will. My opinion happens to coincide with the Ring Magazine on this one. Margarito and Williams currently are the logical number one and two in the division (whichever was round you want to rank them), a fight between the two would produce a WW champion.

 

margarito is the ww champ

 

I dont see Miguel above Williams at this point.



-Bert