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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2015, 01:51 PM Jul 2015

Floyd Mayweather Jr. stripped of WBO title after failing to pay sanction fee

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/no-sanction-fee--no-wbo-title-for-floyd-mayweather-011247890.html

Floyd Mayweather isn't frugal by any means, but with dozens of world title belts scattered around his home, $200,000 was a bit much even for a boxer nicknamed "Money" to pay for a title belt.

Mayweather failed to pay the $200,000 sanction fee required by the World Boxing Organization for the belt he won on May 2 when he defeated Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas by the deadline, which was the end of the business day on Friday. So on Monday, the Puerto Rico-based organization stripped Mayweather of its title.

It elevated Timothy Bradley, who defeated Jessie Vargas on June 27 for the interim championship, to full champion status.

WBO rules require boxers to pay 3 percent of their purse in order to fight for a world title, with a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $200,000 for fighters like Mayweather who earn extraordinary large purses.

H2O Man? What's going on here?

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. stripped of WBO title after failing to pay sanction fee (Original Post) KamaAina Jul 2015 OP

It's nothing. H2O Man Jul 2015 #1

Indeed I can. Timothy Bradley is now their titleholder. KamaAina Jul 2015 #2

The other commissions H2O Man Jul 2015 #3

H2O Man

(73,555 posts)

1. It's nothing.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 08:49 PM

Jul 2015

The WBO is a tape worm. They wanted Floyd to pay them to recognize him as champion. He doesn't need their paper title -- everyone knows he is the champion. Can you imagine when they name someone else as their title-holder?

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

2. Indeed I can. Timothy Bradley is now their titleholder.

Reply to H2O Man (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 11, 2015, 10:21 PM

Jul 2015

Does that make him the mandatory challenger to Floyd?

H2O Man

(73,555 posts)

3. The other commissions

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 12, 2015, 12:10 AM

Jul 2015

aren't going to pressure Floyd to fight the WBO's fighter.

On the other hand, Bradley would be a good opponent for September. You've likely heard Floyd is considering fighting on CBS, rather than a Showtime PPV. Timothy is a tough guy, and would create far more entertaining a bout than Pacquiao or Canelo did. He'd be more like Ricky Hatton, in rolling the dice. He wouldn't be satisfied to last the decision. And he sure as heck would let his hands go.

Floyd would definitely outbox him. But it would be a fun fight for the fans. And Bradley deserves the pay day.

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