Robert Guerrero: I’m the first Mexican American to win titles in four different weight classes

By Boxing News - 07/29/2012 - Comments

Image: Robert Guerrero: I'm the first Mexican American to win titles in four different weight classesBy Dan Ambrose: Former two division world champion Robert Guerrero (30-1-1, 18 KO’s) was really getting ahead of himself last night after beating Selcuk Aydin (23-1, 17 KO’s) to win the WBC interim welterweight title in a fight televised by Showtime.

Guerrero’s mouth kind of ran away from him when he was interviewed by Showtime after the fight, first saying that Floyd Mayweather Jr. can come get Guerrero’s WBC interim title anytime he wants. Then Guerrero further stepped in it by saying “I’m the first Mexican American to win titles in four divisions.”

Guerrero seems to be forgetting a fighter by the name of Oscar De La Hoya, who before he retired in 2008, won six division world titles in different divisions. For the record, De La Hoya won world titles in the following divisions: 1. Super featherweight 2. Lightweight 3. Light welterweight 4. Welterweight 5. Junior middleweight 6. Middleweight.

As far as Guerrero’s assertion that he’s now won four world titles in different divisions, he’s actually only won two world titles and those were at featherweight and super featherweight. Last year, Guerrero won Interim [WBA/WBO] in the lightweight division. Guerrero did not win the full world titles, and for a fighter to say that he’s a won a world title in a division, he has to actually win the regular title. Interim titles don’t count as far as I’m concerned. Last night, Guerrero won the interim WBC welterweight title. Again, Guerrero didn’t win the full WBC welterweight, because that title belongs to Mayweather.

It was also interesting to see Guerrero trying to lure Mayweather into a fight by challenging him to come try and take his interim title off of him. Guerrero said “If Floyd wants the [interim] belt, it’s right here.”

Why would Mayweather want to come and try to take Guerrero’s interim title when it’s not really a title? Like I said, Guerrero seemed to have had a base case of motormouth last night without really thinking about what he was saying to see if it made sense or was accurate.



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