By Reynaldo Sanchez: What doe’s mean “Emeritus”?, In accordance with ‘ Wilkipedia “The term is used when a person of importance in a given profession retires and/or hands over the position, so that his former rank can still be used in his title. This is particularly useful when establishing the authority of a person who might comment, lecture or write on a particular subject. The word is typically used as a postpositional adjective but can also be used as a preposition adjective. It is frequently capitalized when it forms part of a title. The word originated in the mid-18th century from Latin as the past participle of emereri meaning to “earn one’s discharge by service.” Emereri itself is a compound of the prefix e- (a variant of ex-) meaning “out of or from” and merēre meaning “earn.” Emeritus does not necessarily indicate that the person is retired from all the duties of her/his previous positions; he or she may continue to exercise some of them.”
Sergio Martinez was nominated an “emeritus” champion by the WBC recently. According to the exposed above, this means that Martínez keeps on being a champion although it has not been in retirement from his condition. This is a figure that the WBC uses to “deprive” of subtle form a champion and to put in line the title that snatched the champion in another fight and to obtain the money for sanctioning this title. Simultaneously, it creates another title that delivers to him the titular champion and in this case it’s the “Diamond Title” for which possibly it obtains also money for sanctioning the fight where this title is disputed. (For confirming)
In words of Martínez, He left the title due to the circumstances. “For me, the most important was to defend the title of the middleweight up to the last consequences. This time, we turned out to be forced by the circumstance to leave the title, but I repeat, which more I had wished was to defend and to keep on being a champion. At least I must mention that the WBC nominated me emeritus champion” to whom the big Argentine champion was recounting circumstances? I do not see skylight which were, nevertheless I can mention that HBO has a lot to do in this decision, also, I believe that this situation favored Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
After doing the appointment of Martínez, Don José Sulaiman hurried to declare also as regular champion the German, Sebastian Zbik who was held he interim title of his Organization.
The history begins from the frustrated fight of fight Chavez Jr, against the Pollack Pavel Wolak, in those occasion, Bob Arum chat with the team of the Argentinean to make the fight Cotto-Martínez, looking logically for a big event for HBO and PPV. Nevertheless, the dark part of all this, was the offer for the fight Cotto-Martínez, Sarmiento shoot mentioned on that one, “Arum said to us; is ok, we will give 2.5 millions to Martínez and the rest for Cotto, you know so that he said that to us?, so that we were saying that Not, Cotto would receive 12 or 13 millions and Martínez 2.5 that is a madness”
Later, Gabriel Sarmiento who is manager and trainer of Martínez, together with the Argentinean fighter, they decided to accept the offer, we are going to fight with Cotto we will do it for the glory, although the dealing is unfair. In spite of that, the response that they received was, “Not, Not, perhaps further on, they said to us that possibly in June or July or ends of 2011”
Gabriel Sarmiento said to me that HBO refused to accept Sebastian Zbik as rival of Martínez, that denial forced the team Martínez to be looked by a rival who was raising more sales of PPV and this, without doubts walked in favor of Chavez Jr. left on having Zbik as possible rival of the Mexican. Another point is that, after the denial of both fights, the way was opened to make the fight Cotto – Mayorga. That one without doubts was benefiting Top Rank, since his fighters, Chávez and Cotto were obtaining fights for title, since are speaks already about a fight between the Mexican prospect Chavez Jr and Sebastian Zbik, after his fight against Billy Lyell in January 29.
On the other hand, Martínez offered me his opinion about a possible fight Chávez-Martínez; mention “I do not believe that this fight is realized ever, do not believe that because I as champion, offered him often a fight and he never answered to my challenge. Probably without delay he will be champion of the WBC.”
After reading this, I do not want to leave the tenuous impression of which there is a maneuver in favor of Chavez Jr. It is my personal opinion. And I want to affirm it categorically! The boxing in Mexico is a sport that is established in his popular culture, this country has an enormous trajectory that during long years, his fighters have gained with blood and their sacrifice his place in the boxing. I believe that the last warrior, Juan Manuel Marquez, is close to the retirement and urges to choose a figure that replaces him.
Without despising the version of other persons, I think that this plan was orchestrated skillfully, with the tolerance of the WBC. The name of “ The Legend ” has an enormous weight in Mexico, Chavez Jr was predetermined to be a world champion, there is no another option, of it without being, it would be an adversity for the image of the glorious Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez and this has roots.
Top Rank and the WBC, they obtained with the appointment of Martínez as champion Emeritus, something for that they have looked in a lot of time. To crown the son of the Legends as champion of the WBC. And that better maneuver that this one, which offers to them the opportunity and also it produces to them enormous benefits? I try to be impartial, do not try to point out that I possess the absolute truth. In spite of that, I believe that the facts speak by himself and those indicate me that the next world champion of 160 will be the young man Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Comments are closed.