
It would have been a wasted $100,000 or so for Mayweather if he had gone ahead and paid the sanctioning fee for a title that he didn’t care about in the first place. The important thing when you get as popular as Mayweather is right now is fighting the top fighters in different divisions. Alphabet titles are virtually meaningless when a fighter has built up an impressive resume and a large fan base.
So if Mayweather beats Mosley on May 1st, Mosley’s WBA title will become vacant instead of going to Mayweather, and if Mosley beats Mayweather, Shane will keep his WBA title. The interesting part is that if Mosley ends up getting beaten by Mayweather, he will likely be the one fighting for the vacant WBA title in his next fight, if he still desires the strap for some reason. Mosley would probably be better off forgetting about it and trying to go after WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto instead for a good money fight. That would be far more interesting than facing one of the WBA contenders for the title.
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