More over rated-Margo's skill or Cottos power

I'm sorry but the Windmill's skills were never rated highly.

 

Divac makes a damn good point about the difference between the Cotto fight and the Mosley fight. I just finished watching Margo/Mosley and it is so obvious right from the start that Mosley could actually push Margarito back whenever he felt like it and tie him up succesfully whenever he wanted to. Cotto could not do that and the reason is Mosley is physically stronger than Cotto, and is naturally bigger.

At one point (can't remember the exact round), Mosley actually manhandled Margarito, he had him tied up and almost lifted him and threw him against the corner. It is obvious Shane is bigger and has more strength than Cotto, to be able to do that. Those factors allowed Mosley to stay in the center of the ring and not let Margarito get him cornered, to have the space to throw the kind of shots he wanted to.

PS: I think the options of the poll are a little misleading, I don't think anyone thought Margarito is a very skillful fighter to begin with. Cotto's power might be a bit overrated, he's not a "puncher", but the guy can bang and cause damage. Solid hitter, but not what you would call a pure "puncher".

 

The only thing I hate about this fight is the plaster allegations...

It gives Cotto fans a pitiful excuse as to why their *****-ass fighter got his ass whipped. It had nothing to do with plaster... The difference in Shane and Cotto is that Shane has the chin to actually step in, load up, and throw REAL punches, instead of back-pedaling. And Shane could step in there and throw the extra punch because if he stayed inside too long, he had the strength to tie up Margo, something Cotto just couldn't do.

I said it before the fight and I'll keep saying it. Mosely is just as hard-hitting as Cotto, and just as fast. Plus he has a 100 times better chin, and much better strength to tie up Margo.

 

Interesting cause I saw Cotto getting the better of Mosley in the clinches. :yep

 

Margarito's skills we're never rated that high. People knew that Margo relied on his chin, weight, and stamina to win fights, not skills. Cotto's power, on the other hand, is good, but overrated, imho. Mosley wasn't considered a hard puncher by a lot of experts, but look what he did to Margo - something cotto was not able to accomplish.

 

Hey NBA, whasup?

I didn't know you had that big a problem with Cotto... :think

What's the deal? And why would you "hate" the plaster allegations if they turn out to be true? And if Shane is so superior to Cotto, how come he lost when those two met?

Legit questions, and you better give me some fookin answers.

 

I said "misleading" meaning that the option about Margarito being a skilled fighter isn't valid, I don't think many people thought Margo was ever skillfull. And about their size, well Mosley is 5'9 to Cotto's 5'7 and has been fighting at 147 or more for far longer than Cotto. Also, Shane didn't look as small in there as Cotto did vs Margarito. Don't forget, Cotto does look small for a welterweight, Shane doesn't look so small fighting at 154.

Shane's exact words right after their fight, after being asked by Kellerman if he thought he won the fight, were: "I thought it was a very close fight, but you know for a guy to be able to be in the ring with me like that and be able to fight me back... I take my hat off to him. If I felt I won or not? Um... I thought it was a close fight, the judges saw it Miguel's way... It was just a great fight, I take my hat to Miguel he's a great warrior".

I think Cotto beat Shane in a very close fight.

 

I remember very well that when Buffer announced Cotto as the winner, Shane nodded in agreement and started clapping. He knew he lost in a close fight and gave Cotto his props.

 

margo blew all the chances he had when he defeat cotto on this fight with mosley, all i can tell you is he really is a b fighter and needs to go back and have that rematch with clottey and williams to prve himself as on of the best, and Cotto as well.

 

That's correct mate. He did nod. But I don't think anyone thinks that fight was controversial or anything. Close fight, but clear win for Cotto. But the way Mosley fought, one can't call him a "loser" in that fight.