Cotto. When he fought Shane I saw ring rust! He had more movement than but stylistically he's made a lot of changes with his inside fight game. Although Money will always keep you at the end of his jab, he's now willing to step inside and hook consistantly. This allows the opponent more room to get touched yet it doesn't bother him at all! Also, he's working the corner better than any other time in his career when it comes to strategy and countering with power! The guy who fought Cotto is the most intellectual boxing Mayweather combination of O & D that we've seen while being the offensive aggressor!
Hard to compare, floyd was fighting at 154 against cotto with them big ass gloves he hates, so I wouldn't compare the two.
No doubt floyd looked alot less sharp vs cotto... It was either the weight or age t Is finally starting to show At this point im unsure until he fights next at 147 hopefully Floyd v Mosley was a clinic from round 2 onwards and rounds 1 and 2 showed floyd has a good chin and amazing recovery... After mosley landed big on floyd in the second floyd recovered and began walking mosley down for the rest of the round which was his Gameplan.. He did not fold under huge pressure after being put in a situation we have only seen him in maybe twice before?. That deserves a shitload of credit (those who have boxed before will know how hard that is)
both fights were extremely impressive in their own right. mayweather getting tagged and handling that when for a split second it looked like he was not going to make it and then to come back and beat his ass up like that showed resolve that many people felt that mayweather didn't have. Against cotto, a bigger fighter, mayweather showed his true intelligence in making adjustments throughout the fight. He doesn't get credit for inside fighting that many people fail to discuss. Mayweather is very sneaky fighting on the inside. He almost had cotto out. Cotto came to fight and that he did. Again mayweather was pushed and he showed resolve again. Both fightts showed heart, determination, skill and real boxing.
Mosley Floyd post 2nd round was on fire in terms of hit and dont get hit, but Coto Floyd was throwing much more exciting combinations. All down to what you prefer I suppose
He looked better athletically against Mosley, although I thought he looked very faded compared to his best days in both fights.
