Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Shane Mosley

Cotto TKO. I just think those body shots of Cotto will be too much for Shane at this point in his career. For Mosley to win, he is going to have to fight on the outside and pick his shots maybe trying to get to that chin of Cotto. If he chooses to go toe to toe, imo Cotto will end his night.

 

Remember Cotto has a great underrated jab, not a long one but a good jab that can complicate things for people who don't expect that from him.

 

cotto by late tko.

 

Everybody is expecting a war. It won't be. Cotto has the perfect style to make Mosley look like a beast IMO. Mosley will whip his ass the whole fight and stop him by the 9th at the latest. Takes more than youth and a shaved head to beat Mosley.

 

I agree, BUT I don't know how long Sugar Shane can keep his legs up after body shot after body shot from Cotto...

 

Can't wait to watch this fight and watch Cotto reach greaters heights in his storied career!

 

Cotto is way more exciting and I wanna see cotto vs floyd badly! but i think shane wins a ud... competitive fight. But shane wins clear 8-4 or 7-4-1. Shane has trouble with guys who have good jabs and cotto doesnt. cotto is too 1 dimensional

 

wow, until I cast my vote this was actually 50-50 (39 votes each). Cant get closer than that! Cant wait for this to happen. Winner fights the winner of Mayweather - Hatton to finally settle who the most badass fighter of this era is.

 

I was going to say the same thing. I can't wait this is going to be a great fight

 

Mosely... And in the end he'll do it well, after a great fight for the first 6 or so rounds.

If anyone wins by stoppage, it's most certainly Mosely.

 

Wow...this poll is so evenly split...that tells you alot about the fight...it's war baby!:hey :happy

 

Cotto by UD

 

i think mosley wins

 

My views

Mosley by Points

o Cotto drops his left hand and this will provide openings for Mosley
o Cotto has very good recuperative skills when he is in trouble – he might get wobbled but he can recover quite well.
o Cotto is not a good back foot fighter, Mosley should pressure him from the get go and keep Cotto off balance.
o Mosley has lost a fair slab of his blinding power and speed – he will land but not with the same effect as what he had during his peak
o Mosley has excellent footwork which will make it difficult for Cotto to set his feet to throw bombs – if Cotto can’t get on top and break Mosley down Cotto will lose too many rounds and lose a tight fight

Mosley by Stoppage

o Cotto is not a defensive wizard – he catches a lot of punches and Mosley has the speed and footwork to finish a hurt Cotto if that opportunity is available
o Mosley has a speed advantage over Cotto – he will beat Cotto to the punch
o Cotto is very susceptible to fast right hands and Mosley has a fast right hand
o Mosley is an excellent counter puncher and against Torres and Corley Cotto got himself into trouble against counter punchers
o If N'dou had any significant power in his right hand at all he'd have hurt Cotto bad. He landed a ton of them flush. Cotto faded badly in that fight
o Other fighters have let Cotto off the hook when they have got him into trouble eg Judah, Corley and Torres but Mosley is an excellent finisher and would capitalise – Cotto would not get a second chance
o Cotto is always vulnerable to an uppercut – that is the punch that Torres caught him with because Cotto crouches in with his head forward
o The speed and movement of Judah bothered Cotto, Judah was able exploit Cotto’s weak defence but Mosley will take it to school
o Mosley can punch the body quite well eg Vargas KO in the second fight

Cotto by Points

o Mosley has a solid jaw and is quick so he may stay upright
o Cotto can beat down fast fighters eg Malignaggi
o Cotto has faced a lot of different styles, thus far, he's faced his share of big punchers (Bailey and Torres), volume punchers (N'dou, Maussa) and a slick southpaw (Corley). He has experience and the brain to come up with a plan for Mosley.
o Cotto is the best switch hitter in world boxer, he has skills irrespective of whether fighting orthodox or southpaw, he hit Judah with three consecutive left hands in the southpaw stance and they were very hard shots. He used the southpaw stance against Urkal very effectively.


Cotto by Stoppage

o Cotto is a body punching wizard – he can stop anyone if he gets on top in that department
o Cotto has heavy hands and Vernon Forrest was able to beat Mosley with heavy hands (Vargas might be heavy handed but h was so slow).

 

Mosley by points