The big fights(you know the list) coming up seem pretty competitive.anybody foresee any early endings,whether one sided blowout or short 'drag em out' wars?:?
haha good one bill poster. I thought i would be the only one. I agree its definitly forseeable it all depends on how Mosley starts off. While I'm at it anyone else agree that Malinaggi gave Cotto his toughest fight to date?? The funny thing is Mosley is similar in style to Malinaggi only twice as fast, strong, and most importantly ring smart. Again it could end very early but it depends on when Mosley finds his groove
I love Cotto but ima be worried the first 6 rounds. if he survives those first 6 i look for a late round stoppage or a very one sided beating.
I don't see any early blowouts except possibly in Mormeck-Haye, where there are two heavy-hitters who can both be knocked out by each other. In most of the other fights, neither boxer has enough power to finish their opponent early. However, in all of them (especially Hatton-Mayweather and Calzaghe-Kessler) what happens early on will determine the rest of the fight. All four of those boxers are like pythons: they need to get a grip to win, but once they've wrapped around their prey it's all but one. If early in the fight Hatton can get Mayweather onto the ropes and into an intense conflict, with lots of inside action, then he's won. If Mayweather can get into a rhythm where he's moving and frustrating Hatton while still throwing punches, then he's won. With Kessler and Calzaghe, it's a question of who can get the other one to be frustrated. When they're cool-headed, they're both brilliant, but I think either could dominate the other if they can establish an early lead and get into the other's head. I would imagine the quicker and more experienced Calzaghe would have a better shot at doing this. On the other hand, I suspect neither boxer will get frayed in the early going, and that this will be very even until the last three rounds, when one of the two will have worked out the other. Cotto-Mosley is very different, in my opinion, because both are very good at turning a fight around. Mosley had problems with Collazo early on, but figured him out and slaughtered him in the second half. Cotto had troubles with Judah early on, but wore him down (not least with some hard low blows) and took him apart. I wouldn't be surprised if either man does well early on, only for the other to stage a comeback in the rest of the fight. To summarise: in Hatton-Mayweather, one of the two will establish themselves early on and win. In Calzaghe-Kessler, one MIGHT establish himself early on and win. In Cotto-Mosley, we won't know until the last few rounds who has had the edge, and even then I wouldn't be surprised if it's so close that the last round determines the winner.
Where did you find the fight poster for Mosley - Cotto? Of all these big fights, the one with the best chance for a KO before round 6 would be Mosley KO Cotto. I base that on Cotto being wobbled early by Corley, Torres and Judah. Shane is obviously better than all of them.