Jesus!!! I'm inebriated at the moment but Req is posting at crystal meth speed with the triple. I respect BOTH FIGHTERS TREMENDOUSLY!! I admit I was a Cotto hater in the beginning, but he beat that **** right out of me with Malignaggi and Quintana. I confess that I truly believed Quintana's boxing ability and size was bringing an end to Cotto's rise. I'm man enough to face the fact that I was wrong and salute Miguel as one of the top 47 fighters. SSM is a superb boxer and I'm going to wait before I actually pick a winner.
If you wanna take it a step further SSM hasnt KO'd anyone aside from Vargas at 54 since 2001, credit Antwun Maxx with distinguishing that point.
I think Cottos style fits right into Mosley hands as long as the Shane who likes to exchange wisely and use his feet and headmovement good shows up. Mosleys too fast and probablly hits to hard for the medicore chinned Cotto. Mosley doesnt get tired and can take a hell of a body punch but of course he can with abs like that. Cottos pretty good but so basic and easy to figure out he walks forward throws a occasional stiff jab and usually throws combos to the body and his defense is pretty bad hes wide open for uppercuts right down the middle. Mosley brutal stoppage in 6.
Who says Mosley has to be going backwards ? Theres a difference between going backwards and moving side to side. Mosleys got longer reach,faster hands,faster feet,better all around defense in anway you can judge defense,WAY BETTER CHIN,more experience plus hes a counter puncher Cottos a real basic fighter he doesnt do a whole lot of different things hes easy to figure out when your as GREAT as Mosley is. Cottos dam good but his best win is over Zab Judah who lets face it has great talent but isnt a great fighter and was busting Cottos ass until he got his dick punched into his stomach. Zab Judah is in no way or will he ever be as good as Sugar Shane Mosley.
Abs dont mean **** when hit with the liver punch, the trick is to land when you're opponent isnt ready/tensed for it:good Cotto hits hard with both hands and is very consistent in his attack on a round by round basis. This is truly tough to call, IMO.
Vargas of the 1st fight was able to make Mosley fight the fight he wanted to once that eye blew up. Mosley didnt move his head nor his feet and only threw overhand rights and pull straight back open for Vargas lead right hands. Rematch Mosley fought smarter made adjustments and gave Vargas his only real bad loss where he was dominated start to finish.
I think this fight is the best fight that can be made in boxing right now, and its a live fight. Cotto is relentless, and keeps coming, and coming with his educated pressure, but he can be hurt badly, and Shane no doubt has the pop to hurt him. If Cotto tastes the power early, what happens? How will Mosely react to the pressure? I think Cotto will beat Mosely, but the only thing Id be on is its a cracking fight.
Shane has 4 losses to 2 people - and both of them have magnificient jabs. Plus, in Wright's case, there was considerable size difference. Tell me - what kind of problems can Cotto present, which Shane can't solve. He's bloody strong, relentless and brilliant to the body himself. Mosley TKO11
I dont care who wins. When you here a fight like this anncounced it makes you want to cry, thank you god THANK You!
voted cotto but it really could go either way, Mosley could get discouraged if he can't connect much, which i think he will but who knows. then if he does get discouraged and keeps getting pounded by Cotto's bodywork he could go into defense mode and be there the rest of the night. i really am not sure how it will go though.. Cotto by UD
I think this fight very well could take a toll on Mosely. Thing is stylistically both fighters have a chance, however Shane is the type of fighter that retaliates quickly, has booming power in both hands and is more likely to suffer through an all out war through sheer will to come out with a victory.. Not saying Cotto isn't capable of the same.. Thing is I think Shane hasn't taken a huge toll on his body yet.. Classic matchup.. Shane could very well rock Cotto and finish him off.. You go to the body you leave your head open, Shane moves around so much laterally its going to be hard for Cotto to get him to move straight back, which means Cotto will be going for body shots to try and slow him down which is where the openings to Cotto's head will come from, Shane will land to the head unless father time has caught up with him. I think Shane may very well come off with either a K.O. victory or a hell bent U.D. in which he takes some severe punishment from Cotto and is the more beat up fighter in the end.
This will be a better fight than Cotto vs Mayweather.I believe that the winner of this would be the best welterweight.Cotto will be in 2 of 07 best fights.