First of all you have not seen Mosley fight at 135 and are not even aware of his speed at that weight and I'm not even sure you knew that Mosley fought at 135. The reason I was comparing Mosley's speed to Pac at 135 is because by your previous posts you seemed oblivious to Mosley's speed or history at that weight. SO whether Mosley brought his speed up with him to WW is irrelevant. Mosley did brign his speed but not where he was at 135. I think that Pac has brough speed and power but I don't think he is as fast as he was at the lighter weights.
What makes you say hes gotten slower? Every boxing analyst say that he never slowed down, that he brings his speed in upper weights.
He looks to have retained his speed because he's ficghting slower fighters, but try watching any of his recent fights and try to focus on his movements alone and don't compare them to his opponents movent try to compare them to his own speed at the lower weights.
It is relevant because some poster said that Pacs speed will bother Cotto, and somebody replied "Like Mosley bothered Cotto" (being sarcastic) All I am saying is that Pac speed is way faster that Shane. Shane seems as fast because he fights slower WW.
He does not fight the same style. Stop thinking about the old Pac that punches straight lefts all night and has no defense. He just seems slower because he is more composed. Watch his flurries. Same speed.
I am not putting everything on Pacquiao but I do favor him as I am not sure Cotto will have the punch output to beat him.
Stop trying to imply that Pacquiao is this reborn pure boxer, he's not by any means. He still does the same thing over and over, he just looks better against opponents like ODH and Hatton. He didn't need defense against Oscar and Hatton has about 25% accuracy. He's more composed and focused because he can't afford to get rocked by a true welter, he knows this, and his speed has definitely reduced, he's gotten stiffer due to the muscle gain.
A reborn Pure Boxer? stop stating things that I never wrote for the benefit of your arguments. Huge improvement in skills, yes. You imply that he does the same thing but no one could ever knoch him out. You say hes more composed now because he cant afford to get rocked by a true WW. So your saying he improved and has defense?
I think Cotto is being underestimated pretty much, people are judging his last performance... I'll have a good X-mas when I invest for Cotto since he will be the underdog... Margarito/Clottey have shown Cotto many things about boxing... When was the last time Manny had a challenge?... Hatton/DLH have only shown Manny how to make money, instead of what a true fight is all about... Freddie Roach knows it, Cotto is no pushover, that's why this fight has been in the negotiation before Clottey/Cotto even took place...