**Could Cotto v. Mosley turn into another JCC v. Taylor?**

It definitely has all of the ingredients for that kind of fight. With all of the physical ingredients in place it now depends on the fighters mindsets.

 

The big difference between Mosely and Taylor is that Mosely can really punch hard.Taylor smacked Chavez in the puss all night and all that happened was an abrasion on the bridge of Julio's nose.If Taylor was hitting Chavez with Mosley type power, Julio wouldn't have survived.

 

I think Cotto wins this fight unless he gets caught with a big uppercut which is the only puch that seems to break through and bang him, rock him all the time.

 

I dreamed that Cotto had won this fight.

 

In what way? damage? no..its not going to be too much clash of styles as people would have you believe

 

i agree that mosley is a way harder puncher than taylor (had taylor had prime mosley power, chavez probably would have gone down), but can he still bring such a great dynamic effort.

taylor was 23 and in his absolute PRIME!!

mosley is already way past it. not shot, but certainly far removed from the fighter who beat a prime Oscar.
that mosley would have been a big favorite over cotto imo.

but this mosley is 35 and has been in boxing since he was what???....eight years of age??? the wear and tear is showing. he struggled with guys like estrada and jose luis cruz........guys who would have done well to go 5 rounds with mosley in his prime.

i think mosley will look to conserve his energy looking to potshot cotto from the outside.

he´ll have some success early, but by mid rounds, cotto will break him down to the body. and stop him late.

a good fight, but not close to chavez vs taylor imo.

 

Spot on actually...

 

Agree on all counts. Mosley has the speed and the heart to do damage, Cotto has the power and determination to make him pay. The only difference is that Cotto's chin isn't nearly as solid as Chavez's was - not to say he has a glass chin so don't crucify me.

This fight has all the makings for that kind of fight. Most anticipated fight, for me at least, this year.

 

Those are the 2 variables. Chavez's chin was sturdier than Cotto's is. And Mosley hits harder than Taylor did. However, Taylor was PRIME and Mosley is not.

 

Absolutely and that may be the the bigger factor.

 

It has parallels to Chavez-Taylor, but if Cotto takes as much punishment as Chavez did, he wont be around for the 12th round to finish off Mosley.

 

I would lie if there was no paralell and insult what is our immense collective knowledge, it has everything to do with JCC vs Meldrick Taylor for the reasons you pointed out rightfully. I feel though that Merdrick did have a tricky chin that betrayed him much in that and in other fights and Shane has a far sturdier chin. On the flipside, Miguel has big power and good accuracy like when he sits down on his punches to the body while Chavez was very commited but a less effective puncher-hooker. I wouldn't say Shane is faster or flashier than Taylor was back then, but more striking than Cotto's power to JCC's may be Shane's experience and boxing IQ to Taylor's...