Good point. However, Margie is a more predictable puncher....uppers, left hooks to body and occasional s-l-0-w rights to head and to body.
Margarito is a better fighter than Mayorga in my estimation, who has a lot of skills that go underrated by many. Mosley has to much pride to spend the entire fight on the back foot, and I doubt at this stage in his career he can keep up with the work rate and power of Margarito.
Why does everyone act like the only way to score a KO is just to land one head shot and it ends ? Mosley isnt a huge puncher obviously and Margaritos chin is granite but who knows maybe if Mosley commits to the body he could possibly get a TKO in this god knows he will get plenty of hits in this will be a competitve fight no matter who wins im stoked for this fight every bif fight since the start of October has been a damn near shutout aside from RJJs one punch.
I think Margirto will win, but I wouldn't discount Mosley. Margirto has been in some big wars, and eventually everything catches up with you. I also believe his body in general, took a punishment after the Cotto fight. When I played college football, when you had adreline pumping you didn't feel the effects that much during the game, but you'd definitely feel the pain the very next day after a game, and you'd certainly feel it after the season is over. Only matter of time, when wear and tear shows up...
Shane is far past his best he went life and death with an equally past his best in Mayorga before stopping him late.
I thought he looked a little frightened But Yeah, he looked sluggish that night. I hope he has enough left to make a good fight!
Margarito is good but there is too much overrating of him now because of his win over Cotto. Cotto was rocked a few times in his previous fights and hurt by lesser punchers. He is good but let's not go overboard here about Antonio and make him into a Hearns or Leonard. Margarito is a hard enough punching swarming big welterweight who has a limited style which was exposed by an inexperienced Paul Williams, whom Margarito is not looking to avenge his loss to. Williams beat Margarito because Margarito was not bigger than him. So if a guy fights big they will probably beat Margarito. Do I think Shane can win? Probably not since he is a smaller welterweight and that is what Margarito does well against, but I do know that Shane in his prime was a better fighter than Margarito -so keep that in mind. And Margarito can be knocked out and to say he cannot -I am not sure that is accurate. I think he is overrated big time at this point. He is a good fighter, but people are acting like he is unbeatable. And we have seen him beaten by not so great guys. There have also been times in boxing history when certain fighters were made to look unbeatable and then this thought proven wrong big time by a boxing match. Look up Donald Curry for a reference with month of Sept. 1986 for specifics. Then look up another reference to Donald the following July in 1987 when it was completely proven that he was beatable.
Have you guys watch Mosley's last three fights? WTF do you guys see that makes Mosley better then Margo. It took him 12 rnds to beat Mayorga. Let go of the past. Mosley is not the guy he was at 135. Margo will slowly beat him down. It will look like the Cintron fight.
Cotto is a better body puncher than Mosley is and he couldn't consistently land to the body of Margarito. Cotto said it himself that he tried but Margarito was doing a good job of neutralizing his punches. Mosley ain't scoring a stoppage by landing shots to the head or body of Margo. If he wins it will be because he out boxed him for 12 rounds.
Mosley's weakness is the body shots. Margo's body shot is as good as anyone at 147. Margo will Ko Mosley, make him quit on stool, or the corner will step in to save him.
shane has the wrong m mindset, to think he can ko margo, he priobably will box cotto thought he would hurt margo but we all know what happened there you have to box margo and pick and choose your spots to be offensive, ass well as counter a whole lot