My card: Mosley 116, Cotto 112

Round by round scoring:

1... 10-9 Cotto
2... 10-9 Mosley [19-19]
3... 10-9 Mosley [29-28M]
4... 10-9 Cotto - [38-38]
5... 10-9 Mosley [48-37M] (I think Mosley was retreating here, so I could see this as MC's round)
6... 10-9 Cotto - [57-57]
7... 10-9 Mosley [67-66M]
8... 10-9 Cotto - [76-76]
9... 10-9 Mosley [86-75M]
10. 10-9 Mosley [96-94M]
11. 10-9 Mosley [106-103M]
12. 10-9 Mosley [

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This was an excellent fight, and though I thought Mosley got 'Hopkins-ed' by the judges (rooting for the younger fighter), he was ALL class in 'defeat.'

HBO's Harold Lederman had it 115-113 for Cotto

Official scores: 115-113 (x2), 116-113 all for Cotto. Cotto UD

This fight had four chapters:

- Chapter 1: BRAWL (Rounds 1-4, I think)
- Chapter 2: Mosley retreating (Rounds 5-6, I think)
- Chapter 3: Taking turns advancing/retreating (Rounds 7-8)
- Chapter 4: Mosley advancing, Cotto countering

I thought Mosley won all 4 of the last rounds, and I watched with the sound off, on purpose. Cotto did very well with his counters, but not as well as the older man did on the attack.

An EXCELLENT fight, and Cotto showed me a lot in this fight.

But Mosley should have won. He had the 'wear you down,' 'pressure fighter' on the retreat all of the last 4 rounds. The older man wore down the younger man, and made him adapt to the older guy's style. Mosley hurt Cotto with a body shot in one of the last few rounds as well.

Cotto is a very, very good and tough fighter. This contest will help him. Mosley was all class after the fight and he handled it perfectly.

Bottom line: Mosley got it done down the stretch, and made the pressure fighter fight off the back foot. Cotto did that well, but he did not outdo Mosley in the last 4, and that's why I have Mosley taking the fight. Until round 9, I had the fight even.

 

No, Mosley clearly won. I watched almost the whole fight with no sound on.

Yesihavearm -- I totally agree with you. I can't see Mosley not winning by at least 2 rounds.

 

Mosley made Cotto fight his fight the last 4 rounds. That's 'ring generalship.' Cotto is not a retreating fighter, and Mosley made him that in the last 4 rounds. That's why he won the fight.

And he hurt Cotto with a pounding body shot in one of those rounds.

I like Cotto a lot, and respect him. But tonight, Mosley got the same 'old guy' shaft that B-Hop did in Taylor I.

Mosley 'broke' Cotto the last 4 rounds of the fight. He was the aggressor, he made Cotto into PBF.

Clear win for Mosley, who 'closed the show' in the last 4 rounds.