What made Mayorga such a problem for Shane and Margo No problem at All?

Nazim Richardson........ and the fact that Shane was the underdog in this fight and everything falling down around him,Steroid use, marriage split, trainer split

 

Simple, Mayorga is a better fighter. You'll see that on FEb.18th when he takes care of Angulo.

 

I guess you can look at this a number of different ways. I think Shane was sharper, more focused and had the perfect gameplan for beating Margo. Looking back, Cotto pretty much dominated Margo for the first five rounds. Where he ran into a problem is that he wasn't as physically strong as Margo and refused to clinch. Shane used combinations and angles (similar to Cotto in Rounds One-Five), but then was able to stay off the ropes and clinched whenever he was in trouble. The other way you could look at it is to take into account what happened before the fight. If Margo really was planning on using illegal hand wraps, and had done so before (which may have led to some of his success), and then was "discovered" as a cheater a half an hour before the fight, who knows what that did to him mentally. To me, more than anything else Margo looked different mentally and maybe that situation took away a lot of his confidence and had him questioning his ability and legacy as the opening bell sounded. Regardless, kudos to Shane. Great fight!

 

Speed and body work baby! Nothin Kills like the shot your not ready to take.

 

Yeah for a pack a day, alcoholic, coke head mayorga's a pretty relentless *******.

 

Mayorga came into the fight at 170. That's the main difference.

 

Some fighter's just have trouble with Mayorga's style too.

Shane was one of them, just like Forrest was.

 

Mayorga was also more cautious against shane than he was against other opponents. He didnt try to fight with him as much as he did previously in his career. He looked to clinch after throwing combos and employed the same tactic after mosley would tag him in an attempt to limit damage.

 

sugar shane said it best himself, his main motivation was just everything negative that was going on with him. plus mayorga is an awkward fighter for just about everyone he's faced. my hats off to shane for taking everything with a smile despite the adversity he's gone through. he's definitely a class act and an inspiration to take roids. jk on the last part

 

Indeed he is.:good

 

Mayorga is akward, You know what Marg is going to do not so much with Mayorga

 

Mayorga is underestimated on a regular basis, came into the ring at 170lbs (!), and Shane chose to brawl with him rather than break him down with superior boxing. Mosley fought a different kind of fight last night .

 

mayorga's unorthodox style

 

Mayorga is a very underrated fighter. His style is unorthodox with punches coming from odd angles - making it hard to time him. Margarito was much easier for Shane to time as his punches are not wild and unpredictable.