Why was Mosley able to hurt PBF and not Cotto?

Because their two fights were not EXACTLY the same and they did not get hit with the EXACT same punches with the EXACT same power, in the EXACT same locations within the EXACT same windows of opportunity.

 

first reply. Five pages later, still the best one

 

This

 

I don't think that punch was anything special more Floyd's punch resistance and his age. Still he recovered. Manny is tough for him because of shots he won't be able to see and some will land. look if it was gonna be an easy fight we would have seen it instead of seeing Shane next week.
My own personal opinion is if you do the spaghetti dance you have a weak punch resistance. Mayweather def did the spaghetti dance. did he not ?

 

Instead of asking yourself questions, go watch the Cotto fight again. Cotto was hurt in round 10 and seemed dazed all the way to the 12th. Cotto just tries to fake it though it's very clear for anyone that has seen enough fights of his to spot he's stunned/hurt.

 

because mayweather's chin is overrated!

It might be brittle or even glass, except that no one was able to test it thoroughly. But everytime someone touches it, he buckles.

No one knew RJJ's chin is glass until someone actually connected.

 

Everything about Mayweather is overrated. You can quote me on this. I will be vindicated in the next few years, like I was on Pac. :deal

 

Cotto fought a very different fight than Floyd did against Shane. Cotto fought a very tight fight as far as his defense went. Shane also underestimated him. Shanes didn't land his right hand with all his body into it on Cotto as he did with Floyd.

 

Floyd has been hit many of times by power shots and took them. It's just that Mosley him right on the button to cause a major reaction. It can happen to the best of them.

 

Cause Cotto was on puerto rican manufactured a-side meth

 

I don't think Mosley caught Cotto square on the button, and Floyd's chin is a bit suspect

 

Um shane happened to land two very good rights that were really clean on floyd. Though he lost every round after that.

Cotto didnt get tagged with the same monster shots though he had a much closer fight.

Take your pick.

 

I've also wondered this, and I think what Boxed Ears said early is pretty spot on. But what we also have to take into consideration is that at the time Cotto was seen as a chinny guy going in against Shane, and Mosley didn't really seem to have much of a game plan except to go there and punish the hittable, chinny Cotto. Miguel of course fought a very good fight, and didn't get seriously hurt in the fight.

Against Floyd, Shane set up his punches better than against Cotto and surprised him with the right hand early. Some people say Floyd was slightly stunned in the 12rd also, but I haven't really seen it.

In the end, I think Floyd's chin was slightly overrated, and Cotto's (at the time) slightly underrated. Shane seemed to buy the weak chin hype against Cotto and brawled with him, not trying to set things up. Against Floyd, he was able to land the right hand at the right moment by mixing up the body and head attack.

 

This is interesting but inconclusive just now. I agree it could be nothing but also consider Shane was a little fresher too against Cotto arguably. It'll be interesting to see if Mosley connects with Pacquiao next week and what the reaction will be. Manny should in theory be easier for Shane to hit, although Floyd didn't appear too elusive, at least early on in that fight.