Early Predictions and Analysis...Marg vs. Mosley...

I think marga gona beat mosley, i dont think he will ko him but more like a stopage or tko, dont think it will go the distance.

I can't say I blame Margo for cleaning up the cash fighting guys who don't have the power to hurt him, but he can't keep on doing it if he hopes to keep the hard core boxing fans happy.

I went with a Marg SD.

i love seeing people like mosley who dont dodge anyone. ..sign of a true champ. http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp312/anonymousboxing/detention-1.gif

i could see mosley stopping marg before marg stopping mosley, but i dont think either will get stopped. i see this one going the distance. i doubt marg will out box mosley, i just dont see that one, but i could definitely see him outworking mosley. i dont know this one is hard to call, i just have a feeling that mosley gets a UD over marg, im going with that. Betting money goes on mosley, smart money goes on marg. should be a great fight, i love seeing people like mosley who dont dodge anyone.

yeahh man.. i know what u mean!! also... i do think that shane has more tools than miguel... boxingskill wise.. is just that shane is 2 old for this ..... but I know what u mean.. and I agree... fa sho fam

I voted Marg by UD. But I'll be routing for Shane. Shane has that ability to THINK in the ring. He's fought lots of mexicans with similar styles, so I imagine his experience will carry him through the fight. Also Shane's got a better chin than Cotto. And If Cotto made it to 11 with his chin, I think Shane can make it to 12 with his. Marg has that killer work rate though, so I can see him coming out on top. Hope Mosley doesn't get hurt. http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp312/anonymousboxing/detention-1.gif

Ok, I am not saying that wont happen, but I think that he will respond better than Miguel...that is what I was saying about his resolve..u feel me mellow? yeahh man.. i know what u mean!! also... i do think that shane has more tools than miguel... boxingskill wise.. is just that shane is 2 old for this ..... but I know what u mean.. and I agree...

ouch................ :lol1: mayorga got him tired and wobble him a few times. just imagine what margarito is gonna do to him.. does anyone knows if they are going to use 10 oz glvs right....? Ok, I am not saying that wont happen, but I think that he will respond better than Miguel...that is what I was saying about his resolve..u feel me mellow?

I agree..he is tough..he will not back down...I think he has more resolve than Miguel Cotto though ouch................ :lol1: mayorga got him tired and wobble him a few times. just imagine what margarito is gonna do to him.. does anyone knows if they are going to use 10 oz glvs right....?

margarito will KO or TKO shane.... shane doesnt know how to runaway from battles and thats gonna cost him... I agree..he is tough..he will not back down...I think he has more resolve than Miguel Cotto though

margarito will KO or TKO shane.... shane doesnt know how to runaway from battles and thats gonna cost him...

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Margarito by clear UD. I wouldn't be surprised if he stopped a beaten and tired Mosley late in the fight. Mosley, as most older fighters do, has to pick his spots more and conserve energy. Look at how much more he clinches now, such as the Cotto and Mayorga bouts, as opposed to his younger days (he did clinch a lot when he was only 30-31 against Forrest in the rematch, but besides that). You see it with older fighters, they can do some of the brilliant things of their youth in spots, but not with as much consistency. That's going to be very hard to do against a tough guy with the insane stamina and workate of Margarito. That's why I have said that it might be in Mosley's best interest to "stink it out" against Tony. Use his faster hands to beat Tony to the punch, and clinch. Mosley is pretty strong and should handle himself fairly well in the clinch. Margarito walked through some hard shots of perhaps the biggest puncher in the WW division in Cintron, so it's difficult to picture his shots really discouraging or hurting Tony. It's going to take a lot of shots to do that to Margarito. As shown against Cotto, Margarito can be pretty effective at defending a good body attack, which Shane has. Margarito was troubled by the insane workrate of Williams (a very tall guy who has a wingspan longer than most HW champs in history). He was also outboxed by Cotto for the first few rounds. But Mosley doesn't have the workrate and size of Williams, and not as technically sound a boxer as Cotto. Mosley's always been more of a speedy slugger than a technical boxer, with immense physical gifts. However, that might not be too bad of a thing in this case. I think Mosley has to have a good mix of boxing and brawling in this bout, along with the holding tactics I mentioned earlier. I won't totally count out Mosley's chances. I give him more of a chance at winning, than say, I did Roy against Joe, Tito against Roy, or Ibragimov against Wlad. But I'll be very shocked if he wins. He fights too much in spurts, not especially hard to hit (he's always left himself open, but older age and slower reflexes makes him even less hard to catch), and up against a fighter with insane stamina, toughness, and workrate. People like to downgrade Tony and look at him as some skill-less brawler, but it's not quite that simple. There's some really good things he does in there. He throws shots from all sorts of angles. He has a good variety of shots. He's pretty heavy-handed, even if he's not a big one-shot guy, his punches tend to have a damaging effect. As said before, he did a good job of defending Cotto's body attack (or countering upstairs when Cotto did go to the body).

He normally fights with his mouth open though, he's been doing that for years, although him not throwing over 400 punches against Mayorga is not a good sign, his workrate will need to be better if he wants to win this fight. you right...now that I think about it...I guess it something that I just really started to take notice to it. I agree with the latter

I can't see how Mosley can beat Margarito if Cotto couldn't.

I agree...is it me or does it seem as though Shane gets tired early? It like around the 5 or 6 rounds and I see his mouth opening more like he is gasping for air...anyone else notice that? He normally fights with his mouth open though, he's been doing that for years, although him not throwing over 400 punches against Mayorga is not a good sign, his workrate will need to be better if he wants to win this fight.

I think Margarito will win but Mosley will make it competitive, especially in the early rounds. I agree...is it me or does it seem as though Shane gets tired early? It like around the 5 or 6 rounds and I see his mouth opening more like he is gasping for air...anyone else notice that?

how does everyone see this fight playing out??? DIG IN... Well I don't see Margarito stopping Mosley. He's a tough dude and fought for a few years at 154. He's always in shape and has a great chin. He's very fast and has good movement and could give Margarito MAJOR problems. I actually see him beating Margarito and winning a UD. But then again I thought Cotto was gonna win. But I did say i wouldnt be suprised if Margarito won too since he was the bigger guy and Cottos stamina was an issue.

Marg will be too busy for SSM. A KO is possible but not likely, so I'd favor Marg on points.