CompuBox Analysis - Shane Mosley vs. Luis Collazo

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It’s a match up of former welterweight champions as onetime WBC king "Sugar" Shane Mosley (43-4, 37 KO) will fight previous WBA champ Luis Collazo (27-2, 13 KO) Feb. 10 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for something called the "interim" WBA welterweight title.
Collazo won the WBA belt on April 2, 2005 when he captured a split decision from Jose Antonio Rivera in Rivera’s back yard of Worchester, Mass. Though Collazo-Rivera wasn’t seen live in the United States, it still ranks as one of the best 147-pound title fights in the last quarter-century in terms of two-way action. The big difference in this fight was the southpaw Collazo’s hand and foot speed. He triggered his punches more quickly and Rivera seemed to be a step behind throughout. The numbers back up this assertion as Collazo outlanded Rivera in 10 of the 12 rounds, but the connect advantage was three or fewer in five of those rounds. Rivera did a good job inducing Collazo to move into his power hand as well as forcing a war in the trenches. But every time Rivera put on a surge, Collazo would immediately answer with an even better one to maintain the edge. The relatively light-hitting Collazo managed to stun Rivera in the sixth and eighth rounds to make his mathematical mountain even more difficult to surmount. [details]

[Del Coqui]

It’s a match up of former welterweight champions as onetime WBC king "Sugar" Shane Mosley (43-4, 37 KO) will fight previous WBA champ Luis Collazo (27-2, 13 KO) Feb. 10 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas for something called the "interim" WBA welterweight title.
Collazo won the WBA belt on April 2, 2005 when he captured a split decision from Jose Antonio Rivera in Rivera’s back yard of Worchester, Mass. Though Collazo-Rivera wasn’t seen live in the United States, it still ranks as one of the best 147-pound title fights in the last quarter-century in terms of two-way action. The big difference in this fight was the southpaw Collazo’s hand and foot speed. He triggered his punches more quickly and Rivera seemed to be a step behind throughout. The numbers back up this assertion as Collazo outlanded Rivera in 10 of the 12 rounds, but the connect advantage was three or fewer in five of those rounds. Rivera did a good job inducing Collazo to move into his power hand as well as forcing a war in the trenches. But every time Rivera put on a surge, Collazo would immediately answer with an even better one to maintain the edge. The relatively light-hitting Collazo managed to stun Rivera in the sixth and eighth rounds to make his mathematical mountain even more difficult to surmount. [details]

Sholdn't it be WBC?
Anyway, I think this is going to be a very good match up. Although both are very good fighters, Mosley hasn't seen this kind of opposition in a few years and Collazo's performances against Hatton and Cassiani have raised a few question marks. I'm thinking Collazo's gonna pull it off. I hope whoever wins this one takes on Cotto on June.

[PRboxingfan]

Collazo was the WBA champ and remained highly ranked in that organization (#2 with no #1). Cotto was allowed to fight for the vacant title with Urkal, but Urkal stepped asside so Cotto could fight Quintana. Now that Cotto is fighting Urkal, the WBA can allow two other highly-ranked fighters to go for the "interim" title. The winner will be Cotto's mandatory should he beat Urkal in March though I'm sure he'll have one optional defense since he is fighting his mandatory now.

Mosley, however, is unranked by the WBA at Welterweight and ranked #2 at Jr. Middleweight.

[Del Coqui]

Collazo was the WBA champ and remained highly ranked in that organization. Cotto was allowed to fight for the vacant title with Urkal, the #1 ranked foe, but Urkal stepped asside so Cotto could fight Quintana. Now that Cotto is fighting Urkal, the WBA can allow two other highly-ranked fighters to go for the "interim" title. The winner will be Cotto's mandatory should he beat Urkal in March though I'm sure he'll have one optional defense since he is fighting his mandatory now.

If Collazo loses to Mosley then he'll lose his WBA ranking right? I thought they were fighting for PBF's vacated title.

[PRboxingfan]

Hmmm, if it's for the WBC title (Mosley #1 and Collazo #2) that's cool, but if it's for the WBA mandatory (Mosley #2 at 154, Collazo #4 at 147) then it would be even better because the winner would challenge Cotto.

It might be the only way to get a Mosley - Cotto fight.