Cotto doesn't have the tools to beat Mosley

[joepal]

Mosley has only lost to Forrest and Winky. Stylistaclly Forrest always gave Mosley problems in the amateur and pro's. His 6 foot tall frame and his lanky jab were the main reason. Winky's peak-a-boo defense along with his own jab went on to give Taylor and even Hopkins problems.

Miguel Cotto has none of that. No size advantage, no great jab and defense isn't that great either. See Cotto/Torres for evidence.

Beating Malinaggi, Quintana and Judah were great wins but all those guys had flaws that Cotto took advantage off. Malinaggi had the speed, footwork but not the fire power to hold Cotto off.....Shane does. Quintana was a good (not very good) boxer but he was overrated by fans based on his win vs Joel Julio, who barely beat Cosme Rivera afterwards. Judah had the power and the speed but he didn't have the mental strength to take a few shots and keep fighting a la vs Baldomir......Shane does.

Also Mosley is the last 36 year old guy you should be worrying about regarding his prime status. Being a gym rat all these years has helped him in that department. So don't even give me the "Cotto is younger and stronger then Mosley" theory. If that's all you're leaning on...don't bet your money on it.

See here what Mosley does to fighters who don't have a great jab, shell like defense or the speed that competes with his own. Bodypunching will only get you so far.

WTF do you know about boxing? Keep your ******ed "analysis" to yourself.

[Vladimir303]

Yes. It only gets you the win.

Not against mosley. That 0 will go, trust.

[EliteSoldier]

Yeah the topic creator is biased too much. If cotto does get close and is able to land his body shots, theres no question in my mind that he wins this fight. I just don't know how close cotto can get to mosley.

[Vladimir303]

let me make this easy for you,cotto,is a boxer puncher,his boxing is so subtle most don't notice it,his arms are shorter than mosley's yes but his jab is better,mosley paws with his jab to set up the big right hand,ala kostya if you will,he's got an arsenal of punches,his uppercut is underrated,and he's got a sneeky right hand,i'm telling you guys this is the begining of the prime of cotto,this is shane on his way down,.cotto tko mosley 11.

Here is how I see the fight happening based on the above that I wrote:


round 1-5, Mosley is just using his jab and quick one-two's to keep Cotto at bay and has no problems. Cotto is applying alot of pressure but not landing enough. The few bodyshots he does land don't effect Mosley at all.

Round 6, Cotto starts to fade and fatigue starts kicking in. He is not able to do anything and the few good shots he landed never effected Mosley.

Round 7, Mosley picks up the pace from quick one-two's to throwing 4-5 punch combinations.

Round 8, at one point they trade but the steam off of Cotto's punches is gone and Mosley gets the better of the exchange. Mosley catches him with a good shot and cotto is staggered on his feet. Cotto like Vargas against Delahoya backs up against the ropes hurt, Mosley goes for the kill. Either Cotto goes down early and gets a count and another chance OR Mosley just finished him off on his feet with the ref waving it off.

Im going for the second option.

Winner by 8rd tko, Shane Mosley

[Vladimir303]

wtf he dosent have a jab??? have u seen cotto fights??? in this fight ur going to turn into a believer no matter what outcome but im referring if cotto wins.

The jab that he has will not be enough. Cotto fights at a relaxing pace. It worked against the Malinaggi's and the Judah's who as I've said had flaws.
Mosley is too fast and has the fire power to make Cotto respect him AND he will.

[Vladimir303]

My view on this fight is that Mosley would have been extremely tough to beat for Cotto, had he been younger. But it's no denying age will be a factor in this fight. Cotto with the fresher body and amazing energy. .

You think age will be a factor but it won't. Mosley is not your average 36 year old. He is still fast, still strong and Cotto as I've said doesn't have the tools to beat him.

Maybe if a better, younger fighter was fighting Mosley, he would get undressed for his age....maybe.

As the title of the thread says "Cotto does not have the tools to beat Mosley" regarding of their age difference.

[joepal]

Yeah the topic creator is biased too much. If cotto does get close and is able to land his body shots, theres no question in my mind that he wins this fight. I just don't know how close cotto can get to mosley.

Yeah. Saying that "Cotto doesnt have the tools to beat Mosley" indicates that the threadmaker doesnt have the tools to make a good boxing analysis.

Mods, please take down this abomination of a thread. Thank you.

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Cottos relentless aggression and workman like pace will break down Mosley.

[Vladimir303]

WTF do you know about boxing? Keep your ******ed "analysis" to yourself.

Insults won't get you anywhere sunny. Keep typin

[Vladimir303]

Cottos relentless aggression and workman like pace will break down Mosley.

That's what all latinos say. Don't forget workman like Slow pace that allowed Pauli Malinaggi to hang in for 12 rounds even though he couldn't breathe right.