Mosley Not The Same Fighter

[Addison]

Carlos Quintana was open about Cotto's speed being surprising. Anyone who has been following him for awhile (before his weight drained 140 days) knows that the guy has a well rounded skill set and can fire off quick punches in bunches.

Cotto adapts to his opponents and he will continue to surprise his critics every time he fights. The right hand was EXCELLENT last night.

Mosley obviously isn't as quick as he used to be, but there is little difference between the guy who beat down Collazo and the guy who lost to Miguel last night. Cotto is a very, very good fighter.

Cotto is a fantastic fighter. He's got what a being a fighter is all about.

New tricks and all sorts of surprises.

I remember Dustin Hoffman told that to David Letterman years ago.. He said that Boxers are the smartest people in the world because of their ability to adapt and make action changes at high speed.

Nice try though, OG. That was NOT the same Mosley from February.

[oldgringo]

Cotto is a fantastic fighter. He's got what a being a fighter is all about.

New tricks and all sorts of surprises.

I remember Dustin Hoffman told that to David Letterman years ago.. He said that Boxers are the smartest people in the world because of their ability to adapt and make action changes at high speed.

Nice try though, OG. That was NOT the same Mosley from February.

They weren't surprises to anyone who has watched him for a long time.

"Nice try though, OG. That was NOT the same Mosley from February."

Yeah because he was facing Miguel Cotto, not Luis Collazo.

[Addison]

They weren't surprises to anyone who has watched him for a long time.

"Nice try though, OG. That was NOT the same Mosley from February."

Yeah because he was facing Miguel Cotto, not Luis Collazo.

Just enjoy.

You deserve to celebrate.

[NAPO]

Cotto is a fantastic fighter. He's got what a being a fighter is all about.

New tricks and all sorts of surprises.

I remember Dustin Hoffman told that to David Letterman years ago.. He said that Boxers are the smartest people in the world because of their ability to adapt and make action changes at high speed.

Nice try though, OG. That was NOT the same Mosley from February.

im not surprised by ur post because ur right addy u think cotto is very crafty???

[Addison]

im not surprised by ur post because ur right addy u think cotto is very crafty???

No not crafty.

Have you seen the movie "Gladiator" about underground Boxing?

[grayfist]

Cotto was also quicker than expected against Zab. The same Zab that was out boxing PBF with quicker hands and reflexes in the first 4-5 rounds. I think Cotto is deceptively faster than his opponents plan on him being.

Cotto's jab is a power jab and is not a range finder its meant to do damage in its own right. Cotto is also a lefty and that jab is more like a right hand (from traditional boxers).

As the fight unfolded, you are right. But pre-fight zietgheist had it that Mosley will out jab Cotto and Cotto will be power punching, to the body in particular.

Cotto also found success not only with his right jab but also by leading with the left, which, I surmise, was counted by Compubox as jabs. On quite a number of occaassions, he jolted Mosley's head back with them.

It is perhaps also good to note that-- CompuBox says-- actually Mosley threw more jabs but landed less. So, saying that he was jabs shy in this fight can't be true. I won't mind if one credits Cotto's deceptive quickness-- as you put it-- for making Mosley miss much of his jabs.

But what got me thinking about the stats was that while Cotto threw more power punches, he landed less than Mosley who landed more of what he threw. How was Mosley able to avoid the power punches and not the jabs? How was Cotto able to avoid most of the jabs and not more of the power punches?

CompuBox also says, Mosley landed 27 more power punches while Cotto landed 27 more jabs. All added up, they landed the same amount of punches. The reputed slugger who landed more jabs got the judges' nod. The reputed better "jabber" who landed more power punches didn't.

Like I said, I just found it interesting...The way the fight went flew smack on the face of wide public expectations on how it would go.

[Boxingwizard]

Just watched the fight and Mosley definitely didn't look like the same fighter he once was. He was fatigued in the late rounds, and he wasn't using his jab at all. Mosley is showing his age, he hardly let his hands go and just wasn't throwing enough punches. Of course the main reason why he lost was because of Cotto, he outbox and outbrawled Mosley.