Cotto/Mosley the difference

[oldgringo]

The big difference was the clinching, every time Margarito started to get some sort of rhythm, Mosley would clinch him, get some seperation and start unloading his bombs, especially the right hand over the top. And every time he felt his back to the ropes, he got out of there, he didn't use any unneccessary movement either. Very smart gameplan.

Right on. I think this was much more significant than anything else mentioned in this thread.

Cotto turned on his fair share of punches in his bout with Margarito. He wasn't in there throwing half-hearted scoring shots all night. He landed some absolute bombs which would have made a lesser fighter crumble.

Mosley was throwing first, dictating the space in the ring and was ending the exchanges. He fought a great, great fight.

[MANGLER]

I never thought SSM would clinch, but it served him well. Richardson worked his magic well.

[Dambala]

Mosley bullied him. Great performance.

[Danny Gunz]

The big difference was the clinching, every time Margarito started to get some sort of rhythm, Mosley would clinch him, get some separation and start unloading his bombs, especially the right hand over the top. And every time he felt his back to the ropes, he got out of there, he didn't use any unnecessary movement either. He also used his reach advantage to full effect, every time they were at range, Mosley would use that reach to keep Margarito off balance and out of rhythm. Very smart gameplan.

From round 1 Marg didnt look his confident self, Im sure knowing you dont have lethal concrete in your gloves was the reason.

Im still not really buying into the wraps - cheating thing. I mean he obviously cheated by doing it i just dont think it had as big as an effect as every one is making it out to be

[Silencers]

Im still not really buying into the wraps - cheating thing. I mean he obviously cheated by doing it i just dont think it had as big as an effect as every one is making it out to be

The intention was there, he was willing to go into that ring and hit his opponent with casts, or as Hopkins put it, baseball bats and what's to say he didn't wrap his hands like that for all his fights? It's bad for boxing and I'm very disappointed in Margarito and his team.

[Pullcounter]

Mosley loaded up on his punches and held to nullify Marg on the inside and stayed off the ropes. Cotto did not seem to load up on his shots he concentrated on movement. For me that was the difference. Margarito was also overconfident tonight he thought he could walk thourgh Mosleys punches and he was wrong, overconfident from the Cotto win.

the difference was in the strategy that ****m dreamed up. if jack was in mosley's corner it wouldve been a close fight.

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

Mosley loaded up on his punches and held to nullify Marg on the inside and stayed off the ropes. Cotto did not seem to load up on his shots he concentrated on movement. For me that was the difference. Margarito was also overconfident tonight he thought he could walk thourgh Mosleys punches and he was wrong, overconfident from the Cotto win.

Mosley is just stronger and tougher with a much better chin than Cotto

[JoHnNyBoXeR]

Im still not really buying into the wraps - cheating thing. I mean he obviously cheated by doing it i just dont think it had as big as an effect as every one is making it out to be

its actually a big advantage it feels like your getting hit with rocks