First thing that comes to a lot of peoples mind is "Cotto beat Shane Mosley"...
Mosley is washed up and much easier to hit lately. His reflexes to avoid punches have declined. Don't let the fight with the slow non-loaded gloves Margarito fool you. He used the perfect gameplan, to clinch, which allowed him to slow down the pace of the fight. Margarito is slow and comes in a straight line, it was easy for Mosley to avoid his punches. The old shot inactive Mayorga gave Mosley a very tough fight due to his strength and unexpected hand-speed. He was actually ahead on one scorecard before he was KO'd in the final seconds. That is impressive considering he doesn't even take boxing seriously at all anymore.
Judah was coming off a 1 year layoff before the Cotto fight and was able to stun him several times, only to be slowed down and hurt by low-blows in return.
Clottey was going to KO Judah before Judah said he saw (the ref asked him how many fingers am I holding after the cut) 3 fingers which made the ref stop their own fight. Judah was hoping he was ahead on the scorecards, but knew he was being broken down and would have been TKO'd just like against Cotto. Clottey's win over Judah is much more impressive since he was never hurt, like Cotto was, and was facing a hungry, fully prepared, and active Judah.
Cotto was severely hurt by Corley despite having a tremendous weight advantage. He was also stunned badly and knocked down by Torres against the ropes. His defense is lacking and so is his chin. He's faced a lot of fighters on the decline and/or who were smaller than him which allowed him to pull through on strength.
Clottey is entering the ring at 170lbs. This will be the second brick wall Cotto faces. Clottey will not be scared of Cotto one bit. He will walk through his punches and outwork him as the fight goes on. His pressure won't be as effective as Margarito's was against Cotto, but he won't be walking in with his hands down getting countered either. Cotto will not steal any rounds that way. If Cotto can avoid Clottey's uppercuts he will make it to the final bell. Otherwise, he gets stopped.
that's a very bold statement for a guy who bets 3.5K on Clottey w/ Cottothechamp 8K
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