Mosley vs Clottey, Arum is Interested in The Fight

[el malo]

To be honest right now Shane needs to fight, whether it is against Clottey who does not deserve a shot at another title right now, or Berto who brings no money into the picture, he needs to stay active.

who says that clottey dont deserves a shot. even with the cotto loss he's still a top 5 ww and ahead of berto. he still deserves a shot at berto, mosley and a cotto rematch.

[mrosborne]

I don't buy this notion that Cotto showed a lot of heart in that fight. There were instances of where Arturo Gatti's face would be ready to fall off and he didn't run like Cotto did. Rocky Marciano's cut on his nose against Walcott comes to mind too. And did Paul Williams put on track shoes after he was cut againt Verno Phillips? His cut was just as bad as Cotto's. I give Cotto credit for not quitting and letting it go to the cards, but that's where it ends. I don't listen to these blow hards like Dan Rafael. I remember of where Cotto was cut against Oktay Urkal and he fought aggressively because it was a limited opponent where power is concerned. Clottey is not a hard puncher either, but he has more pop than Urkal. Cotto fought in a scared fashion againt Clottey because he knew his limitations, and he knew what the opponent was capable of. Clottey would have punished Cotto if it wasn't for that paint job on the canvass in my view. It would cause Clottey's punches to be off the mark against a running target.

I'll agree that Cotto tends to backup and start running when he's cut/hurt badly. It was shades of Margarito all over again seeing him do that against Clottey. That cut Cotto had was a bad cut and would have been stopped in most fights nowadays, but Cotto didn't complain. He fought through it and didn't pull a Robert Guerrero when he easily could have. For that I give Cotto credit. Do I excuse his backpedaling? No. But the man at least finished his fight against adversity. That alone merits his razor thin victory against Clottey if anything does. For the record, Dan Rafael is smoking some good dope in his assessment of 116-111 Cotto, that is simply ridiculously biased.

[taino78]

At the present, Top Rank's Bob Arum is trying to put the finishing touches on a deal to match Manny Pacquiao and WBO welterweight Miguel Cotto. Their mega-showdown will take place on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. [details]

what will berto bring to the table that clottey cant, imo a semi easy win. **** make this fight happen clottey/mosley would be some serious war. josh already been saying mosley dont want to fight him. now that arum is putting it out on blast lets see if they can lure mosley out to save face.

[AP♠]

You don't know whether or not Mosley would have given Cotto a rematch for sure. I don't think he would've either, but it would have been more understandable on his part because he is in the twilight of his career and there would have been bigger fish to fry. Like Mayweather for example. At least Shane had the intention of pursuing a fight with him unlike Cotto did.

To be honest with you how many part 2's have been happening lately in boxing?

I beleive later down the road they will possibly meet IF mosley doesnt make a mistake of running into the wrong opponent and losing credibility with another "0".

As if with the easy soft spoken guy inside and out of the ring,cotto barely calls out any opponents.They line fighters in front of him like a marching band and they lose one way or another.And if i can remember from mayweather's last fight before "retirement" they interviewed him after the fight and was asked about cotto.I thought the guy was gonna have a panic attack trying to avoid the question.

But enough said,the point is ONE LOSS is a very harsh setback.

[mmayer1981]

who says that clottey dont deserves a shot. even with the cotto loss he's still a top 5 ww and ahead of berto. he still deserves a shot at berto, mosley and a cotto rematch.

Definite props for the Mets symbol. I was in the Garden for the Cotto fight, I truly believe Cotto deserved the decision, the guy fought his heart out for twelve rounds with a nasty gash over his eye. Clottey really didnt capitalize on the opportunity in front of him. Where was his killer instinct to put Cotto away. There were times when it just seemed like he didnt want to let his hands go. Cotto let his hands go, even with the cut he fought like a champion. I really dont see how Clottey fits in the championship picture with these other guys. I dont see Clottey beating any of the welterweight champions

[skullduggery]

mosley by ko

[bacardishots]

I had it 114-113 Clottey, despite Clottey being a ***** and milking it when he got judo throwed and lightly rabbit punched in desperation for a point deduction. That was chicken ****. Aside from that Clottey won that fight, albeit a VERY close fight. Cotto is lucky that fight was in in NYC, and showed tremendous heart in fighting through that terrible cut. All in all a good showing by both fighters, but as I always say, knock them out if you want a win. Clottey didn't even put Miguel on his ass once. So take that for what you will...

Good analysis of the fight mr osborne. Well put.

[bacardishots]

mosley by ko

Mosely v. Clottey is a good fight. I disagree with Mosely by KO but I think he would win by decision. Clottey has a thick skull.

[el malo]

Definite props for the Mets symbol. I was in the Garden for the Cotto fight, I truly believe Cotto deserved the decision, the guy fought his heart out for twelve rounds with a nasty gash over his eye. Clottey really didnt capitalize on the opportunity in front of him. Where was his killer instinct to put Cotto away. There were times when it just seemed like he didnt want to let his hands go. Cotto let his hands go, even with the cut he fought like a champion. I really dont see how Clottey fits in the championship picture with these other guys. I dont see Clottey beating any of the welterweight champions

thank you for the props, and good points on the cotto/clottey fight. i think clottey can get a shot at berto and beat him. berto needs to step up and defend that wbc strap. fighting jww's like urango is not a real ww title defence vs a ww contender.

[jbin333]

how does Berto represent more money than Clottey or Williams???????