Will Mosley win the early rounds and then fall apart like Cotto did?

[Silencers]

You got a good point there he did make the choice to go down on his own. But he couldn't find a way to adapt to Tony's style. That inability to adapt made him quit. Shane's not a quitter, but he does have problems adapting. At 37 years of age and against a monster like Tony, I don't know if he'll quit or go out on his shield, but he will not make it to the final bell.

The inability to deal with the pressure made Cotto quit, we'll find out soon enough whether Mosley can deal with the pressure, if Mosley can deal with the pressure, we'll have an upset in the making.

[El Chicano]

The inability to deal with the pressure made Cotto quit, we'll find out soon enough whether Mosley can deal with the pressure, if Mosley can deal with the pressure, we'll have an upset in the making.

You're pulling for Shane. That's interesting. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. Truthfully, I can't wait, it should be a good fight.

[Silencers]

You're pulling for Shane. That's interesting. I guess we'll find out tomorrow. Truthfully, I can't wait, it should be a good fight.

I have Margarito winning a decision actually but I wouldn't be surprised if Mosley wins.

[Motofan]

Mosleys only hope IMHO is to be ahead after 6 rounds and hope to steal one or two more in the last half. I fully expect him to outbox Margarito early, but he is 37 and his legs will begin to go with the kind of pressure Margarito will bring. I hope Im wrong.

[ßringer]

The inability to deal with the pressure made Cotto quit, we'll find out soon enough whether Mosley can deal with the pressure, if Mosley can deal with the pressure, we'll have an upset in the making.

Cotto would have been fine if he just fought smarter. He let Tony impose his will on him on the ropes and in the corners, instead of just tying him up and smothering his output. There were also several times when Cotto sat on the middle rope (an effort to give his legs a break I suppose), he dropped his hands to the side and just let Margarito have a few free shots multiple times.

The 7th round was a clear example of that.

[Silencers]

Cotto would have been fine if he just fought smarter. He let Tony impose his will on him on the ropes and in the corners, instead of just tying him up and smothering his output. There were also several times when Cotto sat on the middle rope (an effort to give his legs a break I suppose), he dropped his hands to the side and just let Margarito have a few free shots multiple times.

The 7th round was a clear example of that.

Indeed, he let Margarito get into his rhythm and range by not tying Margarito up, which led to him not being able to deal with Margarito's pressure as the fight wore on.

I've never been a fan of fighters sitting on the ropes, just seems a ****** thing to do as it limits your movements and you can bounce right into shots and it limits the way you can defend against body shots which is what happened to Cotto, when he sat on the ropes, Margarito just dug to the body.

I still think Cotto can win a rematch if he fights a smarter fight and hasn't gotten affected too much by the loss psychologically.

[ßringer]

Indeed, he let Margarito get into his rhythm and range by not tying Margarito up, which led to him not being able to deal with Margarito's pressure as the fight wore on.

I've never been a fan of fighters sitting on the ropes, just seems a ****** thing to do as it limits your movements and you can bounce right into shots and it limits the way you can defend against body shots which is what happened to Cotto, when he sat on the ropes, Margarito just dug to the body.

I still think Cotto can win a rematch if he fights a smarter fight and hasn't gotten affected too much by the loss psychologically.

Agreed, I just rewatched it last night and I was surprised at how ******ly Cotto fought. I'm not knocking him, I sure as hell couldn't have taken the punishment he took....But there were times where he literally just let Margarito maul him, then he'd get off the ropes, and let Tony maul him on them again.

If he fights a little bit smarter, and isn't too psychologically effected by the loss, he can win the rematch with ease.

[El Chicano]

Agreed, I just rewatched it last night and I was surprised at how ******ly Cotto fought. I'm not knocking him, I sure as hell couldn't have taken the punishment he took....But there were times where he literally just let Margarito maul him, then he'd get off the ropes, and let Tony maul him on them again.

If he fights a little bit smarter, and isn't too psychologically effected by the loss, he can win the rematch with ease.

If he could have done anything differently, believe me he would have.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Agreed, I just rewatched it last night and I was surprised at how ******ly Cotto fought. I'm not knocking him, I sure as hell couldn't have taken the punishment he took....But there were times where he literally just let Margarito maul him, then he'd get off the ropes, and let Tony maul him on them again.
If he fights a little bit smarter, and isn't too psychologically effected by the loss, he can win the rematch with ease.

Imagine how tired he was though after such a brutal pace.

The kid was throwing a tremendous amount of punches, combined with all that movement, well that takes an incredible amount of stamina that only few possess.

[ßringer]

Imagine how tired he was though after such a brutal pace.

The kid was throwing a tremendous amount of punches, combined with all that movement, well that takes an incredible amount of stamina that only few possess.

My point is that if he would've fought smarter, from the get go, he wouldn't have needed all that movement. If you're fighting a pressure guy, you either fight him from a distance (which requires an insane amount of stamina), or you tie him up on the inside to nullify his offense.

Cotto fought very ******ly against Margarito, and he paid for it in the end.