Re: Cotto Vs Mosley
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That was the reason for my bump, all signs point to Shane, and I'm looking for reasons not to take him at +130 if there are any obvious ones I am overlooking. I think he is more of a live dog than Pavlik was. Cotto had issues with Judah and got knocked silly for a while by Torres too. As long as Shane has enough of his "prime" left, I think he can make a bloody mess of Cotto. The guys that beat Shane, Wright and Forrest, are nothing at all like Cotto.
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I certainly wouldn't say all signs point to Mosely. He is 36 years old and is a former BALCO steriod abuser/cheater. Cotto, on the other hand, is 27 and definitely in his prime.
While it's true that Cotto displayed a weak chin at 140 (getting rocked bad by Corley as well as Torres), he's looked great at 147. I was at his fight with Judah, so I didn't have the best view (meaning I haven't seen the TV replay), but I don't know what you are talking about when you say he had "problems" with him. It was a pretty dominating performance against the former undisputed 147lbs champ.
As for Mosely, when is the last time he fought a top fighter in his prime? I guess you would have to go back to Vernon Forrest (2002), if you could consider Vernon a top fighter (and of course he lost that fight).
I am not saying he doesn't have an impressive resume. His wins over DLH are impressive, and there is no great shame in losing to Wright at 154. My point is that he tends to stick to big name, over the hill, over-rated fighters. That's how you get massive paydays in boxing, so who can blame him?
Anyway, I haven't bet on this match because I am not sure how it will turn out. My gut tells me that Cotto will be too much for Mosely, bringing just too much pace (inluding bodywork) for 36 year old Mosely to keep up with. But then there is the fact that Mosely has been successful as high as 154 lbs, and maybe Cotto's weak chin/bad defense is still there even at 147.
So I'm not gonna be on either side of this fight, but I totally disagree that all signs point to Mosely. This seems like a really interesting fight and I am excited to watch it.
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