I got to really disagree with this article(Lance just found it for me)
http://proxy.espn.go.com/sports/boxi...ory?id=3094554
None the less
It was trying to draw a parelell between Cotto-Mosely and Whitaker-Trinidad back in 99
The only difference maybe age and ethnicity and thats it.
Whitaker was on a 16 month layoff and had cocain troubles and they paired him with Trinidad for a last bigtime fight and a legendary scalp for Trinidad to have for his meteoric rise.
Mosely is an active top welterweight who seems ageless and is willing to always take on the best, his situation is nothing like Pernell Whitaker's.It was almost a foregone conclusion that being in the twilight of his career Whitaker was gonna lose being in against a young fresh wrecking machine in Tito.
Mosely is the bigger man by 2 in and hasnt really lost any speed and strength. Cotto is no doubt a juggernaut and is a bright a talent as Tito was but this fight is gonna be exciting tough and pretty much a pikem for me, I am a life long Mosely fan but I love Cotto as well. This fight is a fans dream come true and glad that it is happening ;)
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Originally Posted by lance Uppercut
:coolclick: and the credit for finding it ;)
Re: I got to really disagree with this article(Lance just found it for me)
Wasn't the article i found the same ??
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Wasn't the article i found the same ??
there you go :coolclick:# 1425. Now please can someone comment about the actual contents ???
Re: I got to really disagree with this article(Lance just found it for me)
Im going to quote the article to make it easier.
Take this scenario: An undefeated young knockout artist from Puerto Rico is welterweight champion, and although he has been battering opponents into submission, he remains under-recognized by the American public.
Totally disagree with this Cotto is well known in America.
His opponent is a fast-handed former multiple titleholder who once was considered the world's best pound-for-pound fighter but now is nearing the end of his career and could be ripe for defeat.
That should sound familiar: It's Miguel Cotto, 27, versus Shane Mosley, 36, on Saturday.
Totally different Whitaker was having drug problems and was coming off a no contest vs Andrei Pestriaev and loss to Oscar De La Hoya and was looking faded for quite a few years Mosley is still very good he just shut out a good fight like Luis Collazo who gave Hatton one hell of a fight Mosley didn't look great in Forrest fights or the 1st Winky fight but he rebounded and made very good account of himself against a fighter who was much physically stronger than him and plus Mosley was fighting out oh his natural weightclass.
It was the same way for Trinidad, who at age 26 had a 33-0 record with a brutal 29 knockouts. No opponent had taken him the distance in five years, but he needed to step up and beat a name-brand guy to become a pay-per-view attraction.
I thought Tito was already pay-per-view attraction even before Whitaker beating guys like Maurice Blocker, Oba Carr, Luis Ramon Campas.
Its just totally different stylistic match up Mosley is offensive fighter who uses blazing handspeed plus he has height and reach advantage of smaller Cotto something Whitaker didn't have against Tito.
Whitaker was amazing defensive fighter but as he got older he couldn't use his defense like he used to because his relexes slowed alot thats why he lost to Tito plus Tito had much bigger height and reach advantage.
Re: I got to really disagree with this article(Lance just found it for me)
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Im going to quote the article to make it easier.
Take this scenario: An undefeated young knockout artist from Puerto Rico is welterweight champion, and although he has been battering opponents into submission, he remains under-recognized by the American public.
Totally disagree with this Cotto is well known in America.
His opponent is a fast-handed former multiple titleholder who once was considered the world's best pound-for-pound fighter but now is nearing the end of his career and could be ripe for defeat.
That should sound familiar: It's Miguel Cotto, 27, versus Shane Mosley, 36, on Saturday.
Totally different Whitaker was having drug problems and was coming off a no contest vs Andrei Pestriaev and loss to Oscar De La Hoya and was looking faded for quite a few yearns Mosley is still very good he just shut out Luis Collazo who gave Hatton one hell of a fight.
It was the same way for Trinidad, who at age 26 had a 33-0 record with a brutal 29 knockouts. No opponent had taken him the distance in five years, but he needed to step up and beat a name-brand guy to become a pay-per-view attraction.
I thought Tito was already pay-per-view attraction even before Whitaker beating guys like Maurice Blocker, Oba Carr, Luis Ramon Campas.
Its just totally different stylistic match up Mosley is offensive fighter who using blazing handspeed plus he has height and reach advantage of smaller Cotto.
Whitaker was amazing defensive fighter but as he got old he couldn't rely on his defense as much thats why he lost to Tito plus Tito had much bigger height and reach advantage.
Well stated....Also and I know I am going to hear some flack from Cotto die-hards...Oscar was also a better all around fighter then Cotto at the time he met Pernell...And as ICB already pointed out Pernell by the time he met DLH was already on the decline due to his lifestyle outside the ring...Shane is not a man of bad habits or nightlife....
Re: I got to really disagree with this article(Lance just found it for me)
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Originally Posted by Daxx Kahn
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Im going to quote the article to make it easier.
Take this scenario: An undefeated young knockout artist from Puerto Rico is welterweight champion, and although he has been battering opponents into submission, he remains under-recognized by the American public.
Totally disagree with this Cotto is well known in America.
His opponent is a fast-handed former multiple titleholder who once was considered the world's best pound-for-pound fighter but now is nearing the end of his career and could be ripe for defeat.
That should sound familiar: It's Miguel Cotto, 27, versus Shane Mosley, 36, on Saturday.
Totally different Whitaker was having drug problems and was coming off a no contest vs Andrei Pestriaev and loss to Oscar De La Hoya and was looking faded for quite a few yearns Mosley is still very good he just shut out Luis Collazo who gave Hatton one hell of a fight.
It was the same way for Trinidad, who at age 26 had a 33-0 record with a brutal 29 knockouts. No opponent had taken him the distance in five years, but he needed to step up and beat a name-brand guy to become a pay-per-view attraction.
I thought Tito was already pay-per-view attraction even before Whitaker beating guys like Maurice Blocker, Oba Carr, Luis Ramon Campas.
Its just totally different stylistic match up Mosley is offensive fighter who using blazing handspeed plus he has height and reach advantage of smaller Cotto.
Whitaker was amazing defensive fighter but as he got old he couldn't rely on his defense as much thats why he lost to Tito plus Tito had much bigger height and reach advantage.
Well stated....Also and I know I am going to hear some flack from Cotto die-hards...Oscar was also a better all around fighter then Cotto at the time he met Pernell...And as ICB already pointed out Pernell by the time he met DLH was already on the decline due to his lifestyle outside the ring...Shane is not a man of bad habits or nightlife....
Daxx; I'm sure Danny G will begg to differ on Shane and bad habits. ;D
Re: I got to really disagree with this article(Lance just found it for me)
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Originally Posted by Daxx Kahn
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Im going to quote the article to make it easier.
Take this scenario: An undefeated young knockout artist from Puerto Rico is welterweight champion, and although he has been battering opponents into submission, he remains under-recognized by the American public.
Totally disagree with this Cotto is well known in America.
His opponent is a fast-handed former multiple titleholder who once was considered the world's best pound-for-pound fighter but now is nearing the end of his career and could be ripe for defeat.
That should sound familiar: It's Miguel Cotto, 27, versus Shane Mosley, 36, on Saturday.
Totally different Whitaker was having drug problems and was coming off a no contest vs Andrei Pestriaev and loss to Oscar De La Hoya and was looking faded for quite a few yearns Mosley is still very good he just shut out Luis Collazo who gave Hatton one hell of a fight.
It was the same way for Trinidad, who at age 26 had a 33-0 record with a brutal 29 knockouts. No opponent had taken him the distance in five years, but he needed to step up and beat a name-brand guy to become a pay-per-view attraction.
I thought Tito was already pay-per-view attraction even before Whitaker beating guys like Maurice Blocker, Oba Carr, Luis Ramon Campas.
Its just totally different stylistic match up Mosley is offensive fighter who using blazing handspeed plus he has height and reach advantage of smaller Cotto.
Whitaker was amazing defensive fighter but as he got old he couldn't rely on his defense as much thats why he lost to Tito plus Tito had much bigger height and reach advantage.
Well stated....Also and I know I am going to hear some flack from Cotto die-hards...Oscar was also a better all around fighter then Cotto at the time he met Pernell...And as ICB already pointed out Pernell by the time he met DLH was already on the decline due to his lifestyle outside the ring...Shane is not a man of bad habits or nightlife....
Daxx; I'm sure Danny G will begg to differ on Shane and bad habits. ;D
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