Prime Mosley - Prime Cotto

[p4pking]

^^ What he said. Cotto boxed out of his skin in that fight, which both men were in very good form for imo. You got the sense that Mosley knew he had to be conservative with his punches though, if he was a bit fresher he could have come on earlier or perhaps even made the whole thing a fight, which Cotto was never going to win against him.

[bradlee180]

In the late 90s, Shane Mosley was a terrific Lightweight Champ.
There's always been lots of lightweights, none could compete with Mosley, he was leagues beyond them.

HBO used to put on these Double-Headers, a prime Roy Jones and a prime Shane Mosley on the same bill.

Larry Merchant said on one of those shows something about both these guys were like super-human, words to that effect. They both were amazing combinations of speed, power, reflexes, endurance.

Anyone trying to say Mosley was prime in the Margarito fight 10 years after those HBO double-headers is either an idiot or a young fan of Boxing...

[Spicoli]

Lean to Cotto. He was just able and proven to make more adjustments and I think he was the better all around boxer. Shane was a lightning at Light but atg..just don't see it.

[Master]

A lot of respected posters are saying Cotto, am I missing something?

What weight was his peak? I am a Cotto fan but Shane was better in his prime.