Now i'm more convinced then ever that Cotto will be stopped.

[OumaFan]

His "strength" doesn't have as much to do with his KO percentage as his quality of opposition does. His level of opposition went way up after he left 135, obviously his KO percentage is going to go down when that happens. Its not a great mystery. It would just seem logical that he's stronger at 147 than he was at 135.

[zhubin]

His "strength" doesn't have as much to do with his KO percentage as his quality of opposition does. His level of opposition went way up after he left 135, obviously his KO percentage is going to go down when that happens. Its not a great mystery. It would just seem logical that he's stronger at 147 than he was at 135.

I think he clearly was referring to his punching power "strength", not the strength of his opposition. Can Mosley, lets say, bench press more at 147 than he could at 130's...probably. But his punching/KO prowess declined as he went up in weight. That may be an obvious point to some (even though there are some fighters that carry their great KO power as they go up in weight)...but to imply that he is as vicious a puncher now than when he was at 135 is ridiculous. I am also not saying punching power is Mosley's greatest asset...his once amazing speed and always great heart are his biggest "strengths." But his speed has declined considerably...and he doesn't throw combo's with the same accuracy and frequency. Does this all mean that he still is not an excellent fighter...of course not. He wasn't his best against Cotto and still nearly won. But a younger Shane (the one that fought Oscar in their first fight) was an entirely different beast.

[JonesJrMayweather]

His "strength" doesn't have as much to do with his KO percentage as his quality of opposition does. His level of opposition went way up after he left 135, obviously his KO percentage is going to go down when that happens. Its not a great mystery. It would just seem logical that he's stronger at 147 than he was at 135.

it wasn't so much his opposition, it was the fact that those guys were much bigger than shane...at lightweight shane would have probably stopped those ww too...

[Master]

You were right Rene69, repped you and the other poster that said Marg would win.

[rene69]

You were right Rene69, repped you and the other poster that said Marg would win.

Cool, thank you!!