Is Mosley in to taste same fate as Oscar?

[RozzySean]

It's hard for me to every pick against Shane Mosley. If Margarito wins, he will be the first man to beat Shane who doesn't have an exceptional jab. Forrest, Winky, and Cotto all beat Shane by controlling him with a jab.

Some people think he didn't look good against Mayorga, but I thought he fought well. He had a strategy, he used it, and it paid off. I also thought Mayorga fought a very good fight and that's why he was able to make it competitive. It wasn't because Shane didn't perform well.

You never know. At 37 a fighter can get old instantly, and you never know when that is until the bell rings.

[SweetPea]

I have Margarito as a solid favorite in this fight.

However, instead of just wondering about what version of Mosley will show up... how about Margarito?

I'm very interested to see how he has dealt with success. He spent his whole career as the hungry overlooked guy who had something to prove. Now he's coming off the biggest win of his career (in a brutal, draining fight), and he's spent the last 6 months listening to everyone saying how great he is. Maybe he'll show up better and more confident than ever, or maybe he'll be like Vernon Forrest vs. Mayorga and show up unfocused or distracted. We don't know for sure.

[p4pking]

I have Margarito as a solid favorite in this fight.

However, instead of just wondering about what version of Mosley will show up... how about Margarito?

I'm very interested to see how he has dealt with success. He spent his whole career as the hungry overlooked guy who had something to prove. Now he's coming off the biggest win of his career (in a brutal, draining fight), and he's spent the last 6 months listening to everyone saying how great he is. Maybe he'll show up better and more confident than ever, or maybe he'll be like Vernon Forrest vs. Mayorga and show up unfocused or distracted. We don't know for sure.

Really doubt either of these guys will take any shortcuts in training.. It could be interesting to see if Margarito took enough damage in the Cotto fight to make him less durable perhaps, I think Mosley hits a bit harder still and may gain more respect, but it certainly shouldn't come down to a lack of preperation on either side. Mosley has always been a gym rat and knows this is a massive legacy fight for him, no question he will be up for it. Margarito as well is an extremely hard worker, he needs to be. He just doesn't have the ability to be able to come in anything but peak condition, it's what he relies on to win. Plus he's got the Cotto rematch lined up, he couldn't possibly think he'd get away with fighting Mosley in less than top shape.

[Tysonbruno]

I like both these fighters Mosely could win though if he boxes him Cotto did well in first 5 or 6 rounds boxing Tony is coming off a career best win vs Cotto but hey he ain't unbeatable is he.

[Master]

If the Oscar v Pac fight taught us all anything is that you cannot take these fights as given. Moseley could easily win this fight and it will not be more of a surprise than Pac beating Oscar.

[KKisser]

this imo is a hard fight to pick. i certainly wouldn't make a prediction base on the mayorga fight coz i think shane underestimated him and didn't train as well as he should have. tony will get hit a lot in the early goings but will keep on coming. if shane puts enough damage to him he might be able to slow him down going down the stretch. i almost certain margarito will be the stronger guy at the end but mosley will have enough stamina to finish the fight for a close decision which could go either way.