Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea View Post
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.