Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan View Post
I totally disagree, Mosley did some very important things that Cotto did not do.

Cotto spent too much time on the move, Mosley moved some but Cotto wasted a lot of energy by moving as much as he did. Instead Mosley after he got off his shots stayed there and tied up, that conserved energy compared to what Cotto did.

Also Mosley above all was determined to stay off the ropes, totally unlike Cotto. Margo is at his best when he traps you on the ropes.

Plus by not moving as much he was able to physically impose himself more (partly this was just cause he's physically stronger than Cotto and as it turns out Margo too) and gain respect, moving away from Margo constantly just gets his blood moving. He likes that.

Even in prefight interviews you could hear Shane talking about conserving energy, he did that by staying in the pocket and strategically holding instead of throwing punches and then moving, retreating to the ropes like Cotto did which wasted a lot of energy.
Great post and explanation. If anything, Cotto showed fighters what not to do against Margarito. Cotto has never really learned how to clinch and conserve energy. Fighters like Hopkins, Mayweather, do it all the time. Score your points, then tie up/crowd to frustrate your opponent and conserve energy at the same time. It creates a frustrating fight to watch at times but it's a good strategy to use. Cotto IMO tried to win the fight using his game only and didn't try to adapt to Tony's style. It was almost like he wanted to win a war with Tony and while you have to respect him for that, it wasn't a good plan. Cotto came into the fight with a fundamentally flawed gameplan and you could tell from Round 2 in that fight that Cotto was winning the fight but was gonna have serious problems eventually dealing with the pressure.

Also SSM, simply did not give up on body work like Cotto did. Cotto said that he couldn't hit Tony's body but SSM found a way to get in there. Whether sticking that jab on Tony's stomach or landing hard hooks to the body, SSM didn't stop going to the body even at the end.