Why is Mosley ranked higher than Cotto at welterweight?

[JonesJrMayweather]

agree with all of it. especailly the words in bold. Cotto has taken all of the toughest fights at welter and no else has done this. i dont see how anybody cant be a fan of Cotto he takes on the toughest fights possible. im pretty sure if Paul Williams was still at 147 Cotto would be the only one who has the balls to take him on. anyways i think its pretty close but i would probably have shane 1st. but thats only because Margacheato beat Cotto (which is a questionable win now ) who was the #1 welter then Mosley beat Margacheato who was the #1 welter.

IMO shane and cotto should fight for the ring welterweight title

Cotto beat Mosley and Cotto beat #3 Clottey. Just these facts merit debate. As an analogy, remember Ring Magazine ranks Donaire ahead of Vic because Donaire beat Vic even though Vic has beat the better competition since that fight, which isn't even the case here.

Cotto's loss to Margarito, at least to an extent, can be chalked up to the fact Margarito was hitting him with bricks. Mosley didn't fight a Margarito with bricks.

We aren't talking about p4p. We are talking about at welterweight. Cotto has beat almost every single top ten welterweight with the exception of Collazo and Berto. Mosley has only beat Collazo.

It is definitely a close call even if Mosley gets the nod.

neither did cotto..he just got his ass whooped by pressure and will...

Two pictures: One with his hand wrap around cotto, the second is the ref kenny bayless raising margo's hand, clearly showing that if he had plaster around his hand then bayless must've bet on him...

cotto just got his ass whooped, valiant effort, but just had the wrong game plan. No cheating..even if he did cheat, which is clear that he didn't at least not against cotto....he still took all of cotto's shots and walked through them, he broke cotto's will.


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That doesn't prove anything. Marga-cheato was putting plaster into his wraps in front of the state inspectors, and no one ever noticed. It took a streetwise Nazeem Richardson to spot the "plastered Bastard's" secrete weapon.

Of course it doesn't prove anything to someone who can't believe cotto simply got his ass whooped because of bad strategy and not some bullshit cheat tactic. Anyone that paid attention could tell after the mosley fight that cotto was going to be in trouble against Tony.

"i kept hitting him but he just kept coming so i decided to win the fight the easy way" - cotto after the mosley fight

[holmcall]

Because he slaughtered the guy who butchered the guy who beat him, but he did this MOST RECENTLY. My guess is Mosley is fresher than Cotto and that's why I have have him ranked higher--that and the fact I saw Margo's ghost in his fight with Clottey.

[Spicoli]

Maybe its on longevity.Overall view.I mean technically and maybe anally ,Mosley has beaten just as many Ring top 10 ranked Welters over a span of years as Cotto has recently.....but of course lost to Forrest twice there as well.Maybe its the what have you done for me lately point of view.

For me I think his last two wins were more impressive than Cottos and since Cottos close win over Mosley....Mosley has Ko'd the man in Margarito who had previously Ko'd the man...Cotto.Whatever the opinion of did he or didn't he regarding Tony,The ring has obviously not let that into its decision as they still have him ranked as well.What I know for fact is that Mosley beat Tonys azz as if he owed him money .I do think Cotto is an improved boxer and was willing to bet all that they would have rematched by now.Love to see it

[Taeth]

neither did cotto..he just got his ass whooped by pressure and will...

Two pictures: One with his hand wrap around cotto, the second is the ref kenny bayless raising margo's hand, clearly showing that if he had plaster around his hand then bayless must've bet on him...

cotto just got his ass whooped, valiant effort, but just had the wrong game plan. No cheating..even if he did cheat, which is clear that he didn't at least not against cotto....he still took all of cotto's shots and walked through them, he broke cotto's will.


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That doesn't prove anything. Marga-cheato was putting plaster into his wraps in front of the state inspectors, and no one ever noticed. It took a streetwise Nazeem Richardson to spot the "plastered Bastard's" secrete weapon.

Of course it doesn't prove anything to someone who can't believe cotto simply got his ass whooped because of bad strategy and not some bullshit cheat tactic. Anyone that paid attention could tell after the mosley fight that cotto was going to be in trouble against Tony.

"i kept hitting him but he just kept coming so i decided to win the fight the easy way" - cotto after the mosley fight

Wow you have the worst excuses ever. How did anything you said prove Margarito didn't use plaster in his wraps? Those pictures proved absolutely nothign, your logic is terrible.

[JonesJrMayweather]

That doesn't prove anything. Marga-cheato was putting plaster into his wraps in front of the state inspectors, and no one ever noticed. It took a streetwise Nazeem Richardson to spot the "plastered Bastard's" secrete weapon.

Of course it doesn't prove anything to someone who can't believe cotto simply got his ass whooped because of bad strategy and not some bullshit cheat tactic. Anyone that paid attention could tell after the mosley fight that cotto was going to be in trouble against Tony.

"i kept hitting him but he just kept coming so i decided to win the fight the easy way" - cotto after the mosley fight

Wow you have the worst excuses ever. How did anything you said prove Margarito didn't use plaster in his wraps? Those pictures proved absolutely nothign, your logic is terrible.

Uhh in the picture you can clearly see the ref holding his hand with the wrap still on it and another one with his around cotto...now if it was hard like plaster wouldn't cotto and bayless have noticed immediately?