The Welterweight Division TODAY

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Mosley lost two clear cut decisions to Vernon Forrest, a tall rangy welterweight. What would Mosley be able to do against Williams that he couldn't do against Forrest? SweetPea

An excellent and indisputable point you make, Sweet.

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First, I think we all agree this is the HOTTEST division in boxing right now. Watching last night’s fights, I marveled at the graphic where they showed the top dogs in the division currently. So I thought I’d take a crack at analyzing each one and their respective chances against each other in the near future.

PBF – Cotto:

Being a Cotto fan, I’d love for Cotto to win. But I have to admit to a little nervousness here. Floyd is fast, slick, and has a good defense. He’s too smart to get into a slugfest with Cotto and would probably choose to stick and move the whole fight long. Cotto’s best chance would be to pressure him and wear him down with body shots. This would be a tossup.

PBF – Williams:

PBF can box, Williams can box. Plus, Williams is a lot taller and busier with his punches. Floyd would have to come in to have any chance, and Williams would pepper him with his jab. Williams knows Floyd poses little or no KO threat to him (Williams showed he can take a pretty good punch), so he can be a little more bold. Williams by decision.

PBF – Mosley:

Mosley is as fast (or faster) than Floyd, IMO. Plus, he’s stronger physically. Right now, I see this as a bad matchup for Floyd. Unless the fight happened a couple of years from now, where age would be a factor, I see Mosley winning a tough decision over Floyd.

PBF – Cintron:

I think people are underestimating Cintron based on his loss to Margarito a couple of years ago. Plus, they’re saying that Walter Matthysse was a bum, thus discrediting Cintron’s amazing performance last night. I think that’s a big mistake. The Cintron that lost to Tony that night is NOT the Cintron that KTFO’ed Matthysse last night. He’s always had the physical tools. Now, he has Manny Steward in his corner, and a better attitude inside the ring. I think he’s one dangerous MOFO. Cintron may need a tuneup fight before going in with the slick Floyd. But if he does and they meet down the road, I may even pick Cintron by KO.

Cotto – Williams:

Although I said Cotto-PBF would be a tossup and that Williams would decision PBF, I think Cotto would be too much for Williams. I’m sure Cotto took some very good notes last night as to what to do and not to do against Williams. Margarito should’ve pressured Williams a lot earlier than he did. Cotto would not make the same mistake. Cotto by UD or TKO late.

Cotto – Mosley:

Wow! What a FOY this one would be. I love Cotto, and am a big fan of Mosley. This one would be tough for Cotto. Mosley’s got helacious speed and some pop to go along with it. I’d hate to pick against Cotto in any fight, but it’s hard to see him beating Mosley at this juncture. Probably Mosley by decision.

Cotto – Cintron:

As a Puerto Rican, I hope this never happens, unless they both clean out their respective sides of the division and it comes time to unify. If they ever meet down the road, honestly I would fear for Cotto. Cintron has the size and power to make things rough for the warrior from Caguas, Puerto Rico. But then again, Cotto’s got the warrior mentality and the ruggedness to outlast most welterweights. Tough one to pick.

Williams – Mosley:

Mosley’s too seasoned for Williams. He’d find a way to get inside and do damage. His speed would give Williams fits, also. Mosley by easy decision.

Williams – Cintron:

I know there’s a lot of Williams fans that are going to be mad at this, but I think Cintron would bomb the hell out of Williams. Again, people underestimate Cintron, but it’s hard to find fault in the demonstration Kermit put on last night. That was nothing short of awesome. People may now say Matthysse is a bum, but I think that is just selling Cintron short. Cintron by UD or TKO.

Mosley – Cintron:

Again, a tuneup fight would be in order for Cintron. But I see this as been very competitive as well. If Cintron continues his improvements under Manny, I see him dominating the division before too long. Another tough one to call.

I think you're overrating Shane Mosley here. He beats Floyd, Cotto, and Williams?? I think he loses all 3.
Mosley lost two clear cut decisions to Vernon Forrest, a tall rangy welterweight. What would Mosley be able to do against Williams that he couldn't do against Forrest?

Great point. Williams reach advantage may give Floyd fits too. Just like Forrest did to Mosely.