The welterweight title fight between Shane Mosely and Miguel Cotto will go Saturday night in New York and can be seen on HBO pay-per-view. It is one of the more anticipated fights in boxing this year and pits two fighters with conflicting styles against each other.
Cotto (30-0, 25 KO's) is Puert Rico's best fighter and has been compared to Felix Trinidad because of his great accomplishments. He is the younger fighter at age 27 and is making his third defense of his welterweight title. His devistating body attack will wear an opponent down and will have to be used liberally to try and slow down the quickness of "Sugar" Shane Mosely.
Mosely (44-4, 37 KO's) does not have the quickness he once had year ago but will still pose a threat to the favoured Cotto. The 36-year-old's superior hand speed will keep him in this fight and give him a chance to win. Cotto was caught with a few quick left hooks in his last fight against Zab Judah and will be facing an opponent Saturday that is even faster than him.
Mosely is 14-4 with 11 KO's in championship fights while Cotto is perfect with going 10-0 with 9 KO's in championship boughts. However, Mosely is fighting a possibly great fighter in Miguel Cotto this weekend and will have his hands full.
A victory for Cotto will place him in elite company in the boxing community. He will start being mentioned with the other top fighters in the sport such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
This matchup has two fighters that are consistantly aggressive and will bring the action to their opponent meaning it will an enormously entertaining fight to say the least for all boxing fans.
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