Sunday, January 25, 2009

Margarito vs Mosley results / Margarito vs Mosley fight results


Looking for the Margarito vs Mosley fight results / Antonio Margarito - Shane Mosley fight results? If you are, then you've come to the right place as this page is dedicated to covering the results of the fight between Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley for the welterweight title. However, since the fight is but a few hours away, we will have to wait for the results (check back for it). For now, allow me to impart my predictions for the Margarito vs Mosley fight.

Happening at the Staples Center later today, this fight is keenly awaited by boxing aficionados worldwide. Though it may not have the star power and

pull of a Pacquiao vs De La Hoya match, the Margarito vs Mosley fight is an interesting match up for it pits speed against stamina, skill against conditioning and experience against endurance.Shane Mosley is the better athlete of the two fighters. He is also the more skilled and the more experience one. That said, Mosley looks like he is ready to shock the world with a win a few hours from now to claim his second welterweight title more than eight years after he winning his first. However, that is not likely. Shane Mosley is 37 years old compared to the 30 years his opponent has, and seven years is a big disadvantage in a sport like boxing. No matter how fit you think you are, age slows down reflexes and saps power from the body. Just ask Oscar De La Hoya.

Antonio Margarito will certainly use his endurance again in this fight. He has often started slow, giving his opponent the advantage in the early rounds and taking the punches. That wears them down in the latter rounds and that's when Margarito makes his move. Just ask Miguel Cotto. Cotto was thought to be the best welterweight in the world when he and Antonio Margarito met in July. In the early rounds it looked like it was going to be a Cotto win. However, he just couldn't last against Margarito and was stopped in the 11th. The same thing will likely happen to Shane Mosley.

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