Review: 2007-11-10, after beating Zab Judah, Cotto (30-0-0) defended his WBA World welterweight title against Shane Mosley (44-4-0). Although 36 years (9 more than Cotto) Mosley put the Puerto Rican under pressure playing one of the best fights of 2007: very tough fight, five stars! Watch the video!
Date: 2007-11-10
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States
Division: welterweight
Title: WBA World welterweight title
Result: Click here to show the fight’s result
Miguel Angel Cotto def. Shane Mosley (unanimous decision, 115-113, 116-113, 115-113)
Official video:
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That was a very tough fight to score and very close! I have it a draw, I gave 2 equal rounds, 115-115. The scoring of the judges was good.
I don’t think it deserves 5 stars though, there were a lot of clinches which hindered this fight from getting the highest honors. 4 stars would be enough. Anyway. Also, most of the clinching was done by Mosley.
But when they hit, they really caught each other with vicious shots. Great bout. I watch this as a preparation to Cotto-Alvarez, although it’s a little old lol.