Cotto / Sugar Shane

[Bkzfinest80]

Coming up in a few weeks...Def could be 1 of the best fights of the year IMO.

illow:

 

[Throwback420]

yup must order fight Imo.

I got a slight lean on Cotto but still not sure. SHould be good



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WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT SET FOR NOVEMBER 10

Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank | Ed Mulholland
Two of boxing's top pound for pound superstars -- undefeated WBA world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and four-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley -- face off in this epic rumble. Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, in association with Madison Square Garden, the fight will take place Saturday, November 10, at the "Mecca of Boxing," Madison Square Garden. The 12-round world welterweight title fight will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT.

Cotto (30-0, 25 KOs), of Caguas, Puerto Rico, has headlined at the 'Mecca of Boxing' on the eve of New York's annual National Puerto Rican Day Parade the last three years. On June 9, in front of a capacity crowd of over 20,500, Cotto, 26, knocked out two-division world champion Zab Judah to retain his title and improve his Garden record to 3-0.

"I am very excited to be returning to Madison Square Garden and I will be completely prepared for the biggest fight of my career," said Cotto. "Shane is a great fighter but he will not be the better fighter on November 10. I will be leaving the ring the same way I will be entering it -- undefeated and still world champion."

A man who needs no introduction to fight fans is three-division world champion Sugar Shane Mosley, 35, (44-4, 37 KOs), from Pomona, Calif., who is firmly established as one of the greatest fighters of this era, having defeated Oscar de la Hoya and Fernando Vargas twice each, as well as world champions Phillip Holiday, Raul Marquez, Jesse James Leija and John John Molina. Most recently, Mosley decisioned Luis Collazo for the WBC Interim Welterweight title and plans on adding the WBA Welterweight belt to his collection this fall.

"Cotto is a great fighter, but so am I, and we're going to light up the Garden on November 10," said Mosley. "I don't think I've ever been more excited for a fight. I can't wait to get in the ring and get it on."

"The welterweight division is the most exciting in boxing today and when two great champions like Miguel Cotto and Sugar Shane Mosley agree to fight each other, you virtually guarantee the fans an amazing fight," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions.

Added Bob Arum of Top Rank, "We are looking forward to this fight which we truly believe will be one of the greatest boxing events of the year."

The Garden is a home away from home for both fighters as both Cotto and Mosley have been headliners in the historic building three times each. Mosley fought his Garden battles scoring TKO wins over Eduardo Morales in 1998 and Antonio Diaz in 2000 before losing his welterweight title to Vernon Forrest in a hard-fought decision in 2002. Cotto was the main event at the Garden when he stopped Mohammad Abdullaev in 2005, scored a decision win over Paul Malignaggi in 2006 and most recently, his thrilling stoppage of Zab Judah earlier this summer.

"A fight of this proportion deserves The World's Most Famous Arena," said Joel Fisher, SVP Madison Square Garden Sports Properties. "Madison Square Garden has a rich tradition of hosting historic championship bouts and Cotto versus Mosley will undoubtedly add to the arena's legacy."

As the old saying goes, styles make fights! Both Cotto and Mosley have proven to be aggressive punchers who leave it all in the ring and that can only mean a dream come true for fight fans.

 

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SHANE MOSLEY

Jr. Middleweight
44-4 | 37 KOs

Nickname
Sugar

Hometown
La Verne, CA

Date of Birth
September 7, 1971

Height
5'9"

 

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MIGUEL COTTO


Middleweight
30-0 | 25 KOs

Hometown
Caguas, Puerto Rico


Date of Birth
October 29, 1980

Height
5'7"

 

[abcs]

Fuck the bullshit, when is the executioner fighting again!!

 

[xpression syst_m]

really feel there is some value with ssm here at +35c

 

[Throwback420]

Fuck the bullshit, when is the executioner fighting again!!

I never made so much money betting for or against Hopkins

 

[Greencastle]

Sugar Shane is worth a shot at plus money, even though Cotto is a tough mafucker

Gonna be a crazy fight either way.

 

[BRARSTAR]

go time soon, intros and shit have started

 

[signalcaller]

Can anyone give a round for round on this bitch

 

[BRARSTAR]

fuck eh I didn't see your post signal

fight over now. waiting for the final decision.

think cotto took it barley though.

 

[BRARSTAR]

yep COTTO takes the fight.

great fight by Mosley though.