Miguel Cotto vs Shane Mosley | ON THIS DAY FREE FIGHT | ONE OF THE GREAT FIGHTS IN BOXING

Look back #otd at one of the great fights in boxing when #miguelcotto fought #shanemosley in front of a sold out Madison Square Garden.
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[@dutchvan4503]

Cotto is one of my favorite fighters. Humble, no trash talking. Just kicks ass. It's all in the ring.

[@juliuszeus3437]

80s bad ass

[@raulcitraro]

COTTO would have extended his career a bit more had MARGARITO " loaded hand wraps" not cheated. MARGARITO FLORES should have been banned from boxing forever.

[@jimaguilar5903]

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[@icelcarlos9487]

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[@icelcarlos9487]

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[@thejamnasium6447]

as my buddy once said, "if you're a fan of boxing, you're a fan of Miguel Cotto"

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

I’m a fan of Cotto getting his ass beat by Floyd Mayweather. TBE

[@crisis514]

@@heavyizthacrown-5842 um ok

[@CharlieDrewNsN]

​​@@heavyizthacrown-5842 Mayweather's nose did not say the same 😂

[@artjomslivenskis429]

@@CharlieDrewNsN Mayweather's nose is not a fan of Cotto.

[@Debaoth]

@@heavyizthacrown-5842doing tricks on it, he doesn’t even know you lmao.

[@matthews8576]

Mosley was a throwback. He always looked like a fighter from the 40's or 50's. Dragged Cotto into the deep water. Tough old warrior.

[@sugarray6250]

Probably because he tried to mimick Ray Robinson.

[@jlongobardy1612]

You wouldn't know it by listening to these two jackals calling the fight. "And a hard right overhand shot by Mosely that...hurts Mosely! Man, Cotto's awesome the way he can attack Mosely's fists with the side of his head! Cotto young strong bull! Mosely's mouth is open! His lungs are on fire! Cotto almost ko'd him in the middle of the last round with his fiersome, steely stare!"

[@Jusus-op9lo]

❤

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

Mosley was past his prime too

[@boxingislife471]

With all the weirdness in boxing these days it’s good to go back and watch actual no bullshit fighters.

[@johnllie]

I miss this boxing what an awesome fight

[@josephtate1553]

Two of my childhood heros. Mosely has one of the smoothest leaping cross/hook I've ever seen. Cotto has really great foot work.

[@nyobunknown6983]

Cotto was always one of my favorite fighters.

[@angelgunzz]

COTTO WAS RELENTLESS Both men left it all in the ring. Both are LEGENDS IN THE BOXING WORLD

[@JamlangBuddih]

Ppp

[@lydiavillanueva7682]

@@JamlangBuddih à wq

[@nassiglutt6587]

Floyd was too damn afraid of unbeaten cotto. Thanks for cheat antonio who destroyed the fighter followed by the pounding of the pacman of which both fights took 5 yrs outta miguel's prime so the master evader had the courage to fight MC. Dude semi retired too often to avoid risky fights avoiding foes at their peak. Gotta protect that 0 L at all cost😤☠️☠️

[@Mma-basement-215]

this was a very good fight between 2 legend's and hall of famers much respect to both champ's

[@Mma-basement-215]

​​​@@nassiglutt6587yup at welterweight Floyd Mayweather did not fight guys unless he's seen a chink in armer... People don't realize he wasn't trying to fight guys at there best cotto, Mosley ,Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya but Oscar was bigger so I'll give him the benefit of a doubt there.. he fought Canelo when he was young drained him made him get down at 152... And then there's guys like Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez that were fighting at 147 to 154 at the time ..he flat out didn't fight them.. so yeah that's why people that watched him give Mayweather his respect but won't say he's the best of all time and put a Astrid next to his name

[@mikhailobetsa9588]

The Best of The Best! The Great FIGHTERS, respect for BOTH

[@timothytremblay7763]

Two great boxers in their own right, a hard fought battle to the last bell.

[@MrMattDraper1981---]

Cotto was and always will be my favourite fighter of all time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@marlonbrando5342]

There should of been a rematch...This was one of the greatest fights

[@MikeyLee559]

Cotto one of the most under appreciated and underrated 140-147lber in boxing history.

[@PoombaiNews]

too slow mayn

[@juliuszeus3437]

He’s humble af

[@johnnybiggunz1141]

At 140lbs he was a beast.

[@LilSaturn_]

Great fight, just hated the somewhat bias from the commentary. Assuming a warrior like Mosley is getting discouraged because you don’t see Cotto show effects was irritating. He was 36, battled to the final bell like a warrior.

[@JoseHernandez-oy8ml]

As a Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 I have alot of respect for sugar Shane.hes one of my favorite boxers ever..God bless you champ.

[@user-zl3fg2ut4i]

Cotto is Our PR Pride. I was really rooting for Mosley when he fought Floyd . 2 🥊🥊 Boxing Legends.

[@charlesoliver4449]

This was where cotto really began boxing more instead of search and destroy slugger and he out boxed Shane. Which was a bit of a surprise. His finest performance imo.

[@alsantoshsantana8803]

He out jabbed the jabber (in Mosely)!

[@madebudayana4434]

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[@Renatogabriel1221]

ya because this was the first fight where cotto faced a dangerous world champion... him trying to search and destroy could of got him in a load of trouble... he played it smart.

[@johnnybiggunz1141]

He should have stayed with his uncle as a trainer.

[@luisrivera1479]

​@@johnnybiggunz1141 yes

[@frankjones9282]

What's funny is in his old age of 36 fighting a 27 yr Old man these announcers never say the fact that Cotto is hitting Mosley with right hands and not fazing Mosley at all.From the beginning of the fight they only talk about what Cotto is doing.obviously They were told to do this.the judges r corrupt as well as the announcers . greed for money has destroyed boxing

[@MrMarco855]

Amen.

[@HansumTrini]

Those uppercuts that Shane was hitting Cotto with were great, but his defense was lack luster...that's been his issue. If he had good defense and not waiting...it could've been a different story. Cotto is a LEGEND

[@Jumpman90]

He has a lot of skills but he’s an offensive fighter, he got away with a lot of mistakes by having heart and a lot of talent

[@joseguerrido1511]

If Mosley had a good jap it would've been a different fight but those chopping right hands from Mosley were a thing of beauty

[@lexxon11]

I have never seen a fighter just break so many boxers will as Cotto

[@aaronmiller7311]

This fight made me a Cotto fan. I always love Mosley but this fight made me a fan of both!

[@cavscout62]

Cotto is the prototype of Tough, always has been. Shane & Miguel are both super nice guys out of the ring too, quick with a smile and always willing to stop for a picture and a word to fans. Great fighters and reps of Boxing.

[@rickyray3575]

I met Cotto in Person one hell of a nice guy

[@merlinfalcon8518]

Hard fight to watch because I love both these guys. Excellent PROFESSIONAL boxers and decent people.

[@sheldonhunter6489]

i atually thought the announcers were biased. A lot of the punches they were raving about from cotto either missed or were grazing. I had the bout a draw because i had mosley winning rounds 2-5 and 9 and 10 for certain. He could have won the late rounds as well because Cotto was on his bicycle

[@rakeshabujam5172]

Both of them are discipline and fierce fighters,no trash talking.

[@lalomata1734]

Miguel Coto, gran campeón un Caballero, total , muy querido en nuestro México

[@alsantoshsantana8803]

Gracias por el reconocimiento. Nuestro campeón Coto siempre fue humilde y aguerrido.

[@maradona8623]

Cotto un caballero ,no era hablador

[@jamespeoples6715]

Much appreciated love 💕 to all the memories of the family 😊 of champions

[@andrewprice6194]

Wasn't mosley coming off a really bad Achilles injury in this fight or was it a different one?

[@genghiskhan1836]

Cotto had huge potential at this point in career. Showed he can fight or outbox a very good Mosley. Margarito messed him up a lot by cheating changed trajectory of cotto

[@panchotheaddict420]

nah, cotto wouldve lost to pacquaio and mayweather regardless of what happened with margarito.

[@genghiskhan1836]

@@panchotheaddict420 nah you’re not hearing me.

[@panchotheaddict420]

@@genghiskhan1836 he wasnt that good, this fight proves it, struggled against a 36 yr old past prime mosley.

[@rayrabano5622]

this boxing is great

[@alexervin4321]

his effort is "gallant" nice one.

[@raulelblanco781]

2 HOF in the same ring, this was boxing back in the day, nowadays, fighters don’t even look each other’s way.

[@beandon7227]

Don't blame the fighters. It's mostly the promoters and organizations doing

[@raulelblanco781]

@@beandon7227 most fighters want to get paid more than what they are worth, not just promoters, boxing politics in general.

[@beandon7227]

@@raulelblanco781 I blame floyd

[@raulelblanco781]

@@beandon7227 i mean you just contradicted your own statement about don’t blame fighters but blame the promoters, and you blame Floyd, but if that’s how you feel, than hey.

[@puebloking8280]

Great fight between 2 hall of famers

[@felipepavzin9440]

Amazing Scrap

[@lsvbetmachineRU]

Absolute classic.

[@craigpervis5129]

The commentators never gave Mosely any credit from the start. So it's so obvious who there rooting for. So Mosley wasn't at his best but cotton wasn't either.

[@David-si9pi]

They were white what you expect.

[@a_l7515]

Mosley is a humble guy

[@conflicto7575]

And a cheater too

[@BigBass-xf5yi]

Always admired the “coqui” calls that they pumped in

[@faquir5258]

Excelente combate, Mosley y Cotto dos grandes campeones que dieron al público aficionado, excelentes combates 🤜💥🤛🥊🥊🥊🥊🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@faquir5258]

@@charlesfredrichm.fajarito5549 ?????🤓

[@faquir5258]

@@charlesfredrichm.fajarito5549 ????🧐🤔

[@charlesfredrichm.fajarito5549]

@@faquir5258 sorry mate, it's not me i swear

[@Speedmatters2023]

Classic! BANGERS!

[@gezparks9630]

I thought Mosley, the crafty old master, just about did enough to win. Its quite telling that the pro Cotto crowd changed camp and started chanting Mosleys name!

[@handymanny6615]

Cotto is 27 while Mosley is 36 years old here. Give Mosley some credit

[@chayomgonja3131]

Ur absolutely right... you’re knowledge of this game is far a way from others

[@donjohnson3888]

Probably felt more like 30 with the Cream and the Clear in him.

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

@@donjohnson3888you mean 50

[@David-si9pi]

​@@donjohnson3888Lol, you white people are a trip

[@David-si9pi]

Never happen in white media.

[@Rubin_Lopez]

Shane just had a jaw like Canelo Alvarez

[@yohanisramba3946]

Two humbles fighters

[@WatchyertopknowAhhhGrizz1964]

Enjoyed watching Cotto in his earlier days, but I believe that he had a confidence issue, which you could see even here against an aging Moseley. Definitely never the same after the Margarito cheating debacle. Would have given Mayweather and Pacquiao a different look, had it not been for the Margarito plaster punching.

[@uddielad]

Nah not Pacquiao he got pumped in that one should have been stopped earlier Pac-Man was tired of beating him up…

[@PhantomZone15]

All the ifs and the maybes

[@jdakid156]

This fight was just power shots all day by both these guys…miss this

[@tankergas7950]

That was a great fight

[@alexisdavila9711]

Mi gran guerrero Miguel cotto 👊✊️💪

[@SanAndreasz]

-so nobodies gonna mention Cotto's gloves r illegally taped 👀🤔 that shit is taped all the way on the logo

[@israelmorenobarron8931]

Estos 2) pugilistas son unos caballeros arriva y abajo de ring ,,,,

[@nylesfrench3568]

Two great Fighter's. I hope it's thoroughly appreciated that Shane was not just 8 years older, He was 36!!! And Cotto was on his prime.

[@brandondaniel6033]

m o

[@chanhnguyentuan4841]

Anh đã

[@Manuel-xf9mr]

Don't mean anything cause Mosley was 36 ??? Hopkins was 36 and he destroyed Trinidad. Cotto beat a still primed and experienced Mosley.

[@heavyizthacrown-5842]

@@Manuel-xf9mrRight, and Floyd Mayweather was even older and he destroyed Cotto 120-108

[@MrMarco855]

@@heavyizthacrown-5842 He did no such thing. The fight was close, some had Cotto beating Floyd.

[@andrewshoebridge1673]

Fantastic entertainment best for a long time

[@MarianoFreyreX]

Amazing

[@peterbryant3584]

Two great fighter two master fighter great fight 👏

[@jorgebracamontes1238]

Me quede co las ganas de ver una posible pelea entre Cotto y Marquez, ambos tan tecnicos hubiese sido una pelea para grabar y recordar.

[@AbiV31]

Soy boricua, y Márquez es mi boxeador favorito. Ese hubiese sido tremenda pelea

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude.

[@canecorsodoxa4060]

Mosley fights better when he feels he is technically superior to his opponent when he gets outsmart or counterpunch he gets frustrated and starts head hunting for big shots

[@azercellsalyan2035]

Разве это бокс. Одни обнимашки, один убегает, второй догоняет. Только и ждут когда гонг прозвучит.

[@RobertoRodriguez-eo7wb]

At 36 he gave it all hat off to him brutal encounter they left it all in that ring 😮

[@JoseAntonio-iq3cl]

Miguel Cotto un buen boxeador muy limpio caballeroso del ring

[@felixalbertocubahechavarri2249]

Que bárbaro Coto

[@tableleg704]

Shane would walk through every fighter at 135 in the past 20 years

[@Mauricio-kf8qx]

Not pbf

[@TheChief657]

@@Mauricio-kf8qxCastillo beat Floyd. Shane would ko him

[@elenacadiz9292]

Mosley and Cotto great figthers good luck sa inyo nga duha kon sino sa inyo ang mag daog God bless

[@MrEliasdl]

Cotto was cleaning out all the fighters Mayweather was supposed to be fighting. Boxing couldn't let that happen. Cotto was the best welterweight/junior middleweight of that era in my opinion.

[@jasonbennerman4625]

People commenting how GOOD Cotto fought .. when in FACT .. it REALLY speaks VOLUMES on just how GREAT Shane WAS .. This obviously over the hill Fighter took this YOUNG GUNNER by almost 10 years into DEEP WATERS and had him TREADING WATER ( Cotto LOST Rds. 9 - 12 Folks ..Sorry NOT Sorry ) .. don't get this shit TWISTED .. Shane SHOULD'VE Won but Cotto was HOME on P.R. Parade Holiday so the judges and Annoucers ( BEGGING for us to BELIEVE Cotto Won SMH LOL ) decided to TAKE ONE from Shane .. DAMN SHAME .. GREAT Fight tho .. KUDOS to BOTH Warriors

[@truthinck8853]

Look at Cotto he was a different fighter before he fought Margarito the cheater.

[@benthekeeshond545]

Great fight! This is before that dude completely destroyed Cotto. I mean not just in the boxing ring. In my opinion, poor Cotto was not as good a fighter after being mauled by that cheater. I believe that cheater mentioned about himself numerous times as being a great Mexican fighter.

[@ricardoleiva8752]

What a fighter is mr sugar shane...in his prime cotto dont last 6 round

[@angeleusebio9451]

NICE FIGHT FROM 2 OF THE BEST FOR ME COTTO BY MAJORITY DECISION

[@wilfredoramosjr.]

One thing, I can say about shane he was nice power boxing for a natural light weight he was nice fought the best through good combinations from different angles side to side movement NICE

[@user-nn7uu1fj2h]

영원한 나의 영웅 더 챔프 미구엘 앙헬 코토!!!

[@franksea39]

shane always fought like a guy from the 40s

[@jrodriguez2794]

MIGUEL ANGEL COTTO ! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@evangelinaespinoza9471]

Felicidades Cotto

[@SacredGusto]

At exactly 1:00 in the 3rd, Mosley throws the kitchen sink... with that left.

[@jonbathurst953]

Mosley had such a tough career. He rarely got in under fair circumstances. Always jumping weight or older and coming down, short notice etc Mosley at his best might have beat many of those that beat him

[@Acord718]

But even then they knew it won't be easy

[@conflicto7575]

Mosley is a cheater without steroids he's garbage

[@leonardolozada9898]

Tbh I think a young enough Mosley would've beaten canelo or at least not get to by him lol. Mosley was a real great boxer

[@felipepavzin9440]

O M G Nobody saw this coming Between Cotto and "Sugar" Mosley

[@heroesboxeogimnasio1529]

Mosley ya estaba en la recta final de su carrera y asi y todo le dio gran batalla a Cotto.

[@sampaguita2056]

Mosley is a good fighter , he can fought anybody in the business with good results .

[@mimaentuku]

Cotto's best fight

[@alsantoshsantana8803]

Fuckin A+ this fight had some fireworks

[@felipepavzin9440]

Joe Tess on the Call for this Epic Battle

[@andrei2023]

Great fight 👏👏👏

[@ricoduques7700]

when was this fight held?

[@rayyanyori]

2006

[@chennforajido]

This fight was closer than what people think..

[@philbarnhill7339]

it be the commentary u can't listen go silent n watch da fights

[@johnoneill7947]

it was 115-113 twice and 116-113 so it was close.

[@joseangellatorre7822]

Your comments out of the True.

[@alsantoshsantana8803]

Nobody is saying this fight was not close, i dont think. Any fight with Shane Mosley is trouble. He was the real deal. His two wins against De la Hoya were close too. The only time i saw Shane give up was in the fight with Pacquiao. He suffered a knockdown (first time ever?) in rd 2 or something. Look for interview clips of Shane sitting next to DLH talking about Manny's legacy.

[@shizzymax7414]

Fans are more impressed with a fighter personality then there skills

[@Regularspic]

One of cottos best wins really

[@atzb9788]

Cotto The last punch of the ninth round is very good, use the same technique again.

[@christopherlaurente8251]

Cotton was always on the defensive and attacked stances " while Mosley focus only to attack Cotton . without thinking his undefended face ..

[@pedroaquino8916]

Grande elcanelo todos estos boxiadores pasaron por elcanelo siendo tan jovensitono pudieron ganar le poreso canelo esta adonde esta 👍👍👍👍👍👍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@chayomgonja3131]

Mosley was already old and past his prime

[@bossjuntv4371]

Two legends that knockdown and TKO by paquiao

[@tableleg704]

Sugar at 135 was a Cheat Code. He just couldn’t put the extra weight on his frame. Cotto is the only Spanish fighter that I liked. He was game for anyone and everyone. His skill level was ridiculous.

[@jasoncross4458]

You are completely+moronically wrong. I consistently was able to spend time with Sugar Shane from 1998-2007. He regularly came to a gym I was a full time trainer at. He is a amazing person!! Went to his fights, private gatherings after fights, such a generous man. He killed himself to make the 135lb. lightweight division. He really likes to do hard resistance/weight training.He could not do any weight training to make the 135 lb.! None! After his big move to 147 he could finally resistance train! He went through a time of too much resistance training, slowing himself fighting at the 154class for a few years. He brought a trainer with him to the facility that I worked at, Daryl (?) . This 'trainer' wanted to train Shane to much like a bodybuilder, I know the training was dangerous for Shane.

[@Deoslatt]

Bruh who hasn’t cotto fought.

[@fabricemartialsouop6904]

J'ai aimé la frappe et la vitesse du 27ans succès Fréro.

[@donjohnson3888]

Pretty much dead even, which is really impressive considering Shane was proooobably juiced to the gills. Cotto had so much more snap in him in those days, and his punch resistance was actually really good, much better than at 140. Mosley was a big puncher at 147 but Cotto took everything pretty well.

[@Radrook353]

Margarito took a lot from Cotto after delivering that beating with cement-reinforced gloves.

[@keithcraft6697]

@@Radrook353 yepp,, he was never the same after that fight with Margarito's loaded gloves. And Pacquiao finished the job. Took a terrible beating from Pac-man to the point that Pacquiao stopped hitting him. Went to body shots with very few shots to his head in the last rds. But.. Pacquiao did punish Margarito for the full fight. Payback?? Probably was a little bit. It's no secret that Cotto and Pac-man where and prolly still are good friends.

[@julianitolinterna6380]

ok

[@kawaiiafangirl]

@@keithcraft6697 the poetic justice was that Pacquiao damaged Margarito's orbital bone so bad that it made it easy for Cotto to break it again in their rematch. Cotto broke it again so no state athletic commission in the U.S. granted Margarito the right to fight on U.S. soil for safety reasons.

[@reymundodesilos8772]

P P P P Pp0 pp we@

[@jagaloon14]

The love triangle between cotto, Mosley, and margarito is so interesting to me. Cotto beats Mosley. Margarito potentially cheating tkos cotto. Margarito definitely not cheating gets smoked by an even more aged Mosley. Makes you wonder how things would’ve went for Miguel if he never had to trade fair punches with plaster

[@MrEliasdl]

Margarito got caught trying to cheat against Mosely in the dressing room moments before the fight. So dirty

[@evangelinaespinoza9471]

Pelea Mosley sientes pasos en la azotea y te abrazas el referí que hace párate y pelea

[@marineguy1495]

Mosley wasnt prepared for how well Cotto could box