Round by Round: Cotto v. Mosley

We're going round by round for the big fight between Miguel Cotto and Sugar Shane Mosley. Plenty of filler on the broadcast right now thanks to two quick fights on the undercard.

If everything goes correctly from a technical standpoint, we'll have three sets of scores for each round as we're happy to have the third Boxing Watcher, Spartan117, contributing for the first time. Hit refresh every few minutes for updated commentary and scores.

Sugar Shane has a tribute to Diego Corrales on the back of his robe. He gets a little love from the crowd, but nothing compared to what we hear for Cotto. I'm not familiar with referee Benjy Esteves, though I do like the little nod he gave for the camera.


Rd. 1

Shane goes to the body early. Both men landing jabs. Good left hook by Cotto moves Shane back. Now Cotto picks it up a bit. Mosley trying to rally but Cotto ties him up. Left inside by Cotto but Mosley ends with a left-right combo.

Uatu scores it: Cotto 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Cotto 10-9
Franchise scores it: Cotto 10-9

Rd. 2

Shane finds the body early but Cotto landing harder shots to the head. Dobule jab by Cotto. Hard right by Cotto. Cotto looks a little faster than Mosley expected. Triple jab by Shane. Good single shot both ways. Mosley right but Cotto fires back. Hard right hands by Mosley but Cotto able to respond with lefts most times.

Uatu scores it: Cotto 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Mosley 10-9
Franchise scores it: Cotto 10-9

Rd. 3

Mosley may have something to build on at the end of the 2nd. Slow start until a big right by Mosley and a body shot. Wild swing on a left hook by Shane. Cotto hasn't done much this round. Nice left-right by Mosley. Cotto lands an uppercut and the action heats up right before the bell.

Uatu scores it: Mosley 10-9
Spatan117 scores it: Mosley 10-9
Franchise scores it: Mosley 10-9

Rd. 4

Left hooks by Cotto. Long tie-up before the ref steps in. More wrestling. Shane to the body; Cotto to the head. Combo by Cotto. Miguel throws to the body. Double right hook by Shane. Both guys landing rights. Cotto tries to back Shane up but to no avail. Good left by Cotto but Shane steps right back up. Good comeback round for Cotto.

Uatu scores it: Mosley 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Cotto 10-9
Franchise scores it: Cotto 10-9

Rd. 5

Quiet start to this round. Cotto getting the better of it inside. Shane trying to jab and fire to the body. More wrestling, Shane fires a right. Body combo by Cotto. Right to the head by Mosley. Hard combo by Cotto. Mosley comes forward again. Shane gets the better of the last exchange. Close round.

Uatu scores it: Mosley 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Mosley 10-9
Franchise scores it: Mosley 10-9

Rd. 6

Mosley resumes jabbing. Cotto can land the left if he's patient. Right hook by Mosley. Nice lefts to body and head by Cotto. Good right by Miguel and they tie up. Cotto reaches a bit but he lands. Cotto scores with a hook. Flurry by Mosley but not much lands.

Uatu scores it: Cotto 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Cotto 10-9
Franchise scores it: Cotto 10-9

Rd. 7

What does Shane have left in the tank? Big right by Shane. Cotto comes right back behind a left. More wrestling inside. Shane staying outside a bit more. Tough round to score so far. Cotto really determined to back Shane up but Mosley too smart for that.

Uatu scores it: Mosley 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Mosley 10-9
Franchise scores it: Mosley 10-9

Rd. 8

Cotto with some more energy now. Combo by Cotto; rights by Shane. Left hook by Mosley. Double jab by Cotto. Crowd doesn't like Shane running. Cotto switching stances. Good exchange in the center. Cotto double jab again. Body shot by Shane. Cotto lands more shots toward the end of the round.

Uatu scores it: Cotto 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Cotto 10-9
Franchise scores it: Cotto 10-9

Rd. 9

Bernard Hopkins shouting instructions to Mosley! Shane tries to start fast, lands a couple shots. Cotto lands a head combo. Left hook by Cotto. Hard right by Shane. Nice left hook by Shane. Cotto backing up a lot this round. Mosley trying to capitalize here. Big right and left by Shane. Cotto fights back with a few lefts at the end of the round.

Uatu scores it: Mosley 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Mosley 10-9
Franchise scores it: Mosley 10-9

Rd. 10

Shane stalking Cotto and Miguel is backing up. Ref stops it for a slip! Cotto caught a break there. Hard rights by Shane but Cotto is game. Ugly fight right now. Right uppercut by Shane. Cotto big left backs Shane up. Mosley may have tired himself out chasing. Big exchange both ways as the round ends.

Uatu scores it: Cotto 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Mosley 10-9
Franchise scores it: Mosley 10-9

Rd. 11

Both guys trying to flurry. Left hook by Shane. Big right by Cotto. Right to the head by Shane. Body shots by Shane. Now Cotto is running. Shane digs to the body; Miguel still throwing back. Shane backs Miguel up again. Cotto big right and left to the body.

Uatu scores it: Cotto 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Cotto 10-9
Franchise scores it: Cotto 10-9

Rd. 12

This fight is there to be won in my opinion. Mosley right; Cotto with a left. Shane slips down in the corner. Not a thriller so far. Shane jabbing more. Right to the head by Cotto. Shane chasing. Not exactly the way you'd want it to end; Shane came forward more though.

Uatu scores it: Mosley 10-9
Spartan117 scores it: Cotto 10-9
Franchise scores it: Mosley 10-9

Uatu scores it 114-114, Spartan117 scores it 114-114, Franchise scores it 114-114. Judges score it 115-113, 115-113, 116-113 all for Cotto.