Mosley-Vargas II
<HR style="COLOR: #d1d1d1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->Mosley's speed early, against Vargas' size and power late...a tale of two fights
I expect this fight to go exactly like the first one, but without the giant hematoma around Vargas' eye. We all know there will be plenty of headbutts in this one, so we have to hope they don't do as much damage this time. Maybe Mosley will get the worst of it, but I dought it.
Anyway, barring any early cuts or swelling, I think Mosley and his quick right hand will dominate the early rounds, while Vargas' size and power will wear Shane down by the 8th or 9th round and he'll dominate the rest of the fight. The question is, will Mosley win enough rounds early to seal the deal?
I don't expect either guy to go down in this fight, unless Vargas' making weight effects his stamina and he gets exhausted. I don't see Vargas stopping Mosley either, even if he wears Shane down late in the fight, he won't have enough left to finish him off. Shane has a great chin and a ton of heart, he'll go the distance here.
The 3 most important things to remember from the their first fight...
1) As mentioned at madjacks, the swelling in the first fight was caused by a headbutt in the first round, not a punch
2) Despite a huge swelling over Vargas' eye from the beginning of the fight, the scores were 85-86, 85-86, 86-85 going into the 10th round and Vargas was coming on big time despite the huge handicap
3) After the fight, Mosley was physically spent and kept talking about how Vargas was pushing him around the ring and that it was time for him to go back to 147. At that time he wanted no part of a rematch with Vargas, but the $$$ talked and here we are
Mosley is 34...Vargas is 28 and took 2004 off
I'll have more on this later after I make my final plays
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