Pacquiao-Clottey: Couldn’t a better opponent have been found than Joshua?
January 11th, 2010
By Dave Lahr: I realize why former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Joshua Clottey might be an appealing fighter for Top Rank promoter Bob Arum to select for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s next fight on March 13th. Clottey is a Top Rank fighter, meaning Top Rank won’t have to share the promotion with another promotional outfit like Golden Boy Promotions.
Oh, I know some boxing fans might see this as an appealing fight, but I’m not one of them. I’ve seen too many of Clottey’s fights at ringside, and seen how he fades down the stretch. Clottey often does just enough to lose, and seems to lack the killer instinct. You mix in his low work rate, hand problems, increasing age, and tendency to gas out after the 6th round, and you have a fight that is less than appealing.
Clottey’s a good six round fighter, I admit that. If Pacquiao was fighting a six round bout against Clottey, I would feel sorry him, because Clottey is more than a handful for six rounds. Unfortunately, this is a 12 rounder, and we’ll probably be seeing Clottey fade to oblivion after the 6th or 7th rounds, at which point he’ll station himself against the ropes and cover up for the remaining rounds.
To me, this fight is an ESPN variety fight bout, not a pay-per-view bout. I could see watching it for free, but paying for it? Forget it. And I can’t believe that the fight will be taking place at the Dallas Cowboy stadium. That seems absurd to stage this kind of fight in a huge 100,000 seat stadium like that.
I’m well aware that they plan on reconfiguring it to 40,000, but it would be a huge embarrassment if only 10,000 fans show up for the fight. This is poor match making in my view. It’s a serious step down from the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight.
I don’t see how they’ll be able to sell this to the boxing public. If it does work and sell well, I think it will only because the Mayweather-Pacquiao controversy which has whetted the appetites of casual boxing fans who want to see what Pacquiao is all about. Boxing fans might be willing to pay out the nose for a mismatch like this will likely be, even without Mayweather.
As the saying goes, ‘There’s a sucker born every minute.’ Unless boxing fans from other states are willing to filter into Texas to see this fight, I don’t know that it will draw well from the Texas area. I hear that Antonio Margarito could possibly be put on the undercard, obviously a move to lure the Hispanic audiences to want to see the fight. Unless they really stack the undercard with a ton of Hispanic fighters, I don’t see a lot of people turning out for this fight in Texas.
It’s a weird place to have a boxing match that doesn’t involve a local fighter in the main event. If this was a football team like the Dallas Cowboys, then I’d feel confident that the stadium would sell out. But this is Pacquiao-Clottey, neither of which comes from Texas as far as I can tell. Why should the locals care about wanting to come and see this fight, especially in this kind of weak economy?
If they wanted to find a replacement for Pacquiao, why didn’t they choose someone like Paul Williams, Sergio Martinez or Timothy Bradley to fight him? Those guys are doing well and very hard to beat. I think Pacquiao would have his hands full with any of them, and it would make for a great fight.
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@Brandon,motownhitman money-mayweather,
Pacquiao has moved on already,just drop it.Actually Manny’s honing his missile right and torpedo left on an defensive moving target.
Sorry gents, but Clottey is not that good. I will admit that he is the highest ranked WW that is available right now, since Berto & Mosley are mixing it up this month, Manny already beat Cotto and the fight with Floyd fell through. The problem I have is that some of you pac fans are going on about how tough of a test this will be for Pac but said it would be an easy win for Pac if he fought Floyd. That is just down right ridiculous.
Money-Mayweather and Dave Lahr obviously went to the same school! I suppose Nate Cambell is as tough as Clottey??? Absolute jokers!
all you manny* worshipers out there dont even care who he* fights !! bob arumm could digg up any corpse out of a coffin and you would shell out 50 bucks to see your hero* give a woopin !! if i did than you would cry “there goes floyd cherry pickin , or hes fighting little guys ..you are all hipocrites !!
David the only top fighter apart from mosley is clottey it’s a great match up
I’m a Pacquiao fan and also think a Paul Williams or Martinez fight is workable. To me that’s a much more challenging bout for Pacuiao than Floyd Mayweather. Both those guys are bigger, can box and are tough as nails. The match with Clottey is a dissapointment because we’ve become accustomed to seeing Pacquiao fight bigger more threatening guys each time he steps in the ring. Williams says he can still make Welter. Both Mayweather and Pacquiao need to fight him. He’s great and deserves the mega-fight that only one of these 2 fighters can give him.
Obviously 80% of the people leaving comments in this page know more about boxing then the writer. If you dont give Pacquiao respect for fighting Clottey then you must not know anything about boxing.
Bob Arum is snake…he wants to keep the money in the family…nothing wrong with that…just stop blaming Mayweather 4 the fight not happening…Arum couldn’t stand to know that his way gonna have to pay Golden Boy and watch Pacquiao take a beating…thats real talk people!
pacman wants to test himself at welterweight. clottey is the only big challenge
It should make a pretty good fight in my opinion, clottey has a pretty good chin and could go toe to toe with pacquiao to make it an exciting fight.
You just have to look at who mayweather is possibly facing as the alternatives, paulie malinaggi? If he fights paulie its a ridiculous fight which no boxing fan will pick over pacquiao clottey.
im getting tired of reading article of who’s to blame why the fight between paquiao and chicken floyd didn’t happen, its time to move on. forget chicken floyd he is the one to blame. we know that, chicken floyd think he is bigger than boxing in his own little mind. this guy need a good psychiatrist.
for all the writer you guys need to stop writing about paquiao and mayweather because its been kaput already, lets move one. lets face it chicken floyd doesn’t want to gamble his 40 against pac. the boxing fans are riding the train already going to dallas tx except chicken floyd. he was left behind crying. and now chicken floyd know’s the boxing is capable of leaving him behind. boxing is thriving without him..
Actually, Clottey is one of the guys I wanted to see Pacman with, yet he’s not my first pick. Why It’s going to be fun to see them fight? I always thought there was something missing with Pacman’s legacy, and still is. Don’t get me wrong he doesn’t necessarily need to fight guys like Clottey, to be no1, because he’s already proven he’s the best. What I’m talking about is, I always wanted to see him with the guy with a capable chin, and great skills. DLH was a bit like that, but not in this weight category (he was weight drained as hell). Cotto – as great as he is – has a treck record of being wobbled and put down fairly easily, especially at the beginning of his career. Besides – he was submitted by Margarito. So as good as he was, I firmly believe that Clottey is actually more dangerous for Pacman than Cotto.
And please don’t even mention Bradley – his punch resistance and experience is not comparable to Clottey. This looks simply as you have a personal issue with Pacman, and whatever he does, you don’t like. But it’s your problem not his. There are few good opponents for Pacman (with Floyd being no1, but not available now), and the most dangerous is Mosley imo. Another is Williams (very big and lanky, more like a middleweight now)and then Clottey. If you looking for a jokes (with all due respect – jokes only as possible opponents for Pacman and Mayweather) look at guys like M. Hatton, Malignaggi, Foreman and Bradley too (put on his butt by Holt a couple times, barely won the fight). All of them – I put my month’s wages – would be put out by Pacman with ease. The same goes for Berto. Even if he wins with Mosley, it’s still Shane that is more capable of beating Pacman then anyone (besides Floyd)
Who is better of to fight the Welterweight division that Clotney.You dont have any super fighters on that division that has the same level of Cotto,Mosley,Margarito and Clotney.This is more a best fight and it’s more winnable for Clotney because of this experience in fighting and being a former champion on this division.Even Mayweather is still think who are the fighters available to him.This mean Pacman never ducks anybody what his promoter has offered in his table you just sign it even he just came from the fight with Cotton and running a congresional seat in the Philippines.He ives to our expectation and promise to give the fight a good fight and do business in the ring and let the promoters find a exciting fight.It’s better than fighting Yuri Foreman or Paulie Maligangi which a powerful mouth but not at the same level it will be boring fight Pacman will jsut destroy him and the fans doesnt like it.This time Africa Ghana will be represented which i think will make more exciting.Which boxing will be represented again by fighters from half way around the world.Floyd really obsess of his zero that’s why he is not anymore popular with his own countrymen and to much trash talking and bullying mentality is what him different and now he doesnt care what the fasn will say.By the way if not from the fans you will not have a job right now you might be included in the recession and be jobseeker today.
This article is so stupid Where do they get you clowns from? Mayweather wouldn’t fight Clottey.
Timothy Bradley is no doubt a good fighter but the guys on this site sayin pacman should fight him cos Bradley would have a good chance are delusuional. Yes Bradley a champion, yes he could make it tough for anyone, but the biggest name he’s beaten is probably witter n holt. That doesn’t make him anywhere near ready for paquiao. He’s also been caught flush a few times and sent to the canvas, if he got hit by paquiaos accurate punches all night he’d be stopped.
Yes, a better opponent can be found, but that wouldn’t be called cherry-picking. LoL.
Remember,this Clottey guy has never been knock out before. He is a world class true welter weight fighter. I don’t even think Floyd Mayweather wants to fight this guy. Only the tremendous courage of a fighter like the Pacman will face this guy, and we will all be able to see it live this March 13th. This will be an exciting fight just like what we saw last november with the Pacquio-Cotto fight.
What did I hear? Mayweather will be fighting Nate Campbell than Malignaggi? Hahha..another joke of a match up for Floyd. Floyd, if you want the fans to see you fight, you better fight Timothy Bradley,Paul Williams or perhaps just wait for the Mosley/Berto fight and face the winner. Otherwise, your always going to be the same, the greatest cherry picker of opponents in the history of boxing!! Lol…..
I will like to ask the author to tell me the Clottey fight that he ‘fade to oblivion after the 6th or 7th rounds, at which point he’ll station himself against the ropes and cover up for the remaining round’. Just tell us which fight he did that in.
Even the Margarito fight that he had his hands injured, He was still moving and trying to punch through the pain. And he hasn’t ever been ‘beaten up’ by any fighter. His defense is very tight. Manny Pacqiaou has taken much more punishment than Clottey has, even in the fight with their common opponent, Cotto. A lot of people generalise based on often repeated comments without checking the facts themselves.
Clottey is one hell of a fighter. He doesn’t box on his toes a lot but he moves very fluently around the ring. He economises his movement. Forward when necessary, backwards when necessary, In you face all the time with his guard up.
The only knock on him is that he is sometimes too defense minded. But watch his fight with Diego Corrales, Judah, Margarito, Cotto and you’ll see he is a top welterweight.
Don’t know whether he can actually beat Pacqiaou but the only people with as good a chance or better are Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather. That should tell you how good he is.
Your opinion on this depends on the type of fan that you are.
Casual Boxing fans i can see you being dissapointed, as you probably don’t no much about joshua clottey.
Hardcore fans should love this match up.
Since the break down of the fight with Mayweather. Pacman has done what not many top recognised fighters in his position would do. And thats pick the toughet Welterweight that’s currently available. If you go down the rankings, he’s the highest ranked welter weight available. Plus anyone wo watch clottey vs cotto will know, that clottey is very tough, and will be very awquard for PACMAN. The fact that PACMAN is willing to fight someone for probably a small amount of money (by his standards) and get minimul credit for beating shows why he’s P4P number 1.
P.s My opinion, this will be a great fight.
For the person who made a comment qabout Mosley and Cotto. Mosley would just be a fight. Cotto is as legit as Mosley.the big sifference between the two of them is that Cotto will be a historic fight. So who would you choose to fight?
Pacquiao and Mosley might happen in the future if Pacquiao beats Clottey and Mosley beats Berto. Only problem with that is Mosley is under GBP.
Pac will defend his belt and move to fight a historic fight against the winner of the berto vs Mosley fight. It’s all drawn to go that way. Unfortunately, there are people like the Mayweathers who would like to crash that party and DeLaHoya to ruin a historic time. Just think about the strings if the road does lead that way.
Before the fight with Cotto people wanted to know if Manny could take a full blown welterweight shot. He took every shot Cotto gave him very well. I had never seen Cotto ko somebody with 1 punch anyways. People have to remember that Clottey has had been in the ring at 180 pounds. This fight is gonna be like a strong little welterweight against a big middleweight. Not an easy fight for Manny. Remember that Clottey had a bad night against Cotto and still many thought that clottey won. You can be sure that Clottey wont come on a bad night against the now known best pound4pound boxer. Yet another test for Pacquiao. I can respect him more for taknig these kind of challenges. If Manny win a dec. he should be crowned one of the best to ever live. If he wins by ko then he should be known as the BEST THERE TO EVER LIVE. MANNY PACQUIAO WINS A HARD FOUGHT UNANIMOUS DEC.
personally i regret that the fight between pacman and floyd didn’t prosper..and i think that pacman’s seriously thinking of retiring after the floyd fight but since it didn’t prosper there’s chance that if he ever loses in any fight before the floyd fight happens he would retire without fighting floyd altogether..and the way pacman seeks the bigger and most challenging of opponent, it’s not unthinkable that he would lose one day..dammit..i know he is favored in the clottey fight but i’ve seen clottey fight and he is definitely no patsy..another test for pacman..
I hope Clottey wins and Mayweather loses so there is no Mega fight and Just a Rematch against Marquez Vs Pacquiao and Mosley Vs Cotto… and the Latinos will come out Victorious
To everyone, Just sit back and watch how the next 2 or 3 months play out.Mayweather will look like an idiot. Everyone gets what they deserve.He will do something stupid or get knocked on his ass in his next fight no matter who it is. Manny will fight another typical Manny fight and the legend will grow.
Clottey wins against Pacquiao in early rounds! I wouldn’t pay to see it though. Clottey fights toe to toe and will give Pac-man all he can handle and most likely will knock him out early. If the fight gets to the eigth round, Pac-man increases his chances.
how the hell did bradley become top man at 140 ? whos he fought ?
split decision against witter ?
holt who has fought nobodies ?
an old man in nate campbell who has no big names on his record ?
mr big’d up lamont peterson ?
surely the gut at 140 is hatton, if he comes back he’s the man to beat, especially if pacman stays at welterweight !
hatton ruled the jnr welters, only 2 losses to the 2 p4p kings…..
with hattons record of wins over tszyu,maussa,collazo,urango,castillo,lazcano and malinaggi all fighters who have held the world title at some point and some who have been greats in their own rights.
he is a 2 weight world champion, who only came up short against THE best, who will go on to be future hall of famers.
And who this writer suggesting? I think it will be a good fight, all thing considered.Pacquiao wouldn’t need to struggle with weight,and he is showing that he’s picking on bigger and stronger boxers.
mayweather will fight the ever formidable ‘TBA’.. and he won’t balk at anything floyd asks.. they can draw blood from him during the fight too.. they can draw blood after every round.. and he would just roll over, with a big smile on his face and say ‘YES MASTER!I DO AGREE!’.. ROFLMAO!
its been emotional people lol
now i need some sleep.
@ iceman
to be contunued
CLOTTEY WOULD THE SAME THING HE DID TO ZAB JUDAS TO PACMAN. I DON´T THINK PACMAN WILL WIN .HE IS IN FOR THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF HIS LIFE.AFTER BEATING PACMAN HE WILL SURELY FIGHT SHANE MOSLEY AND LATER FLOYD MAYWEATHER.PACMAN IS NOT GOING TO POSE ANY THREAT TO CLOTTEY. HE WOULD BE OUTSMARTED OUTBOXED AND WELL BEATEN BY CLOTTEY. WAIT AND SEE.
this is going to be a good fight.. both fighter likes to fight toe to toe.. and with them fighting at full welterweight.. ha ha.. can’t wait for this fight! let’s get it on!
anonymous,
here here my man!
i agree with you 100% with your take on oscar!
yes a prime oscar would have beaten floyd, how could he not have!
the guy was really at the end of it all and managed to get a split decision loss (i did have floyd winning, just).
and i feel he would have beaten manny as well, at welter no question.
people forget that oscar did have his losses but only because the guy jumped from division to division without actually settling on anyone.
if oscar just settled on one division i think he would have definetly been an undisped champion and held in much higher regard.
the guy for me is the greatest mordern age boxer full stop!
@ iceman
like i said im not a mayweather fan…..i was disgusted by mayweather not attemping to make weight after marquez busted his azz trying to get big enough to fight. but thats a different story. one thing i will never like is double standards. so if i dont agree that pacquaio vs clottey is a good fight that doesnt mean i will think mayweather vs mallinaggi is a good fight either.
you see…we can all get along lol
I hated de la hoya after he destroyed the mexican legend chavez but after I saw de la hoya fight maryora vargas mosley or round 12 of ike quartey I became a fan lol!!
since both have never faught at junior welterweight let marquez fight valero…… classic counter puncher and a slugger….. time to see what valero is really made of
@ B-52
You might want to look up Cotto’s fighting record, and look at his weight when he was at his best, then get back to us when you figure out a better argument than that.
I love how fighters and fans now make excuses any time a fighter has to dehydrate to make weight. Look at how much Manny himself dehydrated to make weight before he moved up to fight the bigger guys. He dropped 15 pounds to make weight against Barrera, 16 pounds to meet Morales for the third fight. Did he seem weak or dehydrated to you?
It’s a dumb excuse and can be used in either direction. If you go up to far your power becomes ineffective against the opposition (how would Pacquiao’s speed and power fare against David Hay). If you go down to far your body is too withered to operate with your normal strength and stamina.
The latter is less common, to be honest, and becoming more and more a buzzword excuse for a losing fighter who has to come down to make weight.
The fact is, every fighter has a weight window where they can fight their best. The good ones stay and dominate their familiar classes. The great ones (Armstrong, Mayweather, Pacquiao) continue to move up and find new challengers after conquering their own division.
…ryan
i agree with what you said about marquez to. 140lb is still a divison out of marquez’s limits. 135 and hes a monster!
its also interesting though man, and im not saying you, that people that bag pacquiao for fighting a weight drained oscar but prasie the hell out of floyd for that farce against marquez.
just lol. mr lahr another article plz! haha
@ iceman
i actually gave it a draw…… it was very close, but floyd did look good in the 2nd half of the fight. a lot of people will disagree with me but i think oscar de la hoya is an all time great and if they both met in their prime oscar would beat both maywaether and pacquaio…… de la hoya was a beast, he faught the best… nobody can ever say he ducked anyone…..all his losses were close controverial decisions apart from his loss to hopkins
Idk I think at 140 he still good!! The guy is tryin to get pay before he retires n I know u agree with me that all the decent names rite now are at 140!! Am sure the Marquez vs hatton fight will be at 140!!
anonymous,
fair point, just needed clarification.
but mate, floyds victory over de la hoya is very debatable.
i thought it was classic what oscar said after the fight, “if i didnt press the fight, there wouldnt have been a fight”.
Mr. Lahr, your narrow world view is glaringly obvious in your piece, hardly the stuff of inspiration, a cynic either pining for pbf to get the same respect and attention this third world pinoy is garnering or just a first world malcontent pining for the good ol days when all the cultural heroes hail from America or the UK…them days are over, man…open your heart and mind and appreciate the achievements of the traditional underdogs, when a fellow from asia is becoming, against all conventional expectation of who or what constitute the superior athlete, an atg in a sport that is the most visceral contest of physical and mental fortitude…and clottey cannot be a better candidate to be given the chance to fight manny…imagine the historic/cultural context of this fight and be inspired by it:
A superb Ghanaian boxer from the gold coast of africa, land of the warrior kings, against a legend before his own times, the Pacman of the Philippine, a man whose status as an atg is already sealed win, loose or draw…warriors from developing countries fighting it out in a 21 century futuristic arena in the land of immigrants, the us of a…one deserving fighter in the defining fight of his career and the other, in what could be his last fight, before entering the equally cruel world of politics, overseen by the most powerful political family in american and international politics, GWBush himself!
Folks, if you are just a hater, a misanthrope, or if envy and insecurity govern your world view, or if you are just a plain a…hole, then yes I don’t expect you to be inspired by the significance and the context of this fight…Arum has acquitted himself well here after that fiasco of ever allowing the drug testing mechanism to be even a point of negotiation….
sorry i ment if he dropped 2lb to make the lightwelter weight limit lol
im getting confused now…….but its late where im from
@ mario
at 135 yes marquez is arguably the best not sure about 140 since he skipped that division completely weighed in at 142 for mayweather. as good as mayweather looked against marquez you could see that marquez had nothing to offer at that weight…..no spead, no power. if he dropped 2lb to make the 140 welterweight limit i dont think that would change. i think 135 is his limit……hes 36 now aswell so everything is harder when you get to that age
U mean junior ww? Lighter ww wtf?? N yea u right LW is 135 but everyone knows that marquez is the guy to beat at 135 or 140!!
the no.1 at 140lbs according to the boxing bible ring magazine is manny pacquiao.
pacquiao is also no.1 p4p!
@ iceman
i didnt once sugest that pacquaio should go up to 154. im stating that mayweather beat a younger less drained de la hoya than pacquiao….. thats it…plain and simple. pacquaio won more impressively but it was a worse de la hoya. what im saying is very simple. you cant give pacquiao credit for beating the guy and then say mayweather never faught a bigger guy, becasue he faught a better version to what pacquiao did. plus look at the size difference between mayweather and corrales, huge difference and mayweather dominated him. so when people say he only faught smaller fighters it simply aint true
LOL pac-maniacs are ok with their hero’s excuse of being to weak for Floyd if his blood its SAMPLED ( as in few ml.).But won’t aceppt that Oscar and Cotto where weak from dehydration. Level play?
@Anonymous
Fair enough, but giving credit to Floyd for fighting a close fight at 154 against a past-his-prime DLH isn’t the same as giving Manny credit for KTFO Hatton who came down to his proper weight to meet Manny.
Since 2006, Manny has been knocking out top contenders in dazzling style. He has shown not one ounce of being beat, with only one close decision vs. Marquez (a boxer who has Manny figured out, like Hopkins and Taylor, Mosley and Wright).
Until someone stops either of these guys (Mayweather or Pacquiao), we have to accept that they are the two best P4P fighters out there.
That’s why everyone wants to see them fight right? It’s a legitimate match-up between two great boxers WHILE they are still fighting great. Let’s not lose that window!!!
…ryan
A new article just came out askin why mayweather doesn’t fight khan instead!! Am tellin this article get dumber every day
@ mario
juan manuel marquez is recognized the best at 135 which is lightweight….. bradley is recognized best at 140 which is lighter welterweight
shabba,
you crazy boy!!! bradley is a classy fighter but beat pacman at 140lb right now… your dreamin pal.
who has bradley beaten?
pacman fought ricky hatton ranked no.1 by the only true and genuinely fair ranking system today in ring magazine at 140lbs. in 2 rounds.
anonymous, what are you implying? that pacquiao should have gone up to 154 when he had never been at 140 before??
the fight was on oscars terms, he was the star power and the favourite. one one on earth predicted a pacman victory. remember oscar was a multiple welterweight champion.
but yeah he was getting on and did look weak, but thats not pacquiaos fault.
@ ryan
i would like to point out that im not a mayweather fan….why do people think if you say something negative about pacquiao that you must be a mayweather fan? or if you have something negative to say then you must be a hater. truth is mayweather isnt as exciting to watch as some other boxers. so what? he still beat a better de la hoya than what pacquiao did. he still went up to 154. where is the credit? he dont get it because he is a defensive fighter. i didnt think pacquiao would beat hatton….not because i didnt think that pacquaio was good, but because i wasnt sure how his power would be at lightwelter…. turns out he carried his power up and knocked out a guy who is easy to hit. more impressive than hatton vs mayweather but thats his style.if this article was about mayweather fighting mallinaggi or m hatton i would be saying the same things that im saying about pacquiao.
fight night I sure Marquez was about 148lb. think he might soon join the welters soon ,and if he fighting ricky ,
@motown
Bradley might be the top guy at espn but plz look at the rankin by the WB0 or WBC!! Marquez is still the king at LW!!
weakless
i wouldnt call myself a bradley fan, im actually a mayweather fan but im extremely upset with how hes destroyed the fight everyone wants with what i think are over the top demands on the drugs test, bt thats a different story. well im glad you admit it was a stupid ass prediction, your not one of these pac fans that go on like pac would beat a klitschko with a one punch knockout in the first round!
To the jackazz who asked about Bradley…he’s the top guy at 140 according to ESPN.com.
on floyd side its worst ,
golden boys said choices are mosley,tim bradley, Paulie ,nate cambell
mosley he out ,too soon,good luck in making that fight GBP, pac not a cheat,that why he doesn’t want to revisit the 140lb as he over 30 ,when you get their you gain weight.same ricky,not going back too.so floyd want to fight at 140lb catch weight ,and what about nate cambell he a lightweight.
go head floyd your going to look foolish not making the weight,and pac fighting with no catch weight its pac 149lb vs cottey 165 to 174 lb,
funny….
@Anonymous Vulcher
Some fights are made for money, some are made based on the match-up, some are a mix of both.
DLH vs. Pacquiao was for money. But where were all the people before the fight who thought Manny was going to whoop DLH in an unfair match-up?
Oh that’s right, there weren’t any.
Hind-sight’s a funny thing.
…ryan
P.S. Oh, and if Mayweather would have won in as spectacular a fashion as Manny won over DLH or Hatton, then he’d be getting the props you Mayweather fans so desperately seek. Truth is, he’s a boring, safe, technically sound boxer. Kinda like watching the Ravens win the Superbowl with Dilfer at QB.
So far you’re the only writer out of at least 30 articles I read saying that this was not a good pick. Explains why David Liar’s articles are not a good pick either.
@ weakless
his contract was going to end last year so they extended it so the fight with pacquaio would happen. cotto was supposed to be going to golden boy…..like i said i dont know who he is with at the moment……but after arum taking sides with pacquaio during negotions and pushing for the catch weight and pushing for the title to be on the line i cant see why cotto would want to stay with him when he has pacquaio interests first.
Last time I remember cotto said he was goin down more then 145 n he got his wish!! He agreed n got destroy period!! No catchweight excuses!! Cotto might leave top rank cuz he has his on promotion company but Arum made cotto
shabba. haha, so your a bradley fan? yes i made that improper prediction but come on! bradley againts pacman?
its funny how mayweather goes up a weight to 154 and beats de la hoya nobody bats an eyelid but when pacquaio brings em down and drains em, it a different story.
weakless
there you go with the stupid predictions, man just think about what your saying. its obvious ur a die hard pacman fan and i realise that your gonna big your boy up but this is just taking it to another level. i personally hope that sometime in the future we see bradley vs pacman so you can open your eyes to the fact that bradley is going to compete with pac all the way to the final bell BOOM!
anonymous cotto wanted to left top rank? where did you get that facts? i see cotto giving thanks to arum in giving him a huge pay day! is clottey a no risk to pacman? wtf clottey is a quality fighter
anonymous,
fair point mate, and i agree floyd did look great at the lower weights. its just a damn shame that boxers today are all and soley about the money!
i mean just imagine if there was just one world boxing sanction and the wbo wba wbc and ibf unified for the good of boxing! how good would that be.
i think also they’d need to get rid of a few unneeded weight divisions to like the super so a so and junior so and so etc… not all but some!
@weakless,
I’d have to actually agree with you. Bradley is on the road to something great, he’d have to come up to at least 145lb to fight Pacquiao. Don’t be in a rush my man, you’ll get your payday eventually. You don’t want to be KTFO by an all time great too early on. Clottey’s career is already showing it’s rear, so he has all to gain and nothing to lose.
@Anonymous Vulcher
You’re a funny cat. You’ve got to give it up to people who can say: “mayweather faught bigger fighters moving up the weights,” and not add a smiley face at the end of the sentence.
The day Mayweather beats a great fighter in their top form (Mosley, Berto, Williams and Pacquiao all qualify), is the day we non-Mayweather puppets will give the man his proper respect.
Until then, he sure does make for entertaining 24/7 episodes on HBO.
…ryan
@ mario
arum can make a lot of money off pacquaio, he is very marketable….clottley on the other hand is not…. pacquiao is his current meal ticket….you think he would risk pacquaio losing to clottey….no chance, no risk of it happening. he put paquiao against cotto because cotto wanted to leave top rank anyway….not sure if he is still with him or not at the moment even. so arum thought he he would try and make some money off of cotto before he leaves….. he promotes both fighters but pushed for it to be at catch weight and pushed for the title to be on the line….. why is that do you think?
shabba, yes i know bradley is good boxer, but to fight pacman? hell know pacman would end his carrer.
“If it does work and sell well, I think it will only because the Mayweather-Pacquiao controversy which has whetted the appetites of casual boxing fans who want to see what Pacquiao is all about.”
So you go into this argument by discrediting Manny’s ability to draw fans to see him fight, by claiming that people will tune in to see Manny fight?
Do you think people tune in to see Mayweather fight because he is such an exciting, unpredictable, action-packed boxer?
Or do you think they tune in to see Mayweather in the hopes that someone will knock the dollar bills out of his pretty mouth and eat his words with a side of ring-curtain canvas?
As Mayweather said of his fight with Marquez, Manny won’t have a dance partner on this one. Mayweather brought more than a million viewers to his fight with Marquez (though I’d bet half of them were Mexican boxing fans looking for Marquez to win).
We’ll see this March if Manny has a million fans out there, or if the Ghanan community can pull together and push the buys for the Pacquiao/Clottey fight over a million.
And more importantly, we’ll see who Mayweather selects to fight, and if it ends up being a non-Mexican second tier fighter like Malignaggi, can he bring a million of his fans to the table again?
Time will tell, but the clock is ticking to this Fall, when hopefully the Superfight™ will happen once and for all.
…ryan
The whole point is for Pacquiao to eventually fight Floyd at 147lb, that’s why there’s not catch weight for Clottey. Why in the world would and already smaller guy jump down to 140lb, lose muscle, then find a way to climb back up? Especially during a time with all his political aspirations. Argument done, next comment.
Plz don’t blame Arum for this!! He put boxin into a new level bring it to a football stadium!! Arum put he’s best WW vs pac n watch him get destroy? He could had put cotto vs bums n keep gettin money!! He pretty much ended cotto’s great career
@ iceman
you are right about mosley coming down to 140 wouldnt be good. my point was he was willing to and pacquiao didnt wanna take it….. fact he he wanted cotto and clottey to have a war and then fight what was ever left over like a vulcher. he aint no different to mayweather. mayweather faught bigger fighters moving up the weights… looking tremendous….. but then they get to a weight and start to worry, start to pick and choose apponents more carefully. its ok fighter good fighters to get to the top but once they get there its a different story
weakless needs to calm his ass down! and saying pac would knock bradley out in round 1 is just plain stupid, bradley is an extremely gifted boxer and is recognised as the number 1 fighter at 140 by a hell of alot of people who know alot more about boxing than you do, hell if that fight ever happened i couldnt pick a winner thats how close i think it would be.
He fightin clottey cuz there’s noone else rite now at ww!! He’s not goin up to 154 n I don’t blame him!! Someone said margarito wtf? Why give margarito a seven figure payday after a suspension?
@motownhitman
Cuz they will try to the megafight after the march fight!! Why go down to 140 n then go up to 147!! Let’s say he fought bradley but at a catchweight of 145 u think bradley will stand a chance?
facts my ass. pacman only fought 1s in 140. and bradley being the king at 140? wtf who did he beat? facts my ass!
but i agree with what your saying about bradley, it would have been a good fight and it would have been at mannys favoured weight, i believe anyway, 140lb.
but bob arum seems intent to keep the money at top rank which really does s**k for us fans!
good choice!
i agree shabba,
people are underestimating clottey, hes a bloody tough fighter and its a fight that i didnt think manny would take, i mean its a no win for him!
if he beats clottey, clottey is a bum and been beaten before etc.. etc… etc..and if hes loses he gets bagged.
also, ananymous. you honestly think pacquiao is a ducker! honestly!
the guy fought cotto because cotto beat mosley dude, he cant fight everyone! and yeah cotto lost to margarito and mosley beat him, but you cant play musical chairs all the time. you have have to choose a fighter thats willing to do business and thats available at the time.
mosley said hed come down to 140, yeah he did, but would he have, really!
mosley at 140 against pacquiao would be a big mistake for sugar!
I doubt Bradley could beat Valero so he would be an easy win for either Pac or Floyd.
Is goin to be a great year for boxin!! Eventho the mega fight won’t happen on march!! Eastsideboxin*com has an article which puts Marquez vs hatton on may 1 with katsidis vs diaz on the undercard!!
Mario…uhh Pac fought at 140 2 fights ago so why would it be a problem to fight the top dog at 140..which is Bradley?
Weakless…I can’t say I have a favorite boxer..I simply love the sport.
Why does it even matter who my favorite fighter is…bottom line is you speak out of your azz and I speak facts!
@ mario
mosley lost the desicion against cotto that is true. but it was a very close fight. clottey lost a close fight to cotto aswell but pacquaio has no problem fighting him. even though cotto beat him with one eye.
Greg how can you be so sure that Floyd beats Mosley? The only way Floyd beats Mosley is he gets tired in 8 rounds like Delahoya did
@ weakless
haha….are you 12 years old? what do i have to be scared of? you going to beat me up? haha
at the moment mmm…. thats tough, maybe Juan manuel marquez lol
Seriously get bradley vs paulie on the undercard of mayweather n I’ll buy it too!! How about Mayweather vs Hattons!! Handicap match!! They can switch between rounds!! Lol
Seriously get bradley vs paulie on the undercard of mayweather n I’ll buy it too!!
Pac and Floyd are looking for fights that don’t seem too easy, but that they are pretty sure they’ll win. The only bright side to this whole disaster is that if they both win their March fights, one of them with fight Shane Mosley should he win on Jan. 30. Then at the end of the year I think the winner of that fight will have to fight the other. I think Floyd will get Mosley since he’s with Golden Boy and then maybe we’ll see Floyd/Pac toward the end of the year.
@mario,
That’s right, I forgot to mention that point.
of course now. just tell me. why are u afraid to tell me who is your fav boxer.
It is true mosley called out pac after the hatton win but why would pac choose mosley over cotto? Cotto beat mosley!! So if pac fought mosley who he be duckin cotto? Man people in here sometimes don’t make sense!!
Anonymous,
First of all Roach had his sights on Cotto for a while. He wanted Mosley to cut down to a catch weight to fight because Manny just got to WW. The guy just got there! Mosley couldn’t wait till after Cotto, that’s why he got the Berto fight. You better believe if Shane wasn’t fighting Andre, Manny would be there.
Floyd should have fought Mosley when he came out of retirement instead of an overweight JMM.
@ weakless
favourite current or of all time? what will it prove anyway?
anonymous! lol tell me now who is your fav boxer.
Don’t get me wrong I like bradley i’ll watch anytime but when u have fighters at LW like khan valero demarco marquez diaz katsidis paulie how u can consider him the best to face pac? Why would pac go down to LW n I know u won’t agree with a catchweight if they fought? So bradley is not an option clottey is a true big ww!!
I think you underestimate clottey, i still think pacman will beat him, but i see it being alot more competitive than the de la hoya, hatton and cotto fights. clottey will be coming at pac all night long he wont be running like cotto was for the second half of the fight and with there being no catch weight pacmans actually going to be facing a welterweight who isnt physically drained at the weigh in, im looking forward to it.
interesting to that people ask why pacquiao doesnt fight a margarito a williams a mosley a berto etc… but pac’s been a welterweight (hell the guy cant even make the welter weight) for like 18 months or so, how long was it since floyd beat or should i say got a contested split decision from oscar at 154lbs…july 2007! and who has he fought at 154 and 147 since? brought hatton up from junior welter and marquez up from lightweight and then was after pacman and now someone else like matthew hatton???? etc…
my bet is pacquiao will fight the winner of betro and mosley if he gets past clottey
Mosley begged paquiao for a fight after he beat hatton and pacquiao was too scared to fight him. Mosley was even willing to go down to 140 which he hadnt been at since 1999. and pac still didnt want to fight him. pacs a big time ducker, same as mayweather
Mario…I’d take Bradley all day and twice on Sunday’s against Paulie!!
Iceman,
You’re absolutely right, it’s a phony battle. I really don’t care for GBP, especially because of the mega fight fiasco, but they’re not stupid. It would be unreasonable to go up against Pacquiao, why cannibalize themselves when they have a stake in the Manny fight too.
People who aren’t even boxing fans will show up to this fight, $25 bucks a pop for nosebleed seats and you can still see the fight clearly because of the huge screen.
Not only that, It’d be fun to go to a fight and get drunk w/your buddies, ala Madison Square Garden.
Who’s better bradley juan diaz or paulie? Wats the hype with bradley? He has 11 kos diaz has 17 !! N he’s soft!! I think paulie is better boxer then bradley!! He has faced better fighters
@ weakless
illusionist? you mean im a magician? you should understand biggish words before you type. you are delusional
anonymous, dont know about boxing? haha. lol ur a complete illusionist.
Weakless….Bradley is a quality fighter PERIOD and his last fight was against the undefeated Lamont Peterson…Yes I know Clottey very well. He just lost to the same guy Pac just destroyed…and that was with Cotto having a jacked up eye for 9 rounds. Clottey is a limited fighter PERIOD…he is a decent fighter nothing more nothing less. He is dangerous in that it is hard to look good against him because of his style similarly to Winky Wright. Neither are power punchers, keep a high defensive guard and are hard to hit and thus it is hard to look “good” against them.
i agree with you wowz,
this writer is clearly another perez/santiago!
its interesting though, alot of these writers and bloggers that are anti pac that shot off at the mouth pretty early on in the negoiations why pac didnt take the bloods that floyd demanded, go figure, but are slilent when it has come out that floyd takes a banned substance in 49 states except of course nevada! and why floyd’s promotors did a no show for cowboys stadium, which would have been far more profitable than the mgm!
i definetly see a few double standards hre dont you guys!
whats also going to be interesting is the now phoney war fight to see who the top ppv king really is.
now for boxing fans that can actually use common sense its a no brainer! pacquiao of course, but the to both stated that they’d be fighting on the 13th of march.
now that packys deal is done floyd is somewhat slow to sign someone. and i guarantee golden boy doesnt put him up against him on the same night. i gaurantee it!!!
now who is the real ppv king! this kind of proves it doesnt it? if floyd is the man then he gain more buys, right?
motownhitman, so whose your fav boxer? malinagi? lol
If pac fights bradley it will be a catchweight of 145 or maybe 147 why would pac go down to 140 n then 147 again at the end of the year?? If pac fights bradley at a catchweight they will make an excuse of bradley bein overwieght
hahaha……weakless doesnt have a clue what he is talking about so he calls everyone and internet warrior. better that than a steroid using warrior
WTF…uhh is it not common practice during negotiations that both fighters have their demands..i.e. the Pac the challenger requesting the fight with Cotto be at a catch weight. Based upon your theory was Pac in a position to “demand” the catch weight for the fight for Cotto’s belt??
motownhitman, so do think bradley is good cause he beat kendal holt? wtf even clottey would destroy bradley! do you know clottey. give me a break u computer warrior
Change your name to Dave Liar. idiot!
For the people saying they won’t fill up a 40k stadium you have no idea about business. Just cause you’re not going doesn’t mean you can’t market the f*ck out of a match like this. P4P champ Manny Pacquiao and a huge marketing arm, Jones didn’t become a billionaire because he’s unintelligent. This fight will be good for Pacquiao because it’ll get him even more so into the mainstream’s eye, and when the Pacquiao/Mayweather fight goes down it’ll be even bigger!
Do you work for ESPN ? I have always thought Mayweather was a great fighter – BESIDES THE CHERRY PICKING ! Pac is a fighter period.As far as the blood test yeah maybe Pac should take them, but for Mayweather and Golden Boy to demand it,Pacs the champ not Mayweather and he should call the shots just as Pretty Boy has in the past.Pac will fill the Cowboys stadium because people want to see him fight the best fighters out there.GBP and Floyd better be careful – if Arum gets Jerry Jones hook up with this boxing thing we will see who has the money !
@ weakless
he lost against a blind man you moran. doesnt matter if he was hurt or not. he lost….if he wasnt hurt then he should have come forward and made a fight of it.
@ aloha
i know sparring is about prepping for a fight and exposing different styles to your fighter. i didn’t say bradley was a better fighter than joshua clottey. i just think bradley is a tougher matchup for PACQUIAO. bradley is younger, faster, more diverse and doesn’t know how to lose. that’s a potent mix for manny to handle. like freddie said, all manny has to worry about is clottey’s left hook. with bradley, you have to worry about his overhand right, his boxing from the outside and his inside game. bradley is legit!
Weakless…Timothy Bradley is the WBO LWW Champion so he obviously is beyond the “up and comer” status jackazz!!!
Again I ask…what do you know about Bradley??
anonymous u a computer warrior. did you see getting hurt by those punches? cotto runs like half of the fight!
weakless your just talking out of your ass, you obviously have no idea what kind of fighter bradley is and just because he isnt a “big name” you automatically assume he is a bum. So you saying bradley is a worse fighter then ricky hatton i guess? who’s nuts again?
i also find it funny that you say your boy pac isnt a ducker but then you say williams is too tall. If he isnt a ducker then fight him at 147 or even 154 like you were gonna fight foreman. O but williams actually has an ounce of power so you might get ktfo. Its fine if you call may a ducker but i just find it funny that its ok for manny to not fight willimas or martinez but if floyd denies the exact same fighters then he must be a ducker. Yes they both have ducked them, BOTH of them, even your boy Pac.
Let me guess you didnt graduate high school yet did you?
this article is not even about mayweather its about Pacquiao vs Clottey. so why do people still bring up who mayweather is fighting? hatton or mallignaggi? who cares….thats a different article. i dont give a f**k who mayweather fights
This fight will bring more then 40000 ppl trust me!! ppl who don’t know anythin about boxin will show up!! Arum n jones are millionaires for a reason!! They know is somethin big!! I don’t like floyd but if he fights on march 20 I’ll buy his ppv too!! I just love boxin that much
I don’t think that Clottey is a poor replacement, I disagree with your statement Mr. Lahr. I would rather watch manny-Clottey fight. I’m pretty sure the two will give everybody their money’s worth. Unlike Floydie, he’s tedious, scared to fight toe to toe and he’s not a power puncher. I don’t see anything that would bring any excitement with floydie. I’m pretty sure that everybody only wants to see floydie get beat by Manny.
@Anonymous,
Who should he fight then? Clottey’s still a top ten WW. Don’t even mention guys at 154lb., because Pac wouldn’t even fight Foreman, arguably the weakest of the Light MW. He’s just tuning up for a bigger fight in the fall, and for now it’s one of the better picks. Better than Malignaggi, Matt Hatton, Cintron and Campbell who got KTFO.
Yes, I agree with this writer and I never agree with that Ceasar Almase character… I dont see why boxing fans are excited to see this damn fight! Dont go into Mayweather because this isnt about him and I wish he would fight Mosley so that he would become p4p king again….
Look, this fight is easy too! Tranny is gonna whoop his ass after round 6 (just like I said in earlier posts) and it will be done! There are better fighters out there and Manny already ducked a stupid table spoon of blood to lost $40 million… With the Dallas stadium involved, its absurd to think that Manny vs Captain-nobody will fill out one of the biggest venues ever. This is retarded and Im glad someone is not drinking the Manny kool aid to see this.
Again, dont comment about Mayweather’s opponent until its announced. But at least he is not going to have it at the dallas stadium or the super dome!
@ weakless
i did watch Clottey vs Cotto
Cotto put Clottey on the floor with a jab…. got cut in the 3rd or 4th round and had to fight the rest of the fight with one eye……. so that makes Clottey a good fighter yes? you are an idiot
Lol why would move to 154 to face williams or martinez? Bradley’s trainer said he wanted random test too!! Floyd might fight kermit at 154 why doesn’t he fight williams or martinez which holds the WB0 belt!! Who’s better Clottey or Kermit!! One more round n angulo would had knocked kermit out!! Lol still laughin at this article he must be a MMA fan
Pacman should fight Margarito.
Peds against plaster in the gloves
@ wowzabean
no, you are correct …. Manny should fight a guy that Cotto beat while blinded in one eye for 9 rounds….. makes sense yes?
motownhitman wow how can this be a good article?if ur a complete retard then u must be right. bradley is good upcoming boxer, but putting him in pacmans ring is a big mistake! as i said pacman would kill him in round 1
@Anonymous
“not even a top 5 welter”
Top 5 WW
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Shane Mosely
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Andre Berto
Who of the top 5 can Manny face? A Cotto rematch? Or should he fight himself? You’re the one who’s very limited in boxing knowledge.
why would freddie want bradley to spar with manny if manny can take him out in one round? bradley is deserving of a superfight and has worked his way to the top of the junior welters. all manny did was take out the old king who was done in by floyd.
People who choose to watch this fight over the Mayweather fight will get more bang for their buck. Those watching Floyd’s fight will be disappointed and will feel robbed. I’ve learned my lesson and will never again pay for a Mayweather fight unless it is against a dangerous opponent. I will never support boring fights. I will pay to watch Pacman fight though. Peace!!!
Lol at this aritcle makes no sense!! Pacman at 154?? Lol pbf is at 154 n he might fight kermit why not williams n martinez?
A better match ?
So.Mayweather vs M hatton o paulie M is better?
I don`t see a better fight for Manny right now.
Paul Williams or S.Martinez are 2 154 big guys. That Mayweather will never fight and T Bradley good fighter but no name for PPV.
Lahr,
Team Pacquiao didn’t let the Mayweather matchup slip through their fingers. I don’t know what you have against Pacquiao, but this isn’t an informative article at all. You don’t even consider who the f*** is Floyd facing, and is he gonna be better than Clottey.
Pacquiao/Clottey isn’t meant to replace the Mayweather fight, nothing can. It’s simply a somewhat exciting draw till more fighters open up in the fall. And as far as why doesn’t Pac fight Bradley, Williams or Martinez, the same could be said for the larger pretty boy. I’m starting to think you’re either Manuel Perez or Liam Santiago using an alias………
Duke can u differentiate a sparring partner and a fight in the ring cause if u u can shut ur mouht now! cherry picker my ass! did u even see clottey fight cause u sound like a moron here
@ aloha
Bradley is the best at 140 thats why he is more dangerous than Clottey. Clottey aint even in the top 5 at 147
and you have the nerve to call people morons, you know nothing about boxing
this is just a view from a pacman hater, im sure. what would merit your biased opinion? again, pacman doesnt need to bend to unprecedented request from floyd camp nor he would cram just to fight the coward mayweather. pacman does not deserve your disrespect and unjustice. floyd would not even dare to fight any opponent of clottey’s caliber. and would not be surprised if you’ll see when floyd fights malinaggi or even worse nate campbell!
Weakless…tell us what you know about Timothy Bradley.
Williams n martinez are fightin at 154 so that wasn’t goin to happen!! N bradley’s trainer said he wanted random test too!!! Why u hatin on pac vs clottey!! Pbf might fight kermit at 154 so why doesn’t he fight williams or martinez which holds the WB0 belt!! Why kermit??
Good article. I honestly would rather see Pac fight Margarito than Clottey. I know that Clottey lost to Margarito in part due to injury however Clottey did just lose to the same guy Pac just destroyed and while styles make fights Clottey does not have a style that is fun to watch. He is not a power puncher..thus his KO rate, he lacks stamina and can be wild at times.
Z are u nuts? PW is to big for pacman!martinez ok of they will fight at 147. and bradley? pacman will kill him in round 1
@ weakless
pacquiao destroying bradley in one. then why was freddie begging bradley to spar with manny? manny is a cherry picker who has finally picked a cherry he can’t pop. if freddie is training manny to knock clottey out early, it’d be better to not show up. cause clottey has never and aint gonna go nowhere fight night.
pacman probably been taking roids ever since he got beat by a washed up morales
@ boxer
how many fights you had you pu*sy? i dont mean internet ones lol
bet you just a 12 old flip acting tough. if you fight a fight as badly as you talk one you must be a real pus*y.
quite simply no there wasnt really anyone else available. I might’ve preferred bradley or williams or martinez over clottey but the options were limited with berto and mosley fighting in jan.
As far as the fight itself i want to be excited for it but just cant see clottey doing much. If he doesnt knock pac down in the first 5 or 6 rounds this fight will be as one sided as pac/cotto was.
anonymous???
still a f***** moron….
you know mongoFloyd ducked Pacman….coz he is so scared like you…
useless F***
now get the f*** out.
LAHR OR HARDY LARH LARH HAHHAHAHAHHA
I WHOLE HARDLY AGREE WITH THE ABOVE STATEMENT
THIS WRITER IS STUPID. ..LARH LARH HHAHAHAHHA
WHAT KIND OF ANALYSIS IS THIS? CLOTTY IS ALMOST AS GOOD AS
COTTO, WHO I GUESS IS ONLY GOOD FOR 7 ROUNDS? LARH HARDY LARH LARH..HAHHAHAHAHAH
This is definitely an individual opinion because everyone at work is talking about watching this fight. Believe it or not, some even thinking about flying to see it live. This may be a great opportunity to see an ATG in Pacquiao live. After all attempts by the Mayweathers to discredit the Filipino, the fact still remains that it’s still an unfounded accusation. That said, Pacquiao is still gonna go down history as a once-in-a-lifetime fighter and this fight is an opportunity to witness in person.
@ boxer
you sound like you had too many punches to the head. dumb f**king pacroid nuthugger. you boy is for sure a roid using mother f**ker. BUGG is correct, everyone should demand a drug test, f**k protocol when lives can be in danger!
man i think pac man is hidding something why is he backing up!
Duke are you on drugs? pacman would kill bradley in 1 round
this writer is stupid. this site also!
are that ignorant? did u even go to school? cause if u i cant see you would write this bs article!
tim bradley at 140 for all the marbles would have made a better fight. clottey doesn’t throw all that often. bradley is a 26 year old beast at 140 who can punch and box. i guess manny and freddie knew bradley was a big threat. thats why we have pacquaio vs clottey instead.
blood testing..
is that normal protocol? are you the new commission now?
hahahhaha
f***** up Mayweather fans… no brains morons
I think Clottey has a great chance to win this fight! He should also demand a drug test! Every boxer from here on out should demand a drug test! I am a huge Floyd fan and unlike a lot of people I enjoy watching him fight, is the name of the game to hit and not get hit! He is a master defensive fighter and I respect his fight game! He would have dominated Pac-man! I want to see him fight Mosley it would be a good fight for about 4 rounds and then Floyd would dominate him just like he did Judah!
i like Mayweather over Pac i have to say but i do honestly thing Pac is taking the better fight than Mayweather if he fights Pauly Malinga or Matthew Hatton i think Mayweather has to fight more of a challenge so he doesn’t look so soft. However i do see Pac walking threw Clottey even tho he a good fighter he is was to slow and stands right there in Pac faces just like all the last 2 pac fights i say early round ko.