Clottey: “I’ll wear him [Pacquiao] down for sure”
March 4th, 2010
By Jason Kim: Former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s) outlined his fight strategy that he plans on using against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on March 13th. In article at Reuters, Clottey, 32, says “We all know Manny Pacquiao. When he comes, he starts throwing. I’m just ready. My body can take it. When he [Pacquiao] throws on my, I will block him and then confuse him. He’ll throw 30, and I’ll throw four. The four will connect. The 30, I’ll block most. I will wear him down for sure.”
Corrales, a lightweight, moved up in weight two divisions to fight Clottey in April 2007, and the fight is hard to really count because of how much smaller Corrales was compared to Clottey. Covering up works some of the time but when Clottey has faced opponents like Margarito and Cotto who didn’t get tired of throwing punches, Clottey found himself in trouble and ended up losing both fights by decision.
Clottey feels that he’s ready for the Pacquiao fight, saying “I’m in the best shape of my life.” However, Clottey also said similar things before his fights with Margarito and Clottey, and in both cases, Clottey looked exhausted during the last four rounds of the fight. He looked in superb condition physically with no fat and a lot of muscle. However, Clottey tired out like a fighter in poor condition in both of those fights and struggled badly.
If Clottey merely covers up waiting for Pacquiao to exhaust himself by punching on his gloves, he may be mistaken. Pacquiao doesn’t have to just stand and work needlessly. He’s going to be jumping in and jumping out, and won’t be wasting energy by throwing nonstop punches. While on the outside, Pacquiao will rest and recoup his energy while Clottey slowly plods forward trying to land his shots.
It’s hard to tell how Clottey got this gig against Pacquiao. He lost his last fight to Miguel Cotto, and before that he’s taken mostly a bunch of safe fights against non-dangerous fighters. Zab Judah was one of his opponents during this time, but he hasn’t looked good in the past three years and seems too small for a welterweight.
The WBO still kept Clottey ranked at number #1 despite his loss to Cotto in his last fight. It would seem that another fighter should have been given the number #1 ranking rather than Clottey considering his loss. However, the talent is thin in the WBO top 15, so Clottey might be the best of what the WBO has got in terms of rankings. The number #2 fighter is Antonin Decaire, and number #3 Cotto. Both of those fights would be horrible. Pacquiao already beat Cotto, and Decarie, a Canadian, has no experience against top tier opposition.
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The problem with a Clottey victory is that if he doesn’t KO Pac, he probably won’t get the decision purely based on Pac’s activity (I’ve said this a dozen times on these posts). To be honest, I think Clottey wins this fight with accurate punching and with effective aggressiveness, but if Marquez couldn’t get a decision against Pac in two fights (two fights I thought he deserved to win), then I don’t see Clottey being given a decision.
Clottey will need to keep the fight real close, keep his Winky Wright type defense up, and push Pac back with uprights, straight rights (this will be VERY effective), and hooks to the liver/ kidneys (when fighting a southpaw, left hooks very often wrap around to the kidneys).
30 vs 4 thats a bad gameplan but thats not the case, Joshua’s trainer for this fight was manny’s cutman. Something he got to know
I think Clottey can win this fight. He must fight the way he foght Judah, DONT LET MANNY TO FIGHT HIS FIGHT thats it! if he get the rythm like he always do, clottey got problem, so dont let him fight his fight. Pressure him like you pressure ZAB!
Lol lol lol! Please; everyone remember what you post and on March 14th come back and look at all of your predictions. Unfortunately; Pacquaio is not a skilled technical boxer, he is a puncher with movement! Clottey will establish the distance and pace of the fight and then proceed to humiliate Pacquaio in a classic boxing match! Pacquaio has no defense, leads with his head, drops his hands…he’s been the beneficiary of well chosen opponents! But in this particular fight he won’t be able to get away without his flaws being OVERexposed.
Talk to yall on the 14th. Peace
if clottey is healthy throughout the bout, he’ll win!
Alot of Pacquiao fans’s look at Mayweather as the enemy because of the comments he’s made about Pacquiao, but take a good look at Bob Arum, just for a quick second. Try to understand why Mayweather jr, and Dela Hoya both left. Now look at the 25% of Pacquiao’s purse that he’s taking and you have found your answer. Bob Arum is the real person we should hear Pacquiao fan’s complaining about not some guy name Mayweather who either way can’t take Manny’s money no matter what he says.
@Preston
I hope he adds some stuff too, or at least tries to throw more… I just dont see it… I will however probably still order the fight, just because thats how big of a boxing fan I am… I’ve seen a million one sided fights… Its only $50 bucks or soo…. But we all know what will happen. The same fight he always does…
honestly-very well said, these guys are saying that Clottey wont do this…..but the fact to the matter is, is that this is how is always fights, and this is why he lost to Margarito and Cotto. So how can we just discard not only, what he is saying, but also looking at his fight history. Agian, I just hope that he surpises us all, and actually add some things to his repitoire and at least make this out to be an exciting fight.
Sad… Plenty of people have been saying this fight is a waste of time and Clottey’s style wont work with Pacquiao… Exactly why he’s fighting him…. But nobody wants to listen to reason… Now he’s explained himself that his style is made for Pacquiao to win the fight and people STILL wont wake up and smell the coffee… Clottey is not putting this out in the public to try and trick someone, its the way he fights EVERY fight… If people actually watched fights and not believe everything a fan says on a blog they would’ve known this when the fight was first arranged… It is now clear Manny’s worshipers wont accept anything but someone saying Manny’s fighting the best competition and beating the best… Its not true but go ahead and believe it… I see not even the man fighting Pacquaio can tell you the fight is made for Pacman to win.. Good day to you….
This is not Clottey’s real game plan, but the punch output ratio will be about 1:4 in Pacquiao’s favor. I don’t see how Clottey can win with out throwing punches. Can any body lay out a path to victory for Clottey in this fight? Please tell us. Cause if not I’m not ordering this.
Dont underestimate the power of Clottey !!
Calm down you silly girls. This is NOT Clotteys REAL gameplan. Hes not that stupid
I am very surprised to hear Clotteys comments because as someone has stated, with him being content to let Pac throw as many punches as he likes, and responding with only “4″, that is surely a recipe for disaster without a doubt. I have been hyping up Clottey and giving him the benefit of a doubt going into this fight, but how can I do that now? Clottey is at the very least conceding a UD to Pac, and the bell hasnt even sounded to start fighting. Pacquiao’s energy level allows him to fight from the time the bell rings in the 1st round to the last, and Clottey will be lucky to even get his “4″ punches off if he lets Pac dictate the fight like he is basically saying. The author did an excellent job in breaking down Clottey’s revealed strategy for the fight, and his overall analysis of Clottey’s fight history is spot on. As excited and hyped up that I was getting for this fight, I am a little deflated now, but hopefully Clottey has an ace up his sleeve or something, or else this will truly be an easy win for Pac.
i cant wait to see the fight. pacquiao win by ko 11th round.
@ Bob you sound ridiculous!!!! Of course DHL contributed a bit more for the numbers of that fight, but hatton and marquez had never been in fights that had 1 million pay-per-view buys, so how were they the main attraction!
Gee Lex your giving Floyd too much credit. Oscar numbers were there too see Oscar,Hatton numbers were there to see Hatton and In Marquez manny Mexicans bought this Pay per view to Marquez and of course the other were there for Fraud
Sheeessshhh!!! Don’t believe the hype! That’s Clottey’s PUBLIC gameplan. He would have another gameplan come fight night. Same with Pacquiao.
No need to over analyze these statements. just 8 more days to go!!!
30 vs 4
lol
what a fool…
the more the opponents goes in a shell, the more pacman let out a barrage of power punches. it is more likely that pacman would wear down josh’s defense thant the other way around.
besides, pacman could fight for 18 rounds… can clottey take up that much damage?
If what Clottey says, is what he is going to do, then he will certainly be battered. Earlier I expressed my disgust at the gameplan of just covering up and expect Pacman to get tired. Please, you need to be intelligent in the ring by good movement, both feet and head to create chances…and make him make mistakes that he can capitalise on. Clottey will cry foul at the end of 12, because he would have not done enough. Clottey was winning against Cotto, but he could not adjust his game plan. What are the corner men for Clottey there for if they can’t read the game? Well I understand the problem…we only have one Floyd!
Clottey has a real chance of winning this fight. People seem to be underestimating Clottey, but I fail to see how a guy that has never been definitively beat can be considered as a “bum”.
One bad DQ.
Two injured hands in a fight he was winning
And a questionable decision loss.
That’s all the guy’s got.
I don’t know about getting knocked out, but if he can’t keep up, he’ll get out pointed.
Blood doping is EPO. There is a urine test for EPO. You fail lex, once again.
I have to say I’ve seen Clottey’s training videos and Pacquiaos. Even in the videos the workrate of Manny is insane compared to Clottey’s. This isn’t necessarily an indication of things to come, but if it is, it’s going to be a TKO for Pac.
@lex needs to let it go man. Manny is a great fighter. Floyd is a great fighter. Let’s move on and watch some great boxing.
Sadly, I think Clottey is going to come out looking like a sparring partner in this fight, but hopefully he can work enough to make it interesting.
…ryan
@ Lex_fugitive
You’re just like Floyd!
If you want to put down a burning house why call a teacher when you should be calling a fireman.
If you spend your talent in writing with Floyd’s resources and direct it to the proper authorities, you could end up cleaning the sports of boxing and become the Obama in boxing!
Not in media for publicity!
jasz,
Agreed. Nobody even brought this up, lex just likes wrecking every Pacquiao article.
Manny wins, TKO by 11
You are one funny dude lex. Now you’re saying Pac is a duck? Hahaha! You better get a reality check. Pacquiao has never been afraid of anyone. You will counter that Pacquiao did not want to fight Mosley. Let me clear things up for you. It was Roach who said during an interview that Mosley was too big for Pacquiao, it would be a mismatch. But he also said that if you were to ask Pacquiao he will probably want to fight him because he’s so brave. Those were the words of Roach. He also said that he (Roach) is still open to a Mosley fight, his not closing his doors. Roach is merely looking at it in a trainer’s perspective, while Pacquiao as fighter is willing to fight Mosley, anyone for that matter.
You are so hell bent in accusing Pacquiao of blood doping or using PEDs when you have ABSOULUTELY NO PROOF EXCEPT THE WORDS OF A CONVICTED DRUG DEALER! Yeah, he refused to take random blood testing but that doesn’t mean anything. He merely refused to bow down to Mayweather’s bullying.
Hey I respect your right to have an opinion BUT to be blatantly one-sided to the point of accusing someone without proof is totally irresponsible.
lex,
You’re right. I just ran a 26k and did a Triathalon right after. No training, just blood doping. God’s gift to athletes……….
omg..here we go again…suddenly the mayweather’s became the expert of PEDs,steroids, blood dopin..etc… and then the flomos too?,,common lex,, if want to take your accusations in a formal matter why not bring it to the boxing commisions? be a boxing a fan.. if you dont like the pacman so be it..dont mention him…btw your comments became not interesting to me..dont be a die hard flomos coz it will look you stupid like some other pactards.
So Clottey set up a strategy for him to lose? Sorry, no comprende.
The problem is blood doping. Blood doping is the most appealing PEDs for boxers because it gives them a lot of extra energy and is especially beneficial in the later rounds. These can’t be picked up by a urine test after the fight. Anyone that has spent five minutes looking up blood doping on their computer and Pacquiao’s refusal and lies as to why he won’t take tests that would catch this form of cheating and that Manny is making sure he fights where there won’t be any pre-fight drug tests, would know Clottey’s gameplan makes no sense at all. Pacquiao can give 30 ml of blood if they don’t test for PEDs but can’t give one tablespoon if they do test it for PEDs. Blood doping causes phenominal stamina, so Clottey better adapt his gameplan. But he only has a locksmith as his cornerman!! Literally. Mayweather would never hear the end of it if he fought a bum like Clottey. But thats because he can beat the best. Manny doesn’t have the heart to test his skills against an elite opponent but seeing him fight Marquez its not hard to see why he has made a strong commitment to ducking the best. Clottey gets his biggest payday. Mayweather will probably take him over 4 times what Manny will. And Mosley will get his biggest payday ever. Mosley has fought ODLH twice. Mayweather is the biggest draw by far. Against ODLH he practically doubled Manny’s numbers against the same opponent. He over doubled against Marquez. Against Hatton Floyd got 100,000 more in the US and easily over doubled PPV buys overseas. Pacduck just keeps quacking along. I hear they are serving quite the amount of poultry March 13- duck and chicken- to match Pacquiao’s personality.
Ohhhh….I thought he said he would like to wear the “Team Pacquiao” jackets….hahahaha.
@ Big Lo…
See and no one gives Pacquiao credit for taking on Clottey right after he fought Cotto.
I see this being a very difficult fight for Pacquiao, but only if Clottey can handle Pacquiao’s pace. If he can’t keep up, then he’s screwed.
Manny will tie Clottey’s hands up by attacking at all angles at a pace where Clottey won’t be able to drop his guard. You can’t score points if you can’t throw punches.
But if Clottey can keep up, then I see his style frustrating Pacquiao. It’ll be a good test for Pacquiao’s patience. He’ll need that same type of patience if he ever fights Mayweather.
I really don’t know what happened to Clottey, but he used to run 12 miles per day. Maybe he’s just too muscle bound for 147. Does anyone remember David Reid, the Olympic Gold medalist? After getting hammered by Trinidad, he started losing fights in the 2nd half. Conditioning experts said that his body-fat composition was basically 0, so when he would train to get down to 154, they said he was no longer burning fat, but muscle. Maybe that’s what’s happening to Clottey.
I still think he’s going to give Pacman a beating (it is very audacious of Pac to fight Cotto and then Clottey back to back – but as Clottey said in the HBO On Demand Face Off special, “Nobody on this planet can take me lightly”).
I don’t think he’ll win precisely because of the 30 punches to 4 strategy, but he will surprise many (including Manny).
HAHAHA this can’t possibly be his actual strategy. What a joke!
Sounds like Clottey’s goal isn’t to win but rather to be the first guy Pacquiao hasn’t KO’d in 3 years – kind of like Pacquiao Barrera II.
good god, he’s going to throw 4 punches to Manny’s 30? Forget buying the PPV, the fight’s already over.
@gard I agree, i think Clottey’s main detriment in this fight will be his lack of stamina. He fades, plain and simple. He doesn’t have that extra fight left towards the end of bouts and that costs him against Cotto. You saw how Clottey reacted to having to chase Cotto around late in the fight. Just imagine lil Pac darting in and out up and down and landing 8 punch combos allthewhile. Tough fight but Im still rootin for the underdog WARRRRR CLOTTTEY!!!!!!!!!!!
Clotty’s best chance is in the earlier rounds…past the fifth round it will be all Pacquiao.
Clottey’s got a gameplan and its the same for every fight he steps into, stand in front of the guy, tek de guys poonches and see if de guy con tek his poonches lol but in all seriousness this is how he fights, no point in changing it up just because of the superlatives that are thrown around the Pacquiao name. Pac can be touched just like anyone and trust me if Clottey catches Pac on them ropes he’s gonna unload on him. I like Clottey sticking to his guns, really tells me he’s a confident fighter. I’m rooting for the underdog, he’s overmatched in several areas but I think he has the kinda will to pull it off….didn’t quite show it against Cotto but lets see how it works this time around WARRRR CLOTTEYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Clottey, evidently, does not know that Pac, will be scoring more points than him. A strategy like this will prevent a KO, but, will ensure a UD, for Pac. Seems like he’s depending on his size advantage and accurate punching, to prevail, since his blows will carry more weight behind them.
YAWN…starting to think this will be more of a Pacman exhibition, than a real fight. But, we’ll see next week.
Look like he’s gonna try the exact same thing as every body else hey guys it makes sense it really does dont be hard on the grand master it only got every one else ko’d hahaha
I really hope Clottey is playing head games, because this strategy stinks, mathematically, technically, in every way.
He game plan is soooo weak the I give him the benefit of my doubt that mabey he wants Pacy to think.
Clotty def knows PAC is not stupid and Roach the coach is no dummy. Watch HBO on Damand Face Off with Max Kellerman. Clotty knows.
something not too dangerous for Pacy*
Clottey speaks like he’s fighting a stupid fighter with a dumb trainer. If he thinks Manny is going to throw punches to his gloves all night he’s wrong. Im sure Manny is going to find openings and when Clottey swings back Manny wont be there. Manny throws punches from all angles and is now fighting more like a smart fighter.
Clotty won’t see the fast punches and will be overwelmed. Clotty will bleed. Pacquiao will use his excellent foot work landing punches all around him finding gaps while clotty stand in the same place with no foot work and keep his guard as usual. Clotty got the strength but something too dangerous for Pacy. Pacy just has to be smart and focused. $150 bet Pacy wins
30 vs 4? oh my god!!!!!!! pacman has very fast punch, faster than cotto, zab and margarito,,i think he cannot block the punches of pacman a punches coming everywhere,, hes disaster face will became more disaster after the fight
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pacs goin to pick him apart and he will be overwelmed by the pacmans power. Everybody always under estimates Pacs power. Manny will stop him late!
Hmmm…. let your opponent throw 30 and you throw 4. Sounds like a recipe for a disaster. I was pretty sure Clottey was going to lose, now, I’m really sure. I’m also pretty sure this will be a boring, one sided fight.
this is going to be a action fight,seen video of cottey training for this fight,he in his best shape,fast and sharp. pac just has to up the tempo,belive going to see pac box cottey from the outside,and pick and destroy here and their,till cottey ripe to be ko,ed,cottey first. but its going to be a fight.