Pacquiao-Clottey: It’s going to be a sad night for Pacquiao at the Dallas Cowboy stadium
March 13th, 2010
By Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao has been in some minor battles during his career, but nothing like what he’s going in store for him tonight against Joshua Clottey. It’s been ages since Pacquiao’s has been in with a fighter that could stand up to him. Juan Manuel Marquez comes to mind as the last fighter that Pacquiao was put in with who had a great chance of beating him. Marquez ended up losing a controversial 12 round split decision to Pacquiao in March 2008, but was never given a rematch for some reason.
Two years later, we have Pacquiao stepping in the ring with Clottey, a fighter with good power but with a few glaring flaws on the offense side of things.
Okay, so Pacquiao is going to come in looking to slug with Clottey from the first seconds of the fight. No matter what instructions that Roach has given to Pacquiao to use an in and out attack against Clottey, Pacquiao will be ignoring this advice and going straight into the teeth of Clottey’s offense. Pacquiao is going to be riding on a crest of euphoria due to the madness of 45,000 lovesick Pacquiao fans in the Dallas Cowboy stadium.
There’s no way Pacquiao will be able to ignore all that adoration from the Pacquiao fans. Pacquiao is going to get caught up trying to “entertain” all these rabid fans, and that’s going to be Manny’s undoing. With all those fans screaming their heads off at every punch that Pacquiao throws, he’s going to wade in hip deep in pure hell by trying to throw down against the bigger, stronger Clottey and find himself trapped in a war that he can’t hope to win.
Okay, so Pacquiao will start throwing punches without even thinking, and just throwing madly in every direction hoping to land something big. Clottey will stay calm, cool and collected, and will pick apart the Filipino with heat seeking missiles, blasting them off Pacquiao’s head without stop. Pacquiao will find it tough going immediately and start to rethink his original strategy – if you want to call it that – of attacking Clottey.
Pacquiao will find himself in beyond the point of no return just as Custer found himself totally surrounded at the battle of the big horn by enemy on all sides. If there was going to be any retreat for Pacquiao, it will have long past that point in his journey, as Clottey will attack him like a vulture ripping apart a wounded lamb.
Over and over, Clottey will rip into Pacquiao with his beak-like punches, tearing Pacquiao’s face apart and making him look like an hound dog that’s been sitting in the sun for too long. Pacquiao will quickly wilt under the heavy bombardment from Clottey, and just fall apart completely.
It’ll be like a house with a weakened foundation crumbling moments after a huge earthquake. Despite giving it a Valliant effort, will go down in a heap on the canvas. The fight will be stopped at that point by the referee. All the fans that wasted their money and time coming all the way to Dallas to see their hero fight, will walk out of the stadium, shaking their heads in disbelief and feeling totally glum. In the corner, Roach will be wondering what happened, grieving over the loss of Pacquiao and the end of the gravy train.
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What I don’t understand is how Dave Lahr can’t be man enough to admit that he was wrong with his prediction.
@ MANNY FANS I ain’t no Manny hater.I think he’s good.BUT he ain’t all around good cause he has no defense.MAYWEATHER is great cause he GOT GREAT defense,pinpoint counter punching, and he can mix it up on the inside.If Manny fights like that with mayweather alot of them punches finna hit AIR and just case yall don’t know hitting nothing is more tiring then making CONTACT.Plus we talking bout Mayweather who strikes back like a cobra. Go to youtube and look how fast his punches are.Don’t get me wrong manny is fast to but nowhere near mayweathers fast. BUT HE THROWS ALOT of more combos then Mayweather.
Yeah you’re right i’m dreaming! I’m dreaming of my new car now. Hahahahha I won! I bet on pacquiao… I tricked these idiots that clottey can beat pacquiao.
He was not predicting,,, he was actually dreaming!!!
hi david, did you know pacman won. where is your horrible predictin now?
hey dirty$outh!!another thing, why can’t you go with manny’s or roach’s word? and yet you believe mayweather’s word of accusation!!!! helloooo! now let’s try if you can answer that one?
Im Sorry everybody I can’t able to write a article today bec. I’m so Sad and Depressed…. Don’t worry I will Write again and another Prediction against Pacquiao…sorry Im still crying from now..HHhWwwwwaaaaa,hu hu hu!!!
hey dirty$outh…are you stupid???ding,ding!!! you accuse somebody, you prove it! don’t expect that somebody to help you!!!!if you accuse somebody make sure you have proof already in your hand! that’s how it works even in the court of law!!!ding, ding…but i guess you probably don’t know that!!!! now dirty$outh, do you understand? oh by the way, when do you let an athlete dictate what tests are needed or what procedures are to be followed? if you do that, it’s like asking boxers in a match to referee themselves!!!ding,ding…got it?
dave you’re wife must be sleeping with a pacman fan, dont be so bitter.. you look more stupid that way..
Hey Dave!!! We are waiting for your next article about pacman after Fights…Come on!!! don’t Be shy…Be a man.
was Chicken May there watching too?….lol!!!
hey dave!….how was the view in the LOSER’S SECTION?…hehehe
Hey David Lahr, now you have to write a follow up article how it musta been the roids. You did see all those huge bulging muscles popping out all over on Manny’s body didn’t you? Didn’t you??? Well, maybe you didn’t look for them hard enough. Watch the replay. Look again. You just have to look REALY REALLY hard. You will see them. I am telling you. Come on Dave. You can do it. Write that follow up article. We are all waiting. Don’t disappoint us.
It was easy to look good against a fighter who didn’t throw any punches. I thought Manny would win. I just thought Clottey would have put in more effort. No way Manny would get an easy fight with Floyd or Mosley. Berto would would also give Manny trouble. Clottey should have had some of his purse withheld for his non-effort. What a disservice to himself, his fans and his team. One of the worst fight cards ever.
@ D. Liahr
what happen to your prediction? i’m waiting for your next article about pacman i wonder what are you going to write.moron
Hay David Lahr, how does crow taste? How did you ever get your job in the first place. Aren’t writers supposed to be objective? Your articles consistently bash Manny. You even believe in the mystery email that Teddy Atlas said the Manny camp sent to the Floyd camp admitting he was taking steroids and asking if the Floyd camp would please keep their secret. You are a joke man. You need to find a different job.
It turned out to be a sad night for you Dave. Hahaha!
DL ur a tit
Dave just accept the fact that Pacman is the best. You were very wrong in your prediction.
Good call Lahr
Hahahahaha nice Prediction i Guess dave is right if im blind and deaf at the same time. the fights was so boring clottey is just standing in there doing nothing its better if he fights back in flurry also i want to see him kiss the canvas.
@dirty$outh
hey buddy have you heard of CAPS lock? its underneath the tab button. hope you turn it off soon. Having all caps doesn’t make your statement stronger than it is which is pretty weak and it doesn’t also make you look smart. It makes you look like an keyboard warrior spamming the hell out of a comment board.
I’m sure that you feel so empathetic now about chastising Pacman before watching his fight last night. Pacman is the real deal and not even Mayweather could beat him. Mayweather is not a boxer he’s a coward looking for his first defeat in boxing and Pacman is the man who is going to give Mayweather his very first taste of canvas and blood together in one word.
poison article that kills boxing sports .shame on your prediction.
hey, manuel perez, dont hide under the pseusonym dave lahr.
na ja, i know they will not let my comment again. wadahell, LOSERS! bwahahaha!
ohhh dear, looks like you were slightly wrong
oh boy… don’t see no floyd F@*(ers now hahaha they’re all sleeping except for dirty$OUTH who’s still crying about the same old line.. get over it lil one, your master ain’t as big… and for DAVE the boxing “ANAL..ist” may the force be with you ahahahaha
lol nice article you got nothing right give up you pri*ck!
Nice prediction, LOL
Dave Lahr knows nothing about boxing, your a joke and should never write another article
hey dave f lahr hahaha I wonder whats your excuse this tie or maybe you cant find one.. just accept it that pacman is the best and your just a pacman hater i wish this boxing site wont allow you to right here anymore it just prove your a moron about your opinion
this peace of s**t that tryed to call himself iceman?? fock
back to the fight!
manny just destroyed a universal top 5 welterweight!
whats the excuse??????!!!!
im sue=re there will b one!
create ur own name iceman!
thats mine! ur a phoney! im the real iceman!
if yr gonna pretend that shows how really low u are?!
ps
LET THE EXCUSES BEGIN!!!
Can’t wait for the Dave Lahr’s EXCUSES….
Calling Dave Lahr, where are you…… GET LOST
dirty$OUTH STFU!
Are you saying something? Sorry better luck next time!
I bet Dave has the same facial expression Pacquiao has on the picture right about now hahahaha
Oh poor Dave, your prediction was SO CLOSE trhis time!
what are your thoughts now?
Lahr – I did dare you to bet $10,000 on Clottey, because you said Clottey was “sure” send Pacquiao to the canvass. Well, Clottey lost, even if he didn’t suffer a knockdown or a knockout. Good for him, but he still lost. So, Lahr – you must have lost 10,000 tonight. 10,000 words, that is. Next time you make a prediction – please back it up with cash, otherwise…just keep your opinions to yourself. Though Pacquiao won, it was not the kind of victory I was expecting. He should have knocked Clottey out! Or, in the alternative – sent him to the canvass at least a few times. But maybe, just maybe – PacMan was simply trying to save his energy for the next fight.
Your a complete idiot,now can you please stop writing articels about a sport you dont know anything about?
Mayweather-clottey would be a no contest in round 2 because the judge fall asleep.
hahahah..this guy is plain stupid….lolz. u should write kids fairy tales book… u have a wide imagination…in your dreams hehehhe…. Pacman Wins!!!! yey!!!
SO YOU’RE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT MANNY PICKED A WORTHY OPPONENT FOR THIS FIGHT AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS ARTICLE, HOWEVER, IDIOTIC AND STUPID IT MAYBE, IS HUMOROUS FIT FOR A COMEDIC SHOW IN A LOWLY, NAY, CHEAP BAR LOUNGE.
You Sir are a MUPPET. A MUPPET of epic proportions.
You even out-MUPPET the muppets from Sesame Street.
Pacquiao FTW!!
thanks for the nice article dave. i had a good laugh, at your expense of course.
you RE SUPPOSED TO COMMENT NOT TO TAKE SIDES. aLL OF
THESE BOXING NEWS SO CALLED SPORTS WRITER COME OUT
BIAS AND PREJUDICE. YOU KNOW WHY? IDIOTS
YO Dave so all your predictions about manny was so wrong, what are you going to do now??? write another article?? or admit the truth that manny paquiao is and for ever will be the best fighter of our time.
WOW davey boy your such a boxing expert a GENIUS ….. not lmao
SISSY
Now what can you say Mr.davida Lahr?
hahahahahaha!
What are your predictions for the Lotto next week, i’ll make sure to play…hahaha.
You shouldn’t be allowed to even mention the word boxing for at least a month. You are on “Time Out”, go to your room.ahahaha!
haha oops time to stop predictions
One word for you Dave: GTFO
Wrong again! Larhr time to change your name again!
where’s the author now? LOL clottey knows blocksing.
wrong lol
well done pacman
I bet you (author of article) feels like a real moron now! All of your hate, jealousy, envy clouds your judgement. You are th most pathetic boxing analyst ever!
You were right again. I can never get over the fact that you are always right about these things. HAHAHAHAHA
Now please shut up and go away.
This article = epic fail
why are you tryin to promot this sheet fight lets face it,its a miss match and no matter what yous so called blogers type isnt gona change are minds as we rnt stupid..pac wins very easily
Very interesting how David Lahr turns up right after manuel perez stops writing
@ Dave Lahrva
I have to agree with the first comment here. Don’t quit your dayjob because you have no future as a boxing writer.
you are deluded if you think clottey has a chance. team pacquiao picked him for obvious reasons: he is slow on his feet, his offense is nothing to give pac a bit of worry, and he already lost several times against fighters of different styles, the blueprint on beating him is as common as free newspaper in a subway station.
what did you say, clottey has tight defense? don’t make me laugh any harder, cotto stung him right off before both of them even break a sweat. clottey is as overrated as pacquiao. this fight doesn’t mean a thing. pac is scared stiff of mayweather. that is the only reason the pacnuthuggers will once more witness their boy massacre yet another cherry-picked opponent… courtesy of father bob.
LOL @ Pasadena. Ice, ice, baby.
Pacquiao is nothing but a well-marketed average fighter. Roach is the one who’s been doing a phenomenal job cherry-picking geriatrics, war-weary and over-the-hill opponents for Pac. The only people who believe Manny is so great are the Philifinos. Can’t blame them, nothing makes you feel proud than having someone coming from your homeland become so popular. Sadly, popularity does not automatically translate to being really good at what you do. Vanilla Ice was once a hot item too. LOL.
@LuvBoxing
1000% correct. Gotta love the web, no one will ever know, but if he’s right, i’m sure he will sign his name with a picture.
I can only guess this guy has never played a sport in his life…Playstation doesn’t count.
speaking about purposely forgetting,remember the eve of pac fight with cotto ,mosley anounce that the postponement is off and he will fight berta in feb.he copyed
floyd as floyd did the same thing on the eve of hatten fight he announced he fight marq. funny we all forget it.
but its was sneaky planed that way.
wow o wow, ruff.sure know how to pay a complement.come on start your roids articles as going to be a late ko tonight.
out boxed and out punched,pac is even better shape than cottey and its seek and destroy night.pac is hungry and wants to make a statement to floyd.
This prediction does come across as one of those prediction where the predictor wants to put themselves out there with shock factor. If it happens then they look like a genius. If it doesn’t then no problem because no one will remember.
the best thing about this prediction is that it acknowledges that manny chose a worthy competitor and didn’t duck and find an easy fight.
let’s see if manny can prove that speed wins over size, or if he’ll be swallowed up by the strength and rigid defense of the ghanan grandmaster.
only a few hours away!
…ryan
Now, it’s the TRINITY at work..CHRIS, ESTEBAN AND DAVE. Three in one person, body and spirit all at work with the same conviction and purpose->To undermine Manny’s elite status as a fighter. Here’s my prediction: After Manny’s win by KO tonight, you’ll change your identity again because obviously you have already lost your credibility (if you have)as writers. Worst, you’ll loss your de facto job.
Whatever clottey did against zab is not going to be the same tonight. 2 totally different fighters. If you fail to realize that then thats your bad, can’t compare! Im gonna sit at the edge of my seat tonight with some beers and watch a damn good fight. It’s going to be very interesting! go pac.
If pacquiao looses tonights fight, will the mayweather rejoice or be sadden?
@junior jay
Move mentality? You mean the mentality that runs around the ring and throw jabs here and there? What a waste of time. People pay to see a fight. I want to see Pac fight Margorito next.
I agree with nikita about pacs mental capacity however its not no big suprise because hatton is not a smart fighter. This guys an all time great no doubt about it but he still has only fought guys that will be right infront of him (lately). cotto did th best as far as boxing pac but he still has a come forward mentallity. he doesnt need to fight these two, but his real test is in mosley or mayweather because they wont stand right in front of him. roach said it himself size doesnt win fights skill does so pac fans should be asking why their only picking opponents based on size. if people are right and pac fans will pay to see him fight anyone than their is no reason why he couldnt have fought somebody with a boxer stick and move mentality.
I got Pac in a decision as well, I just don’t see any chance of him knocking Clottey out. Pac will win the fight though.
I think Clottey is going to put up one hell of a fight but I will NOT bet against Manny!
Here’s to a great fight!
No doubt the author is trying to galvanize the Pac man fanbased! It’s the only reason for such an editorial.
Guys… don’t waste your time… the author is probably laughing by the number of post.
Dave…. I hope that’s an alias for if your prediction doesn’t come true… you will lack a fanbase… lol
I personally think that Clottey is a live underdog on this one!
THIS IS AN amusing article. “Pacquiao will start throwing punches without even thinking…” Where did you get that line? Pacquiao may not have gone to school but he sure is not a non-thinking boxer. If anything, he has a mental equivalent of a person with a doctorate degree in boxing. His relentless offense may look indiscriminate to some but that is not so. It’s a calculated strategy to inflict maximum damage from all angles at ferocious speed.
If you watched his fight with Hatton, you’d realize that it was Hatton who had a mental lapse. Hatton tried to crowd Pacquiao, unleashed some really terrible shots, and got knocked out for his trouble.
No, Pacquiao does not throw punches hoping to get lucky. That might have been the case when he was young but not anymore. Did you check his statistics after the fight with Cotto? He threw 780 and landed 336 (43% hit rate) against Cotto’s 172/597 (29%). On the power punches, he landed 276 versus Cotto’s 93. Do you realize how devastating those punches are? Out of 336 punches that hit Cotto, 276 are power punches — that’s 82%!
Boxing is a violent sport and its victors are judged by amount of damage they could inflict on their opponents. If you are one of those who prefer “cerebral” boxers (think the Klitschko brothers), you are in the minority.
Unlike any other sport, boxing is an offense-oriented game. You win with your offense; you don’t win with just plain defense. Clottey’s known for his defense and invincible chin. I guess we will find out later tonight how durable he really is.
In your first paragraph you compare Marquez with Clottey. Do you not see the mistake there? Completlt diifferent fighters pose completely different styles, yet your comparing Marquez with Clottey. Strange. Then you say that for some reason Pacquiao didn’t give Marquez a rematech. How many rematches does Marquez want? He had two chances and didn’t win either, Pacquiao needed to move on and move up, Diaz, De La Hoya, Hatton and Cotto followed = Pacquiao is a 7 weight world champion and the No.1 P4P fighter. Marquez is a done deal, move on.
Your second paragraph is EXACTLY what everyone said before De La Hoya, even before Hatton. Pacquiao is going to win either by stoppage or on points. He is too fast and moves too well, Clottey is a tune up fight. Its 11pm, UK time and the fight starts here is about 4-5 hours.
I got a compliment from Za Zoo………HOT DAM!!! I must be doing something right…….lol
wowza- lol , man I have to go with Manny by UD.
Alright, I’m going to give my official prediction. I don’t think Manny will get a KO, I’d put him at a 12 round UD, but f*ck it.
Manny by TKO Round 11.
If pacs not in the best of condition he will lose, its very rare you see pac in less than tip top nic though!!! I’ve seen clottey twice , the one that sticks out is zab judah no matter what zab did he couldn’t land much & clottey just wouldn’t go away ,he broke zabs heart …if he can do that tonight well you just don’t know he could break pacs will also …..more than likely is a pac decision in a very tough fight & it will remind everyone how pacs not much chance against mayweather !!
@ Preston
Great insite! good points
Dave what have you done to your writing it is going from bad to
worse.Why too much hate? This little man didn’t do any harm to you… or did he? As far as most people know,as of recently it was ODLH,Hatton and Cotto are on the list that got hurt!No Dave
Lahr…maybe it just envy!
Wow, you and esteban, and a many of these posters here are going to eat their words tonight. It’ll be interesting on Sunday to hear the excuses out of peoples’ mouths.
you guys just be quiet and watch the fight….
Good analysis. I hope Clottey would win. I always root for the underdog. I just don’t see how Clottey would win. He doesn’t throw enough punches. He also doesn’t have that finishing instinct to pull off the finish. Both guys are class athletes. I just want a good fight that goes the distance with good action.
Oh Im soooo bookmarking this article hehe. If Pacman wins itll be a bloodbath of fun!
Dave youre hoping to have this scenario but sad to say you will lose again, when will you ever learn? Widen your eyes tonight so you will see clearly ang next time you will side with Manny, otherwise I will tell that youre funny blind and a slow learner, okay?
in the press conference manny looked a bit out of shape while clottey looked in great shape.
lolol……Man Dave, You got some big cojones with your predictions…..I dont know about this one because it looks like you are totally discounting Pac in this fight. Clottey is tough, but I just cant see him inflicting that tyoe of damage on Pac, who has shown that he can take a hell of a shot…….he never went down in two fights with JMM, or the first fight with Morales where he took a pretty good beating…..and both of those guys pack a pretty solid punch. I am going to be rooting for Clottey in this one, but I dont think that he stays busy enough to take down Pac………..Clottey only wins this fight by KO, and nothing less.
Thats the weirdest prediction ive ever absorbed. Miguel Cotto was a slouch is what you are saying and same with Oscar! Yeah right – dont give up your day job buddy and no im not filipino!!Good luck!!