Prediction: Clottey is going to tear Pacquiao apart
March 11th, 2010
By Dave Lahr: Okay, so first of all Manny Pacquiao is in deep trouble this Saturday night. Joshua Clottey is going to be bringing size and power that Pacquiao has never seen before in his career. This time Pacquiao will actually be facing someone that is still able to take shots without flopping around on the canvas like a fish out of water. I know I’ve wrong in the past about some of my predictions, but believe me, I’m going to be right this time. Pacquiao is going to look like a war survivor by the end of this fight.
Pacquiao is going to be jumping around like he always does, but in this case he’s going to try and throw a boat load full of punches each time he gets in close. Okay, so this is where Clottey is going to nab him by literally pouring left hooks down Pacquiao’s throat and making him drunk with them. Pacquiao is going to get hurt early in this fight, and immediately go into his shell to try and survive.
Clottey will go after Pacquiao raining punches on him from all sides as Pacquiao covers up in a fetal ball to try and keep from getting hit so much. Alright, things are going to be going down will quick for the Filipino fighter, and his famous trainer, Roach, won’t have clue one what to do to stop the heavy onslaught from the powerful Clottey. Roach will start jabbing this and that, trying his best to reach back for a few pearls of wisdom to give to Pacquiao in between rounds. But it will be no use.
Pacquiao’s will be spinning around still from the punches that he took in the previous round, and all he’ll be hearing is a bunch of babbling from Roach. Once Pacquiao goes out to center ring, the beating will continue as Clottey tags Pacquiao in the head and midsection, and raining a heavy shower of punches on Pacquiao, causing him to squeal in pain and look around for help from Roach. Instead of helping, Roach will shrug his shoulders and yell some unintelligible piece of advice that Pacquiao would have no way of understanding.
Left to his own device, Pacquiao will be like a ship lost on ocean in a huge storm, being battered over and over again by huge waves of punches by the bigger, more powerful Clottey and totally helpless to turn back the tide. Not being used to getting battered like this, Pacquiao will be totally lost with what to do to get Clottey off of him.
Finally, Clottey will put Pacquiao mercifully out of his misery with a devastating left uppercut that will lift Pacquiao’s small body in the air and send him pitching face first down on the canvas where he will land with a heavy thud. Roach, forgetting himself, will jump through the ropes and go to the assistance of his beaten fighter. The referee won’t even bother counting, because Pacquiao will be far too out of it to make it to his feet. A sobbing Roach will half drag, half carry Pacquiao’s limp, beaten body back to the corner.
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oops Dave is wrong again
@Zelig
Dave Lahr can provide excuses not an explanation, hahahaha…. what a looser…
TOo Mercifully for Dave Lahr…. LOLs
nice call dave lahr. lol.
can you please provides us with an explanation why you were wrong and why some of you so called boxing experts can’t understand that manny’s speed is overwhelming and that he’ll beat any welterweight who’s slower than him regardless of their size or power.
mayweather is the only fighter with the speed to challenge manny. however, if floyd spends too much time playing defense as he always does, manny could very well outpoint him.
you have to give it up to manny for making a very good fighter in clottey look average. manny is just too fast
Hey. Hey there buddy. So the fights over and well look at this. What a fantastically written article. Everything in it came true except all that stuff u said. Hope ur resumes are all printing out ok, wouldn’t want u to have to mess up in those as well.
… and you wake up still naked besides Fraud Lameweather. Maybe if you take Fraud’s c0ck of your mouth from time to time you can write better articles.
I work in a boxing world and I HOPE TO MEET YOU ONE OF THESE DAYS… that is if you’re a real writer who get your story to source instead of writing fictions.
enough predictions guys! The fight is just hours away! Get your beers and whatnots. Get lotsa ice. Tons of chips. And put them near your HDTVs and enjoy the fight!!!
boxing news 24- home of the haters. wheres ryan dunn at
hey lacem up! why don’t you lace your mouth up or your hands! you are either stupid or drunk! you say pacquiao will get expose by mayweather or mosley cause he fights b-class fighter…well lacem up cotto is a b-class then right? and you know what? he beat mosley your a-class fighter!!!!hahahahaha does it make sense?
Those who truly believe Clottey will win this one should just place a huge bet on him. At those long odds…they just might wake up Sunday morning with their pockets full of cash. C’mon, fellas, you believe on the guy? Fine. Bet the house.
You see how many hits Dodson-Smith article gets? 7 max
Then you get the village idiot DAVE LAHR TO write about
Manny then you get 160 hits. Wonder why he is still around.
ElCondor said it, $10,000 on Clottey if you’re serious
LOL, funny article.
Dave LAhr rockssssss
Clottey will destroy this loser pilipino in 4 rounds. Clottey will rein punches from all directiosn and knock the lumpia eater out!
pacroid is a great brawler that feeds off b level fighters.. if and when he fights a true boxer like may or mos he will be exposed!! pac is very entertaining to watch..not saying he aint good, he is just over rated..look at all his fights in past several years.. guys that coming off losses or way past there primes.. pac fights guys that come straight forward that dont move around w alot of defense… taylor made for him!! alot of people at espn and others wont admit this but its true.. bob arum has alot of power in boxing cicles !!
hahahaha to funny.
keep writing Dave Lahr
dont underestimate clottey. this fight will be a war no doubt.
Dave, see a psychologist–you’re suffering from delusions.
@Dave Lahr
You’re a little biased but I think it’s possible that Clottey
will shock the world. He has to do certain things in the fight to make it happen though; people may not find it entertaining but in order to slow Pacquiao down he’s gonna have to do alot clinching, and basically push Pacquiao around. If he can do that Pacquiao won’t really know how to handle that. I see Clottey coming in this fight at 165 on fight night.
Dave i agree,after tomorrow you guys will have to find another wagon.Remember this, after tomorrow night, Pac Man will move back down in weight.Pac Man will get caught coming in,good night fight over,someone should have told him to stop messing with grown people.
GOD I love this article!
Well said Lahr! Well said!
lahr im all for wanting to see the underdog prevail but come on all your blogs are about the men who have no hope against thier opponents…with writing like this im surprised you can afford the two men that shuval the poo away after you speak….
I cant believe they let idiots like this post articles on a proper boxing website, im not saying its impossible for Clottey to win but to win in the fashion Lahr describes is a little unlikely to say the least.
This article will probably be more entertaining that the fight itself! Way to have fun Lahr!
The writter is living in his own world of dreams wake up i feel sorry for you
This article is funny. I give credit to the writer though for effectively painting a picture of his prediction.
Somehow, as I was reading this, I thought Dave Lahr would be a very good writer for romance novels like Danielle Steele. He has very good transitions in his way of describing the detail.
Dave, you should stop writing about boxing (you don’t seem to know this stuff anyway) and just write romance novels. Once you make it rich doing that, don’t forget about my cut.
erm come on people sarcasm…
funny article nothing wrong with some tounge in cheek humour
This article is absolutely ridiculous. You state no facts, statistics or even logical reasoning behind your prediction. True Clottey will be the largest opponent Manny has faced but it stops there. No he inst the most powerful puncher, not even close to the fastest or the most skilled. All your doing is exaggerating. Good Luck to your prediction!
I have to be honest i can’t see this being as easy for pacquaio as people make out. I remember cotto throwing about 13 punches in the late rounds in one big combination and clottey blocked every single one. Should be an interesting fight and if manny knocks out clottey early thats gonna be a big statement but i wouldn’t bet on it. I think if manny circles him and boxes he will win if he tries to trade then he is gonna be in for a long night. Remember when manny gets hurt he doesn’t cover up he comes straight back at you, clottey is going to make him pay when that happens. Bring on march 13th!
Two words for you ladies, BUSTER DOUGLAS.
ha ha ha, hey Dave your 1 funny guy
i second lahr
can’t wait to see what you have to say on monday
Dave Liahr is a goof
wow…lahr…WHAT DID PACQUIAO DO TO YOU TO MERIT ALL THIS HATE???was your prvious name MANUEL PEREZ?…why does boxing news allow dumb and stupid haters like you here?…because of paqcuiao – UFC and boxing are having a truce,dana white even endorsed the fight…action star rivals steven segall and jean claude van damme are together in the audience for the fight…even BILL CLINTON and GORGE W. BUSH will both be watching the fight…who else accomplished this?a fighter from a dirt poor third world country,bringing people and rivals together,no matter the creed or belief or religion..wow,you’re one sick person,all this hate must be gnawing away at your soul…there’s no place for you in this planet lahr,with your hate….go hang yourself.it’s people like you who spread hate in this world…go hang yourself.
hahaha! i cant stop laughing.
this writer is a great comedian. hahahahaha!
This is the most biased article i have read in some time, i mean he making Pacquiao look like a 2nd tier fighter! even though CLottey has got height n weight advantage over pacquiao it will not be a walk in the park. Watch the pacquiao v de la hoya fight it was same scenario, dela hoya was tehe taller fighter but he could not respont pacquiao’s speed and power of punches. Pacquiao had 61% power punches landed where as dela hoya was bout 20%
Most, if not all, of your predictions in the past were really wrong.
Why is it that this particular writer is such a Pac hater. Aren’t writers supposed to be non biased ? All of David Lahr’s articles have the same theme. Bash Pac, whenever he can. At 8-1 odds, this writer should not be able to contain his excitement. HE can bet the farm on this fight and he never has to write another word again. I wonder what the odds are for a Clottey KO over Pac?
If i were an English teacher I would give you good marks for attension to detail. The ship in the ocean was brilliant! Reading it, i could imagine it all in my head. Dont think it will happen. Would you mind predicting the lottery numbers?
BET YOUR HOUSE ON IT THEN HA HA
While I think it will be a tough fight for pacman ,I don’t think it will be that tough !!! . What a bell end this writer is , he making out pac can’t fight lol
In boxing anything can happen but I don’t understand how Clottey can be such a favourite in your eyes, sure Clottey is as tough and durable as they come and maybe he will produce the performance of his life but I just feel from what I have seen from Clottey in past fights he is going to be very tired in the later rounds (as he usually fades late on) chasing Manny who is never in one place long, after some early success I see Clottey being on the end of a one sided UD.
@ LIL GIANT
Yes, you are correct. That was the one dimensional Manny Pacquiao as we used to know him. That was a long time ago in boxing years. Matter of fact, Manny made himself better after those battles with Marquez.
You were not the same man you used to be 5 years ago Lil Giant. Unless you still work at the same place and still holds the same position. Then you’d still be one dimensional. Constant move upward or forward. Elevate my friend.
David Lahr will have a new pen name after this fight.. hahaha, before he was manuela, then liam now david… As of now he’s already using a different pen name to bash paquiao just in case he got humiliated again. He’s already using a different pen name as Esteban Garduno.. Same old style of writing just like manuela and liam. He’s probably of Mexican descent thats why he hate pacman so much. Even if clottey defeats pacman, I wouldnt give him the credit of predicting the outcome of the fight.. It can always go either way. But for him to be so sure, oh I would love to see him swallow his own bullsh****t.
they all said that: that oscar, ricky, and cotto is the biggest pacqiuao has ever seen…they’re all LOST my friend…so on fight night…get a beer…sit down…and see how manny displays the skills of an athlete who constantly challenges himself to be the best in the world…
You’ll eat your words after the fight…
@DAVE LAHR
I WONDER WHAT YOUR TONE IS GOING TO BE WHEN PAQUIAO WINS OVER CLOTTEY, WHAT’S THE EXCUSE THIS TIME AROUND?
THAT CLOTTEY WAS UNDERWEIGHT/OVERWEIGHT, TOO TALL. TOO BLACK, TOO AFRICAN, TOO DEFENSIVE, TOO STRONG, TOO MUCH EVERYTHING?? I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOUR NEXT ARTICLE ( IT DOES GIVE ME AMMO TO POKE FUN AT YOUR IDIOCY)
Eat your words after the fight.
Pacquiao will defeat clottey, and then he will continue to challenge and also bring down the klitscho brothers, rocky, and within his usual way of picking opponents he will also challenge muhammed ali and defeat him too, then he will become the emperor of the philliphines and demand that wapakman be played in every tv channel every day for the remainder of his ruling fm and am stations will be playing those dog like sounds of his singing for the same amount of time.
Happy times…
Dave Lahr that is a bold statement when Cotto beat Clotty then Manny smashed Cotto.Do the Math with out trying to be contoversial.
i have cash on clottey , but i still think that the chances of him winning are slim , i only put the money on cause he was paying $5 , but to say that he is gonna tear manny apart is just plain crazy , you must be on that A- side meth to be writing this , why dont you bet all of us that if clottey dosnt tear manny apart you will never write on this site again
Hawaiin Man,
Yea, you put money on Clottey you lose it, put money on Manny you’ll win a little bit back.
lil giant,
It’s ironic how May fans claim: “Floyd isn’t boring if you appreciate the sport, you’d know that he’s the best at what he does.”
Yet you say Manny is one dimensional, or a brawler. Manny does counter, he constantly bobs and weaves his head, and even when he’s up against the ropes he knows exactly what he’s doing. I don’t understand how you can comprehend a complex boxing style like Floyd’s, yet not be able to follow how skillful Manny is. Such a contradiction. It’s like you can derive the theory of relativity, but you don’t know how to open something w/a child safety lock………
predictions predictions, this guy never learned.
Does anyone know what’s the cash split for Manny / Joshua fight is?
Ur killin me smalls! This supposed to be a boxing site about boxing not the idiotic ramblings of a complete idiot and his ignorant fantasies.
Obviously this moron has never seen clottey fight, he’s a tough, talented defensive fighter not an offensive one. He’s not the type of fight who is going to go on the attack throwing 100 punches a round. Clottey is going to sit back in his defense and wait to counter punch. It’s going to be a tough fight for both guys no doubt but pac wins by dec.
And don’t quit your day job douchebag!
@ RYAN DUNN
How is Manny more than an one dimensional fighter. Yes he now has more punches in his arsenal besides that jab left hand. Styles makes fights. What will happen when Clottey takes that away. That is what a counter puncher does. Manny is still one dimensional he can’t counter, fight going backwards and his defensive is still his offense. Manny is nothing but a brawler. His last four hand picked victories were exciting cuz they ended in knockouts. Manny taste blood becuz he has no defense. the sport of boxing is to hit without being hit. Manny is a great at knocking out flat footed mexicans that stand right in front of him. The only Mexican fighter who has a lil foot work and can counter gave Manny the biz (Marquez).I just don’t want to hear the excuses after the fight. Good Luck Manny
To all Floyd fans…If Pacquiao trully uses peds,does that mean Floyd cant beat him????
I meant to say Manny can smell blood better than anyone in the sport. He has a killer’s instinct, and knows when to pounce, and when to circle.
…ryan
There’s no question Manny is going to taste leather, but you do Pacquiao a disservice if you think his strategy is “to overwhelm Clottey with a massive amount of punches”.
Manny is an active puncher regardless. He also can taste blood better than anyone in the sport. But he’s no longer the one-dimensional guy from five years ago. Now he has superior footwork, head movement, and powerful hooks with both hands.
I truly believe the new technique is going to involve body shots and orthodox to southpaw stances. I don’t see how the hell “throwing a massive amount of punches,” makes any sense as a master plan.
Clottey will have to get a lucky punch in to stand a snowball’s chance in hell against Manny. The expression “Speed Kills,” will be evident here in the first few rounds. And I don’t must mean hand speed, I mean head and foot speed as well. You can’t hit a target who isn’t there when you launch your counter shots, that’s all I’m saying.
…ryan
Dave you’ve been wrong about some of your predictions in the past? Not really; if you had just reversed the names of the fighters in most cases you would have been spot on.
I’ll be so happy when this fight is over
he cant, manny the rubber man, bullets bounce of him ask floyd sr. he explain all.
Yeah this would probaly happen if Pac wasn’t on HGH cuz in reality Clottey is alot bigger than Pac but thats when the HGH comes into play were Pac will actually be stronger than Clottey the only natural thing about Pac is his speed see If Pac wasnt on HGH he would be flabby from the weight but HGH lets you build nothing but lean muscle… prediction Pac batters Clottey and wins a unanimous descion…
Lmao!!! This cat probably said this like 10 times and his predictions still ain’t come true lol dam they let anyone write a story now lol
This looks like an article written with a wishful dream with a happy fantasy. Then the writer woke up and said to himself “Aw C’mon, man please make it truly happen”.
In this writer’s dream Manny had no arms that’s why he dreamt of it his way. Dream on!
HERE WE GO AGAIN……BLAH BLAH BLAH….. U NEED TO BE HONEST AND SAY…. MAY THE BEST MAN WIN… THATS WHAT MANNY ALWAYS SAYS…
no originality…definitely a Manuela Perez copycat hehe…
LOL! Another great write Dave. I didn’t know you had humor in you. made me spit out the water i was drinking when you said “you’ve been wrong in your predictions before, LOL!
YOU’RE KILLING ME LARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll watch out for this quote again in Pacman’s next fight. dumbass..hehe
“I know I’ve wrong in the past about some of my predictions, but believe me, I’m going to be right this time. “
im not a fan of manny but damn this was funny lol
Dave,
you truly are a comedian. your article is something written for John Ritter’s 3′s company. by the way, you sound very much like Manuel Perez who’s stupidly funny at times.
Talks out of his cheeks like Manuel Perez.
this guy is on drugs.
to the author: if you’re really either one of the ‘retired’ bn24 ‘writer’ santiago/perez, then i’m sure you’ve learned you’re lessons and i’m sure you won’t write another ‘if he wins i’ll quit writing’.. hehehe..
Pacquiao is not unbeatable people. Its possible clottey could beat Pacroid. I dont see it, but it is very possible. Anybody can be beat and Pacroid has has his as knocked out before and his as beat before. Again, i dont see clottey winning but it is possible
I don’t think you get it. When you come up in life having absolutely nothing, you don’t hide in a shell. You overcome defeat. You overcome the odds. In this case, it’s the same for both fighters so may the best man win.
ONLY manuel perez starts his sentence with the WORD “OKAY”, now that youre doing it, youre manuel perez busted!!!! hey man i bet youre a pacfan deep inside your heart, i actually have grown to like you LOL!! i hope someday you write an article and admit that pac is an all time great and that youre just doing this to get hits because i actually find your articles funny and entertaining, i know deep inside youre a pacfan
I don’t get it Dave.. I thought when negotiations for Pac and Mayweather came to a stop and Clottey was named as the replacement, you weren’t going to watch the fight. You didn’t care. All of a sudden your commenting on it?
you will see the other way around dave… clottey has no match for pacquiaos speed and power…. the late stoppage for pacman is inevitable!
In your DREAM! Thats all there is to it. Its a dream. You are wrong again.
LMAO!
Now thats what i’m talking about!
I like a good upset just as much as anyone but you forgot to mention the invisible hand. Bob Arum. No way Manny loses this one. Clottey puts up a good fight but Arum knows that Manny only has like 1 or 2 fights left. Roach knows this also. The fight goes to the cards Manny all the way. Clottey is my guy but he’ll act like he’s just happy to be there… I wouldn’t be surprised if Manny KOs him.
Man….. you are gutsy that it if this piece is not an assigment by the editor and you had no choice but to write it.
If Clottey does win… you’ll have bragging rights for the 12 months.
this writing resembles the infamous manuela perez
Fo real ya’ll… Thiz article is so So FUNNY…… Give Mr.Dave liahr a credit guyzzzz..
Hey Blogger,
You are dead wrong. Pacquiao will TKO Clottey in round 8.
Too much…. Clottey’s corner will throw the towell.
Clottey can not beat Pacquiao. It is difficult a bit for Pacquiao. No KO victory for both fighters. But Pac will win by decision because Refree and the judge give a change for Pac to fight Maywheather.
Lol, i give him credit for the creative metaphors. On second thought, i don’t…..
@mo
You know they can! Ever heard of the 3 Stooges?
Dave L,Chris W and Estabon G.
You are without a doubt either Liam Santiago or Manuel Perez. I am more leaning to Manuel Perez, though, just a hunch. Your prediction is just out of this world, man. If you are so sure of Cottey’s win. why don’t you promise to stop writing if Pacaquiao wins. How about it Mr. Perez. Can you take this for the second time. If you are really Dave Lahr, can you take this challenge.
This is hillarious, Never knew comedians were allowed to post.