By Chris Williams: Unlike a lot of people who are crowing 24/7 about how great Manny Pacquiao has looked in chocking up his latest win over Joshua Clottey last Saturday night at the Cowboy Stadium, I wasn’t impressed in the least by the fight or Pacquiao’s opponent. I’m tired of seeing Pacquiao put in with fighters that I see as tailor made for him.

You know, the come forward types with almost zero ability to move or defend. In Clottey’s case, he was able to defend himself well, but was incapable of throwing more than a token shot in self defense. The thing of it is this was known going into the fight about Clottey.

Anyone who had any real knowledge about boxing knew that Clottey’s work rate was pitiful and he was someone who would present a safe punching bag for Pacquiao to beat on all night long for 12 rounds. It was more than a little disappointing to hear Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach trying to remake Clottey as dangerous all action opponent in the weeks leading up to the fight, because this wasn’t how Clottey had ever been.

Although Clottey was ranked at number #1 by the WBO, despite having lost his last fight, he probably deserved to be ranked nowhere near number #1 based on his performances in the past. It was sad to see Pacquiao matched up with yet another fighter who was incapable of giving him a good fight. Pacquiao defeated Miguel Cotto in his last fight, Ricky Hatton in the fight before that and Oscar De La Hoya before Hatton.

All those guys were good at one point in their careers but had suffered problems shortly before being selected for a fight against Pacquiao. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing for Pacquiao to have fought those guys. I mean it is what it is. They were obviously more popular – and perhaps less dangerous – than guys like Andre Berto and Shane Mosley.

Those were fighters that for some reason Pacquiao wasn’t put in with, which is too bad because it would have been a heck of a lot more interesting to see Pacquiao fight them compared to the immobile De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto and Clottey. I wish I could see Pacquiao facing the likes of Mosley and Mayweather in the future, but I don’t see those fights happening.

It’s not Pacquiao’s fault, of course. He seems to go along with whatever his management says. But I don’t see his management putting in with a threat like Mayweather or Mosley regardless if there’s no blood testing. I see Pacquiao being put in with the likes of Yuri Foreman or maybe some of the other Top Rank fighters like him. Mayweather and Mosley would be great fights, to be sure, but maybe a little too dangerous for Pacquiao and it could end the gravy train a little early before Pacquiao is through.

I see Pacquiao as a good fighter, but not nearly the best in the welterweight division. I think Mosley, Mayweather, and Berto and then new kid, Saul Alvarez, all beat Pacquiao. Alvarez is pretty green at only 19, but he hits like a ton of bricks. If that was him in with Pacquiao last Saturday night instead of Clottey, I’d hate to see what Pacquiao’s face would look like today. Alvarez hits a lot harder than Clottey and is a much busier as well.