My Lovelight For Clottey Grows Dim

[amat]

I don't think Cotto would have much of a problem with Clottey. I like Clottey, I like how he holds his arms but I really don't like how he matches up.

For one, Clottey is a pressure fighter who does his best work close range. Fighting inside with Cotto is never a good idea and I really doubt he has the ability to move Cotto backwards. He doesn't have an outside game. He has a lazy jab and is mostly squared up from the outside, Cotto could walk him down easily. Clottey is a big guy for 147 but he doesn't use his height and size the way a guy like Paul Williams whom I think would be a much tougher test for Cotto.

Secondly, there is just no way Joshua Clottey keeps up with the pace of Miguel Cotto. Clottey faded against Gutierrez, Margarito, Alvarez and was losing the later rounds in the fight he got robbed in, against Baldomir. Cotto just would not let him off the hook and all the time Clottey spends moving forward, waiting would be time that Cotto would punish him with punches and while Clottey has a good defense, he tends to change up later in the fights and hold his hands lower to slip punches rather then block.

That's a bad style matchup for Clottey, I couldn't imagine him beating Cotto. Judah, Mosley, Margarito, Williams, Quintana and Cintron are all fights that I would give Clottey a chance.

Mayweather would outmove him and take advantage of his lack of outside game and Cotto would simply overwhelm Clottey when Clottey wouldn't want to be overwhelmed.

[Ring Rat]

I don't think Cotto would have much of a problem with Clottey. I like Clottey, I like how he holds his arms but I really don't like how he matches up.

For one, Clottey is a pressure fighter who does his best work close range. Fighting inside with Cotto is never a good idea and I really doubt he has the ability to move Cotto backwards. He doesn't have an outside game. He has a lazy jab and is mostly squared up from the outside, Cotto could walk him down easily. Clottey is a big guy for 147 but he doesn't use his height and size the way a guy like Paul Williams whom I think would be a much tougher test for Cotto.

Secondly, there is just no way Joshua Clottey keeps up with the pace of Miguel Cotto. Clottey faded against Gutierrez, Margarito, Alvarez and was losing the later rounds in the fight he got robbed in, against Baldomir. Cotto just would not let him off the hook and all the time Clottey spends moving forward, waiting would be time that Cotto would punish him with punches and while Clottey has a good defense, he tends to change up later in the fights and hold his hands lower to slip punches rather then block.

That's a bad style matchup for Clottey, I couldn't imagine him beating Cotto. Judah, Mosley, Margarito, Williams, Quintana and Cintron are all fights that I would give Clottey a chance.

Mayweather would outmove him and take advantage of his lack of outside game and Cotto would simply overwhelm Clottey when Clottey wouldn't want to be overwhelmed.

Good post you make some great points.

If the match was made today, I'd pick Clottey to beat Cotto by KO some time mid to late rounds. something about Joshua catching Cotto on the sweet spot seems probable ?

[Galaxy]

It's very hard for me to pick Clottey over Cotto right now. I'm sure he'd have success at times but Cotto would be able to take over from the mid rounds onwards. I feel Clottey has some stamina issues & with Cotto's pressure it could only spell bad news!

[Bukom Battler]

COme on now. Clottey would not beat Cotto. Even a die hard Ghanian, which Clottey is, can admit that.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Used to love Clottey myself but I feel the same way....

PS- Pretty gay title to the thread... I thought I was gonna burst through the door of this thread and catch you red handed with a sock and some vasoline

[BoxingGorilla]

Used to love Clottey myself but I feel the same way....

PS- Pretty gay title to the thread... I thought I was gonna burst through the door of this thread and catch you red handed with a sock and some vasoline

LOL

I heard you coming and shoved everything under the bed. Sorry.

[Russell88]

Eh, Clottey's always been a hit or miss kind of fighter.