Joshua Clottey vs. Miguel Cotto welter unification fight, who will win?

[XaduBoxer]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

Freddie Roach predicted that Hatton would not last 3 rounds with PAC... A very precise BOLD prediction...
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[ICB]

As i've said before Joshua Clottey is for certain bigger than Miguel Cotto, but he doesn't do what Antonio Margacheato did.

He doesn't swarm fighters he's very conservative with his punches. Infact he's so conservative that he always seems like he's fighting in one gear and never really lifts the pace.

Plus i question his heart he gave away a win against Carlos Baldomir, and seemed to lose heart against Antonio Margacheato. On only a injury to his hand it wasn't broken or fractured, now i don't know whether or not Antonio Margacheato did infact cheat in that fight.

But even if he did it was nothing to do with that it was too do with, Joshua Clottey losing heart straight away on a injured hand. I've seen fighters go through 10x worse injuries than that and still win fights. Plus lets not forget Joshua Clottey's suspect stamina.

Im not hating on Joshua Clottey i think he's a solid fighter, who is rightfully getting his chance. But i don't really see anything elite about him, i see him as good all rounder with a pretty solid chin, good countering skills.

But i don't see him beating Miguel Cotto, i think Miguel Cotto will dig those body shots in. And then Joshua Clottey's suspect stamina will come into play.

And he will lose a competitive UD, im not saying its out of the question Joshua Clottey can't win. But sorry i just can't pick a fighter who's more well known for his losses, than his actualy wins.

[XaduBoxer]

Joshua Clottey is Ready For Any Version of Miguel Cotto

With a little more than two weeks to go before he takes on Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title at Madison Square Garden, Joshua “The Hitter” Clottey says the biggest problem he has had in his career so far is getting other fighters to simply step in the ring with him.

“I have a problem with other fighters coming to the ring and fighting me,” says Clottey, the former IBF welterweight belt-holder who hails from Accra, Ghana. “That's all, that's the biggest thing for me.”

The 32 year old Clottey, with a record of 35-2, 20 knockouts, always shows up in great shape and ready to fight and most recently he was avoided by Kermit Cintron. The only two losses in a career that began in 1995 have been to former world champs Carlos Baldomir and Antonio Margarito. He holds wins over former world champs Diego Corrales and Zab Judah and he says his strategy against Cotto will be a simple one.
“I don't know how he is coming to fight me,” says Clottey. “But if he is going to try and run, then he is going to have a big problem, because I am not going to allow him to run away from me.”

Clottey is a pressure fighter who comes forward behind a high guard and tight defense. He is a muscular welterweight who will likely weigh in as a middleweight or super middleweight on fight night. He holds height and reach advantages over Cotto and it was a fight that he vocally campaigned for.

“I'm going to be ready for anything that he brings,” says Clottey of their fight that will take place on June 13. “Whether he wants to run or whether he wants to try and stand there and trade punches with me – I don't know. The question he has to ask himself is whether he has has much heart as I do.”

Clottey claims he is aware that Cotto has excellent skills as a fighter, but in his view boxing is more about heart – not skills.

“I don't respect his boxing skills,” says Clottey. “Maybe he can make me respect his heart. His skills won't be able to keep him in the fight as the rounds go by - but his heart might be able to. I don't know if he has the heart to last with me. Maybe after four or five rounds with me he'll want to quit. I'm going to jump on him. I'm going to stop him”


Hmmnnn... Let's see if Clottey can make Cotto quit... Cotto quit against Margacheato and Clottey made Judah quit... We'll see...
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[Kel]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

Freddie Roach predicted that Hatton would not last 3 rounds with PAC... A very precise BOLD prediction...
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He also said before the fight he only said that to wind up Floyd, It's not about Roach or Pac though its about Cotto and Clottey.

I pick Cotto by UD or late KO.

[Wadeb_21]

Anyone know where in Tampa Cotto is training? I actually live in the Tampa Bay area and wouldn't mind running into him and getting pic or an autograph.

[ElTerribleMorales]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

Freddie Roach predicted that Hatton would not last 3 rounds with PAC... A very precise BOLD prediction...
.

Freddie Roach also said that he was gonna help Mike Tyson win another world title, and that didn't happen, now did it?