Pacquiao - Clottey Fight Discussion

[DaxxKahn]

This is a hard one...I want to go with the norm and say Manny for the same reasons mentioned...Too much speed and movement but on the other hand..

Clottey has such a good chin and such tight defense...will Manny actually do damage like he did to DLH?...He certainly will not KO him cold like Hatton.....

Clottey is slow but he is well rounded....Manny may tire himself out or Manny might get caught...Clottey is a big WW in terms of how stocky he is...When you think of his career he has never actually been beaten...Sure losses on paper but never beaten up in the ring...

You have a DQ loss to Baldo that Clottey was winning before hand.....He was beating up Margarito until he broke his hands midway through the fight....

IMO the Cotto fight was so close either man could have gotten the decision.....

The key to this is Manny's movement speed and work rate if one of the three is not on point for him he could lose....By Stoppage

[blegit]

Pacquiao by stoppage around the 10th round. Mostly by overwhelming Clottey and taking him out of the fight not necessarily consistently hurting him. Its not just that Pac is too fast and has too much movement but Clottey is all right for Pac's attributes. Clottey is too stationary, waits for his turn to punch, never lets his hands go, and never KOs anyone. Clottey's only reasonable chance is too catch Pac because he is not going to outbox him. To heighten the lucky chance of catching Pac that is going against everything Clottey fights like. Clottey has one real advantage and thats his size. Clottey only uses his size for defense. Against Pac this will turn into a disadvantage as Clottey will only be a bigger stationary target. When Clottey is ready to punch Pac won't be there. Or at least Pac will be slipping, easily catching onto to Clottey's rhythm, and finding openings. The fight will only last long because Clottey does usually cover up very well and thus takes less damage. Pac all day TKO 10.