Pacquiao - Clottey Fight Discussion

[Andre]

I find it interesting how Pac threw all kinds of punches and Clottey came out clean. Clottey throws a few punches and look at Manny's face after the fight .

He did beat him in the score cards with no doubt but can't really say that Manny punished Clottey or gave him a beating, nope. At times he looked frustrated as he couldn't figure out Clottey's defense, even did a scissor double punch or whatever you call it.

A thumb up for Manny's punch output and stamina.

Must be a first for boxing at that level. Did it score two points ?

What did Clottey earn for the night anyone know?

[Chino]

I find it interesting how Pac threw all kinds of punches and Clottey came out clean. Clottey throws a few punches and look at Manny's face after the fight .

He did beat him in the score cards with no doubt but can't really say that Manny punished Clottey or gave him a beating, nope. At times he looked frustrated as he couldn't figure out Clottey's defense, even did a scissor double punch or whatever you call it.

A thumb up for Manny's punch output and stamina.

Must be a first for boxing at that level. Did it score two points ?

What did Clottey earn for the night anyone know?

Clottey was guaranteed $1.25mills
Manny Pacquiao overwhelms Joshua Clottey, wins unanimous decision - ESPN Dallas

[mnmc10]

i bet clot is peeing blood right now! 1.25M for being a human punchbag for pac is not bad.

i just wish pac used more peds so he can KO clot.

[generalbulldog]

i bet clot is peeing blood right now! 1.25M for being a human punchbag for pac is not bad.

i just wish pac used more peds so he can KO clot.

I saw some sort of white bottle in Pac's corner, I wonder if it's the infamous A-side meth?

Clottey should be getting a total of 3 or 4 million once the PPV numbers come in. So no need to feel bad for Clottey.

[blegit]

Clottey is the same ol' Clottey. I never expect much of an effort from him and he never gives it.

[Majesty]

See the thing is, looking at Pacquiao's face, and how much damage Clottey was able to do to him tonight. It makes it all the more frustrating that he didn't push the fight more, it was a VERY winnable fight for him, and he could actually have used his size and jab and everything on Pacquiao, whenever he let his hands go he moved him. When Clottey looks back at the tape and back at his career he will realize he could have been undefeated and p4p maybe the top 3 in the world if he had just stepped on the gas, he will see how much of a waste it was. Hell he made Pacquiao miss 1000 times. How do you make someone miss a thousand punches and still lose?

That said, considering how often Pacquiao was hit with the straight left whenever he threw it and how roughed up he was on the inside when he decided to stay there. I have even more doubt that Pacquiao would beat Mayweather now. In fact, looking at the way Pacquiao performed tonight, Mayweather would have probably stopped him.

Even though once Floyd beats Shane it will build even more enthusiasm for a Pacquiao fight(though Roach seems to want it more then Pacquiao) from what I saw tonight, pacquiao would get the worst beating of his career against Floyd. If he can't avoid Clottey's straight right how the heck is he gonna stop Floyds?

[djcione]

All that fight did for me was to speculate what would happen if Manny and Floyd ever met in the ring.

Manny's defense is still suspect; Clottey tagged him a lot and seemed to hurt him a few times with some nice counters. On the other hand, does Floyd have the chin and heart to withstand Manny's power just in case Manny lands a few solid shots ? Manny is fast enough to land some heavy shots even against Floyd.

[Majesty]

I find it interesting how Pac threw all kinds of punches and Clottey came out clean. Clottey throws a few punches and look at Manny's face after the fight .

He did beat him in the score cards with no doubt but can't really say that Manny punished Clottey or gave him a beating, nope. At times he looked frustrated as he couldn't figure out Clottey's defense, even did a scissor double punch or whatever you call it.

A thumb up for Manny's punch output and stamina.

Must be a first for boxing at that level. Did it score two points ?

What did Clottey earn for the night anyone know?

speaking of double punches, I think the undercard would have been a lot better where instead of the Castillo fight... I'd have rather seen him fight someone like Augustus or something. I mean Augustus had a great fight against Figueroa on HBO PPV before, I'm kinda shocked that they didn't or don't bring him back on these kinds of undercards. He'd be a great commodity to them and would get the crowd going before the main fight.

Anything would have been better then that crap of a undercard we saw tonight

[Conrad]

What a shit fight, very annoyed at Clottey. Do you think Arum sweetened his purse on the condition he didn't fight back? Afterall a Pac loss would ruin any chance of a PBF mega fight..

Pac hit goves and elbows all night long, I can't remember one decent shot hitting him. Great defence by Clottey but pathetic output. He could have hurt Pac more if he just tried a little, I guess he just thought this was a nice pay day and didn't turn up to fight.

Clottey just stared at the laces of his gloves all night long!

[mnmc10]

"Do you think Arum sweetened his purse on the condition he didn't fight back?"

if that was the case then arum should have added a few more dollars to ensure a devastating mind blowing KO! that way pac can use that KO on the negotiation table against pbf. i mean if your going to make your prized fighter look good then go with the KO not just dont fight back.well clot and pbf both have very good tight defense. but clot didnt fought back, but what if he did? cotto fought back and was hurting pac but pac feeds off offensive fighters. cotto got tagged and backpedaled the rest of the fight.

[mnmc10]

btw pac learned that double scissor punch from a filipino action star... for real!

here is proof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9sA...embedded#at=65

[KananKrus]

Yes, indeed... it is called "pompiang". It was so funny, and as soon as I saw it I was reminded that it was the late FPJ's signature killer punch.

[Majesty]

What a shit fight, very annoyed at Clottey. Do you think Arum sweetened his purse on the condition he didn't fight back? Afterall a Pac loss would ruin any chance of a PBF mega fight..

Pac hit goves and elbows all night long, I can't remember one decent shot hitting him. Great defence by Clottey but pathetic output. He could have hurt Pac more if he just tried a little, I guess he just thought this was a nice pay day and didn't turn up to fight.

Clottey just stared at the laces of his gloves all night long!

This is why a trainer like Dan Birmingham would have been great for Clottey, he would teach Clottey to stick that defense behind a solid consistant jab and combination to respond and counter over the top of Pacquiao's gloves when he threw. If Clottey responded everytime he made Pacquiao miss he could have won the fight.

[Master]

You are deluding yourself if you think Clottey would win. He is one paced and conservative fighter by nature. He does not take chances and push himself out of his comfort zone.

[Violent Demise]

The fight was shocking. Not for the outcome. I was shocked in the fact that i never knew Clottey had so much biitch in him. That shiit was a disgrace