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Showing posts with label Joshua Clottey. Show all posts
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Manny Pacquiao retains WBO welterweight title against Shane Mosley


Manny Pacquiao has again proven why he is the current pound for pound king. Last May 7, 2011, Pacquiao managed to retain his WBO welterweight title against the challenger and future hall of famer Shane Mosley.

I knew from the start that Pacquiao would win the bout but what I didn't expect that it won't be that boring. Shane Mosley, even though aged, made Mayweather run for his money during their match. Mosley almost did something that no other boxer has ever done which is to knock Mayweather out. But unfortunately he ran out of juice to finish the job. So when it was announced that Pacman and Sugar Shane Mosley would slug it out in the ring, I thought this might be a good match to watch. My expectation was not really high then. I knew that if Mosley hasn't won by the third round, then he won't be able to beat Pacquiao.  

The bout was so hyped that I somehow I started to believe that Mosley might have a slight chance. But I ended up disappointed. But off course he is not the first Pacquiao's opponent than I am disappointed at. There is off course Ricky Hatton who was knocked out on the 2nd round and Joshua Clottey who was intent on keeping his reputation for not being knocked out that he forgot to punch back. Even though Clottey last for 12 rounds, I have more respect for Hatton who was not afraid to go all out against the current pound for pound king. 

So what are the highlights for the Pacquiao-Mosley match? During the 3rd round, Mosley was caught off guard and took a powerful hit than brought him down to the canvas. He was able to recover but was on defence mode since then. On the 10th round, referee Kenny Bayless, misjudged a push for a knock out. The push has awakened the pound and pound king and was relentless with his combination. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to knock out Mosley. 

This is the 3rd consecutive unanimous decision for Pacquaio and makes me wonder if he is losing the power behind his punches. But then again, his last three matches were against Clottey, Margarito and Mosley. Antonio Margarito was the only boxer who wasn't afraid to exchange punches. Maybe if Mosley wasn't knocked out on the third round, he might he punched back more. Maybe then he realized that Pacquiao has what it takes to knock him out. 

Monday, March 15, 2010

Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision against Clottey



The bout went on until the 12 round. Freddie Roach’s prediction that Manny Pacquiao would win by knockout on the 9th round did not come to pass. Joshua Clottey’s turtle defense was too tough for Manny Pacquiao to break. Clottey’s defense would have been the key to his victory if he did a lot more of counterpunching. Clottey caught Pacquiao off guard on several occasions but he failed to capitalize on it.

 Pacquiao was constantly trying to find an answer to Clottey’s tough defense. Clottey’s hands were up and defending his face most of the time during the fight. According to Compubox, Out of 1231 punches that Pacquiao made, 246 landed. While only 108 out of the 399 punches that Clottey made had landed.   

I have seen Clottey play dirty in some of his fights and surely some of his actions during this bout were a bit suspicious. Whether deliberate or not, Clottey was stepping on Pacquiao’s feet a lot to prevent him from moving around. A low blow was dealt by Clottey on earlier part of round 8th but Pacquiao quickly shrugged it off. Before the end of the 8th round Clottey landed another low blow. Clottey accidentally hit Pacquiao after the bell rang on the sixth round.

The Cowboys stadium filled with 50,994 people was expecting a lot more from the match. It seems to me that Clottey was waiting for Pacquiao to tire but unfortunately for him it didn’t happen. This is the first successful title defense of Pacquiao after winning the World welterweight title from Miguel Cotto last November 13, 2009. Everyone is wondering who will be Pacquiao’s next opponent. I think it would be either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Shane Mosley. I guess it will depend on who will be the victor between Mayweather and Mosley’s bout on May 1 or if Mayweather will finally accept Pacquiao’s challenge

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Roach predicts Pacquiao's 9th round win

After winning the WBO welterweight belt from Miguel Cotto on November 14 last year, Manny Pacquiao will defend his title against Ghana challenger Joshua Clottey in the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Boxing Enthusiast was hoping for a Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout on March 13. But after months of negotiations, both Parties failed to agree on the terms of the fight. Joshua Clottey may not be as good as Floyd Mayweather Jr., but it won’t be a walk in the park for Pacquiao. 

Joshua Clottey’s fought Miguel Cotto on June 13, 2009 and failed to win the WBO welterweight title. He hasn’t entered the ring since then. Clottey has won the last 5 match before losing to Miguel Cotto on June 13. Zab Judah was among those he defeated and is a speedy lefty like Pacquiao. 
Freddie Roach believes that his prize student would win by knockout by the ninth round and be the first boxer to stop Joshua Clottey before the 12th round. “Clottey has a strong chin but Manny would break him down to the body “says Roach.  Speed is still the main game plan for Pacquiao and Roach.  Clottey is very effective on the ropes and will throw uppercuts from that position. Spending time on the ropes during his match with Cotto is something Pacquiao would like to prevent when he faces Clottey. Pacquiao would also need to be more cautious against Clottey’s headbutt. Clottey was disqualified for frequently headbutting Carlos Baldomir in the 11th round of their bout. On the 3rd round of his fight with Miguel Cotto, Cotto was cut by an accidental headbutt.

The bout is set at 147 pounds. Manny Pacquiao is still underweight while Clottey is still trying bring down his weight to 147 pounds before the weigh in. I couldn’t wait to see them square it off in the ring. I do believe that Pacquiao would emerge victorious. But he should take him lightly. One wrong move or only one big uppercut  from Clottey could turned the table against him. 

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Pacquiao versus Clottey

The Pacquiao-Mayweather bout set on March 13 is not going to happen. Many boxing enthusiast have been waiting for the fight for quite some time. Everyone wants to know who is the real pound-for-pound boxer. Mayweather demanded that an Olympic-style blood-testing in the months, weeks, days and hours before and after the fight should be conducted before sealing the deal for the March 13 fight. Pacquiao declined the Mayweather’s demand and instead agreed having a blood test 24 days before the match and maybe 30 minutes after. Both parties failed to reach an agreement.


Now that negotiations with Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have failed, everyone is asking who will be Pacquiao’s next opponent. Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey in Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on March 13. While Mayweather is still negotiating his fight with Shane Mosley and would possible take place on May  in Las Vegas.


There are certain questions floating in my mind. Would Shane Mosley submit to Mayweather’s demand? Is this a scheme to hype up the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight so that they would make more money in the future? Who would win the Mayweather-Mosley fight and if Mayweather loses what then? And would Pacquiao with over Shane Mosley?


For Joshua Clottey, the March 13 bout would be his biggest fight yet. He would also be paid a minimum of $1 million dollars for the first time in his career. Clottey’s last fight was in June last year against Pacquiao’s last opponent Miguel Cotto. He failed to win the welterweight title from Cotto due to split decision and would try his luck again this year against Pacquiao.


So what can we expect from Clottey? He is bigger and taller than Pacquiao. That would be an advantage if he could capitalize those attributes. He has an “Iron Chin” which could take a lot of punishment when a punch to his jaw connects. His defense is hard to penetrate and would make Pacquiao really work hard for his punches to land. But then again, Pacquiao has fought bigger, taller and even stronger opponents.
We will just have to wait on March 13 to see who will conquer who. And we will have to wait and hope that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight happens in the future. 


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