Boxing: Joshua Clottey Will Be A Worthy Adversary For Manny Pacquiao
WBO World Welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will defend his crown against former IBF Welterweight titlist “The Hitter” Joshua Clottey Saturday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) was initially scheduled to fight “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) on the identical date, but unfortunately, the two childish camps were ridiculously unable to agree to terms on a matchup that was expected to pay both prize-fighters in excess of $30 million a piece.
So, after the Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown disintegrated, top-rank boxing promoter Bob Arum quickly arranged a fight for his client versus Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs).
Pacquiao, 31, is the first boxer to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions and deserves his rating by Ring Magazine as the number one pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
“Pac-Man” is tough, agile, quick, and incredibly powerful for a man of his relatively diminutive frame.
Pacquiao, a Filipino who is also the Ring Magazine and IBO Light Welterweight titlist, is arguably one of the greatest pugilists in the history of the sport.
“The Fighting Pride of the Philippines” will enter his encounter with Clottey as a decided favorite to emerge victorious.
Clottey, however, is a also a legitimate prize-fighter and the 33-year-old should ultimately prove to be a very difficult opponent for Pacquiao in the ring.
Last June, Clottey was defeated by Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) in a controversial split-decision at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Granted, Cotto was badly hindered by a cut that he received when Clottey accidentally head-butted him in the third round.
Nevertheless, Clottey validated himself as a true performer against Cotto and there is no reason to believe that he won’t be a worthy adversary for Pacquiao this weekend.
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Subsequent to his battle with Clottey, Cotto fought Pacquiao last November at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Cotto scrapped valiantly and displayed true grit before he suffered a TKO loss to Pacquiao in the 12th round.
Pacquiao will trump Clottey and extend his consecutive winning streak to 12.
Still, “Pac Man” will be struck by “The Hitter” and this fight should be more intriguing than most analysts predict that it will be.
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