Floyd ducking Clottey?

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  1. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    floyd hasn't fought a defensive black fighter. all his most recent opponents are guys who comes forward to him.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Jun 30, 2011
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  2. bald_head_slick

    bald_head_slick Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    As long as you don't call Boxing prize fighting? This nonsense makes sense. :hand

    I say this as a BIG Clottey fan.
     
    bald_head_slick, Jun 30, 2011
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  3. Atlanta

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TEwTKkzBvM[/ame]
     
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  4. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  5. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    bball you gotta admit Clottey fought many of the fighters of the stacked 2008 WW division when Floyd retired. Clottey never lost a fight by a wide margin besides to the cheat. He was seen (pre Pacquiao) as strong and live as **** against any fighter willing to battle him at 147.

    Main point is he is battle tested and legit as a Welter compared to Hatton, JMM and Ortiz.
     
    Exactabox, Jun 30, 2011
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  6. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    That's because that is the percieved game plan you need to beat Floyd. The Castillo blue print. Marquez a counterpucnher even tried using it
     
    bballchump11, Jun 30, 2011
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  7. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    yes Clottey is a good fighter, but that's not the point. People are saying Floyd ducked him. When the hell was that?
     
    bballchump11, Jun 30, 2011
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  8. Exactabox

    Exactabox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree he did not duck him. I understand Floyd's points and I do not necessarily believe he would not beat any of the Welters he could have faced in 2008 but I do lean with other boxing fans in even if the world knows you have the talent, there is no other sport than boxing where you still must face the best in the public's eye to earn the majority support and certainly a historical support.
     
    Exactabox, Jun 30, 2011
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  9. Blizz42

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    Floyd never ducked, Cotto, Margarito, or Clottey. And any fan that believes Floyd cheated Marquez at the scales shouldn't even be allowed to talk about the sport of boxing.
     
    Blizz42, Jun 30, 2011
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  10. boxing_RN

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    Explain yourself....
     
    boxing_RN, Jun 30, 2011
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  11. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    I'd say the welterweights he avoided and missed out on during retirement are legitimate claims, but Clottey? He was a ranked Welterweight but he was almost never seen as a particularly threatening fighter for the elite, or an especially talented one either.
     
    Bogotazo, Jun 30, 2011
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  12. Ripper11

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    another idiot
     
    Ripper11, Jul 18, 2011
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  13. Starched Him

    Starched Him Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    are you crazy in an era where the best after floyd were b class self proclaimed elites, the ****ing guys a ducker

    who wouldnt want a joshua clottey pay per view fight
     
    Starched Him, Jul 18, 2011
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  14. dodong

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    Of the 3, Margo, Cotto and Clottey, it seems you're only disputing that Floyd ducked Clottey.

    Do you agree then that he ducked Cotto and Margo? :think
     
    dodong, Jul 18, 2011
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  15. Ripper11

    Ripper11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bballchump11 already has a whole thread dedicated to Floyd and how he didn't duck Margarito. The one about Cotto is coming up soon :deal
     
    Ripper11, Jul 18, 2011
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