Pacquiao vs Clottey...Make your pick.

Draw Rnd 9 :good

 

Pacman by 12 round decision. 117-111.

 

Pac with a wide UD. Just too busy and good, but Clottey has a solid chin and a very good defence - he will see it through to the end.

 

Clottey could win every round and he wouldn't get the decision.

 

Pacquiao TKO Round 11

 

Pacquiao TKO RD 10 He's going to make Clottey look like he's swinging in quicksand.

 

I'm concerned about Clottey's preperation for this one. I'm concerned he might get stage fright walking out in that arena. I'm concerned if that happens and he freezes up Pac and Roach will sense it and get a big lead early on.

Pac is too professional to let this one slip away and his movement alone will be too much for Clottey. On the build-up to a fight a lot of people start thinking 'what if' and start imagining all these scenarios regarding the underdog. This has a degree of inevitability about it. Pac by a wide decision but...

If Clottey comes in at the weight that I think he will and if somehow he can cut that ring off and get Pac backed up and begin to bully him then he has a shot of an upset. Pacquiao can become reckless at times and indisciplined, not seen it much of late, but it is in him.

But I can't see the upset happening. Can't see the boxing gods allowing it.

 

I can see a late rounds mercy stoppage as well.

Clottey does get lazy.... Pacquiao will just tee off on him if that happens.

The value bet is Pacquiao on points at nearly 2/1 however.

 

Pac wide UD.

 

Pacquiao late stoppage - rounds 10, 11 or 12.

 

wow, Dan I have heard a ninth round draw touted earlier by someone else, thats quite freaky exact round and everything.

Clottey dosent have any tools to trouble Pacquiao IMO. Clottey puts that shell up but Pacs accurate and fast shows will puncture it. Clottey lacks the foot or hand speed to counter punch Pacquiao and is too slow footed to get on the inside as Pacquiao controlls range well.

I cant see how Clottey wins, and if Clottey wins, i will eat my hat

 

I think Clottey will get pulled out late. He wit get anything going when the gloves are up, and will be beaten to the punch when he tries to throw.

A tough opponent, but stylistically it favours Pac big time. I can see Clottey pasting the distance too, one thing I can't imagine is a genuine stoppage. Clottey is too tough and and a good, solid fighter.

Is Soto vs David Diaz on the undercard? If Arum has any sense he'll match the winner (Soto pts IMO) against Valero, or is the Peterson fight signed and sealed?

 

One thing the styles and physicalities of both fighters pretty much guarantee: some bad head clashes :deal