To barely loss a round to Clottey at welter is a great performance by Pacquiao

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  1. nipplefloss

    nipplefloss Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We already knew Pac was better than Cotto and Margarito...so now we...know it more?
     
  2. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why do Pac fans and Mayweather spend so much time hating.

    Can't we just demand these two fight eachother?

    One will win and that's it.
     
  3. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Who cares about a vacant title dip****. I look at THE FIGHTS, not some bull**** about a title that means nothing to the conversation. So what if that's a fact...what does that have to do with anything. Your post has nothing to do with the topic moron.

    And you obviously missed the point.
     
  4. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    You too obviously missed it. :roll: Those two got a tough fight from Clottey. Those two were some of the top guys at 147. Pac shut Clottey out. THAT is the impressive feat.
     
  5. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion

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    And Clottey is tailormade for Pac. Styles make fights.:deal
     
  6. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Landing about 5% of your punches and being easy to hit is not impressive. Throwing 100punches a round is impressive. Winning 118-110 decisions against a top5 WW is impressive

    Overall I wasnt impressed
     
  7. nipplefloss

    nipplefloss Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pac already beat Cotto. We knew he was much better than Cotto. Beating a guy who was worse than Cotto more impressively than Cotto beat him is more impressive how?

    The way Pac beat Cotto was unreal. I was literally stunned watching that fight. The way Pac beat Clottey was boring and predictable.

    And Margarito took a comfortable UD off of Clottey. Pacquiao, being a better fighter, took an even more comfortable UD.

    Is your point that this fight proved that Pacquiao is one of the very best at WW? I already knew that. Cotto proved that.
     
  8. igor_otsky

    igor_otsky Undefeated Full Member

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    with the right gameplan and the right execution, anyone can be tailormade for someone. In this case, pac executed the perfect gameplan and won against top WWs.
     
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    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    :deal
     
  10. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bingo. Clottey has a history of failing when the lights get really bright. Furthermore, he has a style that is tailor-made for Pacquiao. He throws a very low volume of punches. His head trainer wasn't able to train him and he had a shortened training camp.

    Again, great job by Pacquiao, but Clottey is no monster.
     
  11. BoppaZoo

    BoppaZoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well Said.:good
    Maybe Pimp C will see that he is witnessing talent and stop the hating.

    Like I've said Pac's win over Clottey is far far more impressive than the JMM win for PBF.

    So what does that make Pac's Cotto win.

    :lol:
     
  12. dilayro

    dilayro Active Member Full Member

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    135-147 all of them are tailor made for Pac?
     
  13. Marnoff

    Marnoff Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No. Mosley gives Pacquiao hell. Floyd certainly outboxes Pacquiao.
     
  14. Morrissey

    Morrissey Underrated Full Member

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    What more impressive was Pacquaio's energy and stamina, starting and ending the fight in a full-throttle, high-octane, all-out attack, never letting go of pressure against Clottey.

    You think he would have been a little tired towards the end, hitting those solid hard arms, gloves, head and body of Akon for full 12 rounds, but he was still a ball of ****in' energy, darting in and out, and just dying to have the guy open up for a little bit of entertainment.

    Interested to see that kind of power pressure against Mayweather, Jr though.
     
  15. gyll

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    The romance between the two didn't help at all. I kinda felt Clottey didn't want to unload his shots on a guy he completely admired. He was just happy with getting his money. After the fight Kellerman basically had to pry them apart since they were so heavily into making out. No discredit to Pac, he fought a great fight. But why fight Clottey when you know he's gun shy? Thank you for mentioning Tim Bradley's name. Nice to know there is at least one Pac fan who wants to see that fight. Team Pac and Arum seems to shy away from it though.

    Nice test for Pac, no doubt. But nobody will remember this fight in 20 yrs. If they had chosen to fight Bradley at least it would've been an amazing action fight where fireworks are guaranteed.

    And since Pac can beat and dominate guys at 147, let's never make an excuse that he's a natural lightweight if he should get beaten by either Floyd or Shane or maybe even Pwill.