Does Pac deserve credit for his win over Clottey?

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  1. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    well?

    Personally I think Clottey is a dangerous fight for any WW in the world, which he showed against Margo, Judah, and Cotto despite losing 2 out of 3. so beating him 12-0 is pretty damn impressive.
     
  2. timmyjames

    timmyjames PTurd curb stomper Full Member

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    sure, it wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it's not his fault clottey was clottey


    i don't think it did anything for him legacy wise, but it kept him busy, and made him some money, and got him another W
     
  3. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Let me ask you this?

    Would would he NOT deserve any credit for beating one of the best WWs out there?
     
  4. stevexx28

    stevexx28 Active Member Full Member

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    IMO he deserves credit for beating any welterweight, he shouldnt even need to be fighting at this weight level, hes just adding icing on his resume cake.
     
  5. Toontoon

    Toontoon Boxing Junkie banned

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    Not really, he beat an average opponent who everyone expected him to beat comfortably.
     
  6. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    fail.
     
  7. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Better to have an extra name on your resume, but it was still the weakest fight of the decade.
     
  8. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :patsch
     
  9. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    of course he does. Clottey is a top 5 welterweight. Mayweather and Pac are just light years ahead of everyone at the mo
     
  10. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Sure, mel.
     
  11. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I bet you based on styles, Clottey gives PBF a pretty tough fight. Much better showing than Mosley, that's for sure.
     
  12. natep

    natep Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yes, at first i was a little disappointed, but then again, nobody has ever shut out clottey like that. the guy arguably beat margarito and cotto. that's pretty damn impressive in my eyes.
     
  13. sbbigmike

    sbbigmike Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Co-sign.

    Not to mention he looked amateurish at times throwing wild arm shots not landing a thing, while getting blasted by straight right hands. That was a horrible and very forgetable match.
     
  14. Leon

    Leon The Artful Dodger Full Member

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    Still bitter about how "the best and most exciting" fighter starred in the lamest fight?
     
  15. Toontoon

    Toontoon Boxing Junkie banned

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    In what way?

    Clottey was an average opponent who's career highlight is beating a past prime Judah, he has little punching power and is too lethargic to beat anyone with any sort of workrate on points, the fact Pacquiao went off at 1/10 in some places suggests I wasn't the only one who thought Clottey had no chance going into this one.

    As for being one of the best welters out there, I wouldn't rate him above Pac, Floyd, Mosley, Cotto, Berto, Margo or Williams if he could get down, which leaves him the best of a bad bunch which are the other welters.

    He deserves about as much credit as Mayweather gets for beating Baldomir, which isn't a lot.