Clottey Claims He'll Attack Pacquiao And Be Highly Offensive - Do You Believe Him?

he may do that... But i think its a bad idea

 

what pisses me off about clottey is when **** aint going his way he decides to lie and fake like the last few rounds of the cotto fight.

he pretended the body shot was a low blow and then the tap cotto landed on the side of his head he went down like a ***** complaining about cotto rabbit punching.

 

Definitely don't believe Clottey. It's just not in his nature to put non-stop pressure on an opponent. If he started out attacking relentlessly, he'd gas and have to go into a shell for a while until he gets a second wind. His stamina isn't good enough. If Pacquiao's legs are still working, it'll be hard for Clottey to pin him down because his footwork isn't the best when dealing with an opponent who gives him angles and movement. and lastly, the way Clottey pulls his head up when punching would give pacman more opportunities to catch him clean if he went highly offensive.

So no, I don't believe him - hes done nothing in the past to show me he's going to follow through with that. It's like Cotto saying "I'll never take a backwards step" before facing a 5-10 welterweight with a punch and a very solid chin. I believe Clottey will have sporadic success when Pac stands right in front of him and every so often when he busts out of the shell to throw punches, but in the end, we'll see those periods where he just covers up and waits.

 

Yes, I believe him...

 

i dont think he'll be aggressive but he'll still put a whoopin on pac (pac wins in the end), i can see pac frustrated and complaining to the ref, after this fight all the pacturds are gonna cry and the *****s will say pac is overrated.

 

This is kind of how I see it going. I think Pac will take a UD, but one that is hotly contested and alot of posters on here will cry robbery.
I was in no way a "fan" of Clottey when I watched him fight Judah. What I watched was him give Judah a one-sided shallacking more then any other fighter (besides Tszyu) had before. Cotto inflicted more damage, but that fight was back and forth and Judah hurt Cotto also. Clottey beat Judah in a manner which kinda showed Judah was his far inferior, it looked as if Clottey was in complete control the entire fight. Then I watched Clottey fight Cotto. What I saw in this fight was a little different, and a bit confusing. I once again saw a fight where I THOUGHT Clottey was in complete control. It appeared almost when Clottey was trying, Cotto couldn't even make him flinch from his gameplan. I honestly was thinking during that fight that every time Cotto had success, Clottey was letting him :deal That may not be true, probably isn't, but that is the impression I got....and I'm sure I'm not the only one. My point is this, even after Cotto got the decision and even if I can justify giving him the rounds, the impression that is on my brain is one that Clottey is the much better fighter and he was the more impressive fighter that night. I kinda see something similar happening with Pacman. Which is why I think alot of people will cry robbery when Pac gets the decision, it may be justifiable, may not be, but alot of people may see what I saw in the Judah and Cotto fights, and that is Clottey will appear to be in complete control of the fight

 

totally agreed, he's never gonna be badly beaten up or overawed will just do very little when he needs to do alot

 

I'm sure Charlie Brown believed Lucy when the ***** said she'd hold the football for him for the 28th time.

 

Have you really seen him against Corrales(RIP)? Did he rely on the left hook against Judah, Alvarez? Both are southpaws and Clottey led with his right straight and jab the whole fight. He relied on uppercuts when in close.

Against Corrales, Chico had almost shut eyes, cuts on both eyes, bleeding nose, mouth and a broken jaw. He ws really messed up after the fight. Oh, and he knocked Corrales down thrice, two were 'official' and in the final two rounds of the fight. Can you tell me any other fighter who actually broke Chico's jaw?

He isn't a high volume puncher. He doesn't have to be. It's not about just who throws more, it's more about who lands more and lands cleanly. Volume is important if you are not too accurate. Too much volume exposes you, Williams, Margarito and even Pac can show this. If you are accurate, you have much more effect than a volume puncher. Pac, despite all his industry, was outlanded by both Morales and Marquez and Marquez threw fewer than him in both fights.

Remember that Cotto caused more damage to Pac in losing than he did to Clottey in 'winning'. Why? Pac is more exposed because he's throwing more punches.

Pac's volume will be reduced in this fight because he'll have to worry about incomimg fire, he has to defend sometimes if he doesn't want to be hurt seriously. His volume is noticed when his opponent is not really fighting back or troubling him or landing on him. Like against Oscar and Cotto. Did you notice it so much in the first 4 rounds against Cotto? Or against Marquez? Clottey will be in his face, pushing him back, jabbing, leading with the right behind a tight guard the whole fight. What's he going to do about that?

 

Its hard for a fighter to change his style after so many years of doing something

 

I think he will attack Pac for a couple of rounds, I do believe him. Clottey will weigh 156 minimum on the night (he was 156 vs Judah) and so he should have around 8-10lbs on Pac. He'll fancy that his pressure and strength will allow him to dominate the Pacman.

However, he won't be ready for Pac's speed, movement, variety, and power. After a few rounds of coming forward and taking a shellacking, he'll go back into the shell, get his body broken, then start shipping punishment to the head, and the referee will rescue him in the 11th.

Clottey is a solid, decent, strong fighter. But he is facing an elite ATG. And it will show.

 

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I think that considering Clottey's strengths and weaknesses, this is his only chance. He is also very capable of fighting in this style, at least for parts of the fight. He will have to improve on his conditioning if he wants to do it over 12.

 

Also, he says that before every fight and bingo....the same plodding do nothing Clottey shows up !!!!