You know what.... I think this is a GOOD fight for Clottey and this is why. He will be FORCED to go out and WIN this fight. He, to me at least, is at a style dissadvantage, now it is up to HIM to go out, do MORE, and win.... to force the victory, if that makes sense. This is a good fight, against a good fighter, to show just what kind of fighter Clottey is, and wants to be. He can not coast in this fight....
Unknown Martinez? Clottey is in the same boat! He's a relative nobody too. What does fighting Clottey do for Mosley? Absolutely nothing. Clottey is not a major name and he is coming off a loss.. why does he instantly get a shot at Mosley? If Pac nor Floyd will fight Mosley, he should go after a rematch with Cotto or unify the belts with Berto. It's a waste of time for Shane to bother with Clottey. I like Clottey vs Martinez. Not a good stylistic matchup for Clottey though. I think Martinez will prove to be too quick, too slick..
HBO ruins another great fight. I'm sick of HBO robbing the WW division of great fights involving Clottey. They ruined the Clottey Williams fight, now they killed a Clottey Mosley fight.
I think that Clottey has learned his lesson...Has 2 losses because of his IN-ACTIVITY...And a BULLSHITT DQ vs. Carlos Baldomir in which he was ahead on ALL 3 SCORECARDS!!! I think Clottey will fight totally out of character in the middle rounds 5-9 and become FAR MORE ACTIVE than normal. Clottey by Late round TKO. I have seen several Martinez fights...VERY UN-IMPRESSIVE!!!
I got bad news. On fight news website Clottey vs Martinez is not "on" as it was rumar. Lou offer the fight but team Clottey turn it down. Damn.
Martinez isn't unknown, he is ranked #4 by The Ring in Light-Middles. He drew with Cintron last time out in what was up there with the most shocking decisions in boxing.