Clotteys Performance was worse than Cottos or Hattons or De La Hoya... Really!!!

Clottey tends to wait, that's how he is and always was and only opens up when he thinks it's the right time to do so. Pacman never gave him the angles he needed to open up and constantly kept throwing with insane speed and getting out, never stood flat like Cotto did against Clottey to take punches in return.

Cotto, DLH and Hatton all tried at least, Clottey didn't want to try or take a risk at all and was wobbled late in the fight then decided to go back in his turtle defense and heavy-bag mode. I agree that Hatton, DLH and Cotto all did far better, all three tried different strategies that gave us answers we didn't know about Pac. DLH tried to use his size and Pac showed it did nothing, Hatton tried to use his wrestling tactics and overpower Pac the opposite happened and Cotto tried to counter and box smart, he got overpowered and outlanded. Clottey played a heavy-bag and was at least, in comparison to the rest, successful with his plan, all they had to do was stamp his rather large forehead with "Everlast" and they would've been more honest.

 

I'm with you on this one. Clottey at his worst performed better than Oscar, Hatton and Cotto. Oscar didn't fight back either then quit. Hatton couldn't squat a fly. Cotto ran after five rounds. Yet people are quick to lambast Clottey for making Manny look like a fool for shooting empty target. Clottey's mistake is, he resigned too early knowing he couldn't do anything to turn things around in his favor.

 

Clottey did better than oscar, cotto and hatton was the worse.

 

it is hard to compare fights and say what is better. Cotto had more damage than Clottey and so did Pacman. Going rounds does not mean the fight was harder or great, it just means the guy was not willing to leave himself as open. If most fighters at the beginning of round one just started to brawl. most fights wouldn't go 2 rounds.

 

Atleast Hatton and Cotto gave it their all and came to fight. Clottey doesnt have a warriors heart and I pretty much compare his performance to DLH going out on his stool, however Clottey wasnt dehydrated and past his prime.

 

Cotto landed the most punches and was the most competitive at a point in the fight. He actually tried to win it, he gave the best performance.

 

Cotto tried to win. clottey did not. clottey sat there like a duck waiting to get tagged. it was pretty sad actually. this is the fight of your career and you dont even try to take a risk. hatton got caught clean but it wasnt cause he wasnt trying to punch. de ha hola was a corpse but he did attempt to try to get in there and rumble. he was just a shell of his former slef. clottey had a chance and didnt do squat. not to mention he had the full welterweight limit to do damage.

 

Cotto was scared to load up and threw half hearted punches all night. The difference is clottey had better strategy. He figured out that pac is invincible when in his jumping in and out rhythm trading and cotto didn't. When pac get's into that rhythm you have to stop and wait till he calms down. You trade with pac then you get murdered and I don't care who you are around that weight.