Joshua Clottey - Someone to root for

LukeO · Mar 9, 2010

nipplefloss said: ↑

LukeO is the antithesis of a Floyd fan you simpering mongoloid.
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hahahaha
This is true.

PBFred · Mar 9, 2010

LukeO said: ↑

A lot of the critics and fans are not giving this boxer much of a chance against the current P4P king Manny Pacquiao, and it might be with good reason, but it's not a reason to avoid this fight. A fight like this isn't an explosion of interest for the casual boxng fan, but it should mean more than it does to most of us more hardcore boxing fans.

Joshua Clottey has a familiar story in the world of boxing. He was a poor boy growing up in an impoverished nation, much like his opponent for this fight. He took up boxing at a young age and found his way to the united states and to the cusp of boxing fame. A series of close decisions, unreasonable stoppages and very solid outings in spite of disappointments have placed him into the collective consciousness of a lot of boxing fans, but not on the tips of our tongues or in our dream match up lists. I think this is a disservice to a hard working and very talented fighter who remains an opponent to the elite without breaking into their ranks.

Most of what we know as fans about this man comes through a select bit of media and the fights which we have watched. We have seen this man battle Antonio Margarito with broken hands, we have witnessed him on the brink of a Madison Square Garden win over Miguel Cotto. We have seen him outbox and outland Zab Judah and get a victory over Carlos Baldomir snatched away from him unfairly. With the HBO decision to start introducing us to these boxers as people who fight, we can now see Joshua Clottey as the type of fighter we didn't know he was. A humble, intelligent and respectful fighter. These are the men who elevate the sport and remind us that we're watching people in there.

So I say to you boxing fans who find yourselves disappointed by the failure of Pacquiao and Mayweather, don't hold this against Pacquiao or Arum. Don't look at Clottey is a 2nd rate fill in, look at this fight for what it is. It's a P4P king vs an underdog with talent. This is Clottey's biggest moment in his career. We who support the boxing community and want boxing to be as big and as bad as it ever was need to support the Clotteys out there. We owe it to Joshua Clottey to watch him take on the biggest challenge of his life and maybe, just maybe, we will witness what none of us expected. A dream come true for fighter who has been getting the short end of the stick.

If you can't find a reason to get excited for this fight, then you should do some leg work and find out exactly who Manny Pacquiao is fighting on March 13th. You might be happy with what you see.
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Nice post.

I'm getting more excited for this fight with each passing day.

PanchoVilla · Mar 9, 2010

i agree... great thread

ironchamp · Mar 9, 2010

lukeo said: ↑

a lot of the critics and fans are not giving this boxer much of a chance against the current p4p king manny pacquiao, and it might be with good reason, but it's not a reason to avoid this fight. A fight like this isn't an explosion of interest for the casual boxng fan, but it should mean more than it does to most of us more hardcore boxing fans.

Joshua clottey has a familiar story in the world of boxing. He was a poor boy growing up in an impoverished nation, much like his opponent for this fight. He took up boxing at a young age and found his way to the united states and to the cusp of boxing fame. A series of close decisions, unreasonable stoppages and very solid outings in spite of disappointments have placed him into the collective consciousness of a lot of boxing fans, but not on the tips of our tongues or in our dream match up lists. I think this is a disservice to a hard working and very talented fighter who remains an opponent to the elite without breaking into their ranks.

Most of what we know as fans about this man comes through a select bit of media and the fights which we have watched. We have seen this man battle antonio margarito with broken hands, we have witnessed him on the brink of a madison square garden win over miguel cotto. We have seen him outbox and outland zab judah and get a victory over carlos baldomir snatched away from him unfairly. With the hbo decision to start introducing us to these boxers as people who fight, we can now see joshua clottey as the type of fighter we didn't know he was. A humble, intelligent and respectful fighter. These are the men who elevate the sport and remind us that we're watching people in there.

So i say to you boxing fans who find yourselves disappointed by the failure of pacquiao and mayweather, don't hold this against pacquiao or arum. Don't look at clottey is a 2nd rate fill in, look at this fight for what it is. It's a p4p king vs an underdog with talent. This is clottey's biggest moment in his career. We who support the boxing community and want boxing to be as big and as bad as it ever was need to support the clotteys out there. We owe it to joshua clottey to watch him take on the biggest challenge of his life and maybe, just maybe, we will witness what none of us expected. A dream come true for fighter who has been getting the short end of the stick.

If you can't find a reason to get excited for this fight, then you should do some leg work and find out exactly who manny pacquiao is fighting on march 13th. You might be happy with what you see.
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+1

J.E.Cash · Mar 9, 2010

kirk said: ↑

Good post and i agree (for once )... :good
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I second that.

I really hope Clottey pulls the upset. I hope he has learned from all of the fights where he feels he was "robbed" and goes in there fighting hard for the full twelve. He can't afford to let this one slip away at the end.

Son of Gaul · Mar 9, 2010

LukeO said: ↑

A lot of the critics and fans are not giving this boxer much of a chance against the current P4P king Manny Pacquiao, and it might be with good reason, but it's not a reason to avoid this fight. A fight like this isn't an explosion of interest for the casual boxng fan, but it should mean more than it does to most of us more hardcore boxing fans.

Joshua Clottey has a familiar story in the world of boxing. He was a poor boy growing up in an impoverished nation, much like his opponent for this fight. He took up boxing at a young age and found his way to the united states and to the cusp of boxing fame. A series of close decisions, unreasonable stoppages and very solid outings in spite of disappointments have placed him into the collective consciousness of a lot of boxing fans, but not on the tips of our tongues or in our dream match up lists. I think this is a disservice to a hard working and very talented fighter who remains an opponent to the elite without breaking into their ranks.

Most of what we know as fans about this man comes through a select bit of media and the fights which we have watched. We have seen this man battle Antonio Margarito with broken hands, we have witnessed him on the brink of a Madison Square Garden win over Miguel Cotto. We have seen him outbox and outland Zab Judah and get a victory over Carlos Baldomir snatched away from him unfairly. With the HBO decision to start introducing us to these boxers as people who fight, we can now see Joshua Clottey as the type of fighter we didn't know he was. A humble, intelligent and respectful fighter. These are the men who elevate the sport and remind us that we're watching people in there.

So I say to you boxing fans who find yourselves disappointed by the failure of Pacquiao and Mayweather, don't hold this against Pacquiao or Arum. Don't look at Clottey is a 2nd rate fill in, look at this fight for what it is. It's a P4P king vs an underdog with talent. This is Clottey's biggest moment in his career. We who support the boxing community and want boxing to be as big and as bad as it ever was need to support the Clotteys out there. We owe it to Joshua Clottey to watch him take on the biggest challenge of his life and maybe, just maybe, we will witness what none of us expected. A dream come true for fighter who has been getting the short end of the stick.

If you can't find a reason to get excited for this fight, then you should do some leg work and find out exactly who Manny Pacquiao is fighting on March 13th. You might be happy with what you see.
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I think he's definitely a game fighter who'll give Pacquiao a real test but he's just not active enough offensively.

NeckBreaknAiken · Mar 9, 2010

J.E.Cash said: ↑

I second that.

I really hope Clottey pulls the upset. I hope he has learned from all of the fights where he feels he was "robbed" and goes in there fighting hard for the full twelve. He can't afford to let this one slip away at the end.
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I think Clottey was a little naive with the notion that Bob Arum was working on his behalf as much as he was with Cotto....

This time, he knows he won't be able to get a victory simply by "not deserving to lose". He will have to whip ass to win this one, and he knows it.

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