To barely loss a round to Clottey at welter is a great performance by Pacquiao

Joshua Clottey had given Antonio Margarito hell before he got injured and had looked the better fighter against Miguel Cotto.

He is also a very big, very strong, very tough natural welter.

Pacquiao didn't only beat him, he didn't only beat him comfortably, he virtually shut the man out.

Considering Pac's natural weight is probably around 122-130lbs, that is quite a feat.

I was a little disappointed he didn't get the stoppage in the end as he was so dominant, but it is extremely difficult to make the breakthrough against someone who knew he was sorely outclassed and so was firmly in survival mode, just covering up and trying to make it to the final bell.


All in all, another excellent win and another dominant performance for the Pacman.


I'd like to see him fight at 140 in the summer, defend The Ring title there, before facing the Mosley-Mayweather winner in an autumn superfight. Timothy Bradley would be the best choice IMO, though if Malignaggi beats Khan I expect Manny will want to shut that tranny's mouth for all his drugs jibes.

 

Or a playground full of schoolkids whose main priorities are bitching and hating, and not the sport of boxing.

 

Pac dispatched Clottey with less trouble than Luis Collazo gave Shane Mosley or Zab Judah gave Floyd Mayweather. Clottey did beat Judah and I think he's a better fighter than Collazo too. Once the fight started, it was clear a stoppage wasn't on the cards because Clottey was in survival mode, he knew if he opened up he'd get brutalized by the most explosive attacker in the game. Pac's defence was a little sloppy early on, but he tightened things up after the first third of the fight and just picked Clottey apart with some brilliant combinations. Clottey was a proven top-class welter, it was mesmerizing the way Pac was pummelling him round the ring.