What The Hell is Wrong with Clottey?

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  1. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    This is a guy walks around at over 170 lbs, and he fights WelterWeights! Carl Froch and Kessler keep there weight around the 170's and fight at SuperMiddleWeight.

    Why does he feel the need to pick on smaller guys? Is he afraid to fight at SuperMiddleweight? Thats poor sportsmanship in my book.
     
    TerryESB, Feb 28, 2010
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  2. Brutalwayz

    Brutalwayz Active Member Full Member

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    :patschHow about you respect that he makes 147 without looking drained instead of trying to discredit him for it.

    Thats like people that talk about P.Williams for being a tall WW when he barely makes 160.

    Just STFU!!
     
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  3. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Poor sportsmanship for being able to make the weight he fights in?, if he doesn't belong there it will have a serious physical affect that will FORCE his team to send him up because that could damage a fighter physically. If he can make the weight then he's fine there.
     
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  4. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Walking around weight and in the ring weight are two different things. As long as he makes the WW limit, he's a WW.
     
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  5. SnoopyboyM

    SnoopyboyM Active Member Full Member

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    Silly thread imo
     
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  6. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    Nothing like picking up W's the old fashion way beating up smaller weaker opponents. He is pretty much the school yard bully of professional boxing.
     
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  7. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Calzaghe used to walk around in the 190s he would say.

    its pretty common for fighters to walk around about 20-25lbs above their weigh-in weight.

    They stary cutting weight at the beginning of training camp and then come in on fight night around 15lbs above their weigh-in weight. That happens all the tim
     
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  8. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    Does this look like a WW?

    This content is protected
     
    TerryESB, Feb 28, 2010
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  9. Toontoon

    Toontoon Boxing Junkie banned

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    SuperMiddleWeight is a bit extreme but if he loses to Pacquiao he should look to move up to 154 and give it a go, he's said himself he struggles for stamina because of the cut and his punching power has suffered too.
     
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  10. Mrboogie23

    Mrboogie23 what the?? Full Member

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    silly thread. loads of fighters walk around much larger then their fighting weight. its part of the game. if he can make weight then he`s a welterweight.

    he puts his body through training required to make weight and as far as I know has never had trouble at weigh in time.
     
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  11. TheUnstoppable

    TheUnstoppable Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Using the 170lbs figure is rather flawed, given that when he weighed in at 170 on fight night he was fully clothed and the fight was actually at 149 ..
     
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  12. Brutalwayz

    Brutalwayz Active Member Full Member

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    How are they smaller?! He's been fighting at WW his whole career and making the weight. He can walk around at 200 if he wants as long as he weighs 147 at the weigh-in he's not doing anything wrong.
     
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  13. EL CABALLO

    EL CABALLO Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rules are rules... if he makes the weight it's alright then. Personally, I don't care if the guy walks @ 250, if he can make 147 at weight time (the day b4 fight) he's a WW.
     
    EL CABALLO, Feb 28, 2010
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  14. TerryESB

    TerryESB The Final Boss Full Member

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    A lot of fighters cut weight, I will give you that.

    But let me just say this. Clottey takes it way too far! Here is a guy who comes into fights looking like a huge muscular guy that was chisled out of stone beating up little opponents. :-(
     
    TerryESB, Feb 28, 2010
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  15. bulakenyo

    bulakenyo Am I a boxing fan yet? Full Member

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    Blame the "day before" weigh-ins.

    As long as that's the general rule, nobody should cry about it.
     
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