Clottey's Trainer: Clottey Keeps his Guard up to Survive and avoid Getting KTFO!

[MakeDamnSure]

Nobody was going to give such an unaggressive challenger a decision in a fight like that. I gave him the fifth and sixth rounds, when Pacquiao moved less and invited Clottey to open up more, which he did a few times.

And that was that. By the seventh, it was obvious Clottey knew better than we did how badly he was outclassed. Maybe Pacquiao didn’t come close to a knockout, but Clottey obviously didn’t doubt it was possible.

“I think he’s feeling Pacquiao’s power,” Clottey’s trainer Lenny DeJesus said during a late-rounds interview with HBO.

Clottey (35-4), whose previous losses were narrow ones to Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito and a disqualification against Carlos Baldimir, gave Pacquiao his due. “He has (too much) speed,” Clottey said. “It was the first time I’ve lost a fight.”

In explaining his caution, Clottey praised Pacquiao. “He was waiting for me to open up so he could counter me.” Clearly Clottey felt that would be a lot worse than the 12 rounds of frustration and futility that ensued instead.

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-8...ly-every-round

[Still Blazin]

Props to Pac. He did his part.

[Jakutindi Wauya]

I agree,this was the first time Clottey lost a fight

[Sumakwel]

Clottey’s trainer, Lenny DeJesus

“I don’t think he won a round.”

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03...me-boxing.html