Pacquiao's defense was a bit better then people gave him credit for

[warp1432]

When you throw almost 1300 punches, you're going to get hit some. Pacquiao did a great job of getting himself out of the way and putting him in the position to not get hit most of the time. The time he got hit was where he wouldn't move and try to break more into Clottey's guard. He got hit flush a couple times, but really he dominated Clottey.

Also, I'm not sure why everyone is saying "Clottey could have done better!" Margarito threw around the same number of punches against him and Clottey had the same output I think. I don't have compubox numbers on me, but pretty sure it was around the same.

One last thing, I think there is a better case for Pacquiao being rated #1 at WW then Mosley now. The Ring has Pacquiao ahead of Mosley and I kind of agreed with that before, but now I think he is a bit more. Still close though and I wouldn't argue having Mosley at one either.

[FloydTBE]

Pacquiaos defense is to attack, i think pacquiao-mosley wud be a great fight from a action standpoint.

[Irish Hitman]

Clottey is just a wall

[DoubleMM]

This was no diffrent than Paul Williams-Winky Wright

[warp1432]

This was no diffrent than Paul Williams-Winky Wright

Good comparison. Winky seemed to be more game though.

[Eaner0919]

This was no diffrent than Paul Williams-Winky Wright

disagree

in Winky you had a guy who had been so inactive and is past his best days as a fighter you could tell he just couldn't pull the trigger

with Clottey you had a guy who has been active is still close to prime and as a fight WOULDN'T pull the trigger

[warp1432]

disagree

in Winky you had a guy who had been so inactive and is past his best days as a fighter you could tell he just couldn't pull the trigger

with Clottey you had a guy who has been active is still close to prime and as a fight WOULDN'T pull the trigger

I don't think Clottey "wouldn't" pull the trigger, but he just couldn't find an opening. With Winky, Winky saw openings. Clottey a lot of the time never even saw the openings or when he did, Pacquiao was gone.

[DoubleMM]

disagree

in Winky you had a guy who had been so inactive and is past his best days as a fighter you could tell he just couldn't pull the trigger

with Clottey you had a guy who has been active is still close to prime and as a fight WOULDN'T pull the trigger

clottey took the fight on short term, and was without his trainer, and had been off for almost a year now. winky fights more offensively out of his shell and he tried throwing vs paul in the first round but stopped because he was getting caught. clottey throws when you're finished but Pacquiao has great stamina he never stopped.

[FloydTBE]

I don't think Clottey "wouldn't" pull the trigger, but he just couldn't find an opening. With Winky, Winky saw openings. Clottey a lot of the time never even saw the openings or when he did, Pacquiao was gone.

clottey was not throwing enough at all to make it a fight, pacquiao did well by throwing as many pucnhes as he did, stopping clottey from throwing.

[Eaner0919]

I don't think Clottey "wouldn't" pull the trigger, but he just couldn't find an opening. With Winky, Winky saw openings. Clottey a lot of the time never even saw the openings or when he did, Pacquiao was gone.

there were openings even his trainer told him but he wasn't about to risk being open to throw. That was clear as day. Clotty chose not to take any risks in hopes of getting shots on Manny

Winky just couldn't do it.