Can We All Be Honest about Pacquiao-Clottey

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The only reason Clottey was hyped in that fight was not because he has great skill, or impressive wins, or a number one ranking. The reason why boxing "experts" like Fischer said that Clottey would be Pac's toughest fight yet and Steward was biased in the broadcast saying "Clottey was comfortable with the situation" is not of Clottey's merit. Sure, giving Cotto a close fight helped, but the REAL REASON Pac-Clottey had hype was because

Josh Clottey was the first black fighter Pacquiao's fought in recent memory. I'm not being racist or anything, but it's true. I think even Freddie Roach didn't think Pacquiao could beat a black fighter, that's why they chose Clottey. And of course, in the boxing "experts" minds, Manny could never beat Mayweather, because Manny'd never fought a black fighter before.

I'm not a racist, just please come out and be real.

[| THE KING |]

The only reason Clottey was hyped in that fight was not because he has great skill, or impressive wins, or a number one ranking. The reason why boxing "experts" like Fischer said that Clottey would be Pac's toughest fight yet and Steward was biased in the broadcast saying "Clottey was comfortable with the situation" is not of Clottey's merit. Sure, giving Cotto a close fight helped, but the REAL REASON Pac-Clottey had hype was because

Josh Clottey was the first black fighter Pacquiao's fought in recent memory. I'm not being racist or anything, but it's true. I think even Freddie Roach didn't think Pacquiao could beat a black fighter, that's why they chose Clottey. And of course, in the boxing "experts" minds, Manny could never beat Mayweather, because Manny'd never fought a black fighter before.

I'm not a racist, just please come out and be real.

To be REAL, Pacquiao dominated Clottey like no one else has before. Clottey hid in the shell for the whole fight for good reason. Clottey troubled every fighter he has ever fought. Before Manny embarrassed clottey, mostly everyone on this board spoke of how tough of a competitor clottey was. Manny seems to make good fighters look like bums..

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To be REAL, Pacquiao dominated Clottey like no one else has before. Clottey hid in the shell for the whole fight for good reason. Clottey troubled every fighter he has ever fought. Before Manny embarrassed clottey, mostly everyone on this board spoke of how tough of a competitor clottey was. Manny seems to make good fighters look like bums..

And that in short, is what fight fans need to understand..