Joshua Clottey "PACQUIAO IS NOT A SPECIAL FIGHTER"

[STEELHEAD]

What!!! he literaly knocked the sht out of you!

[Derranged]

So Clottey's excuse is he had a "Off Day" in the biggest fight of his career? Thats the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard.

I thought he claimed to have diarrhea..

[straightleft]

Apparently, Clottey was getting heat from his countrymen. They did not like his effort. I know I did not. Would I believe Clottey or Arum? I think his performance plus this video is enough proof on which is true.

In short you saying it is true? If Clottey did not give away his fight against Pacquiao he will win? LOL! So by your logic Clottey is better than Barrera, Morales, JMM, Hatton, Cotto and Margarito combined.

[MayMosPeaHop]

In short you saying it is true? If Clottey did not give away his fight against Pacquiao he will win? LOL! So by your logic Clottey is better than Barrera, Morales, JMM, Hatton, Cotto and Margarito combine.

I do not believe Arum, so yes I think Clottey took a dive. My logic on this issue was stated in my last post or better yet my last sentence. Next, who made statements about Clottey winning? It was not in my post. Maybe you should read my post again and get some clarification and stop LOL. Your reading comprehension level is very low.

[straightleft]

I do not believe Arum, so yes I think Clottey took a dive. My logic on this issue was stated in my last post or better yet my last sentence. Next, who made statements about Clottey winning? It was not in my post. Maybe you should read my post again and get some clarification and stop LOL. Your reading comprehension level is very low.

You don't have any proof of that just like some others here believed Pac is juicing but yet you choose to believe. If you watch the fight again, Clottey can't afford to open up without being tagged in return. Pac open up to entice him to throw but when he did he got countered every time. So he thought shelling up was the best option and he did managed somehow to survived in the last round.

[MayMosPeaHop]

You don't have any proof of that just like some others here believed Pac is juicing but yet you choose to believe. If you watch the fight again, Clottey can't afford to open up without being tagged in return. Pac open up to entice him to throw but when he did he got countered every time. So he thought shelling up was the best option and he did managed somehow to survived in the last round.

You state I have no proof besides his performance which most everyone questions and this video, but then assert why Clottey was not fighting back as if you know what was going through his mind. I am fine that you think the fight was legit. I just do not believe what you believe.

[Guest]

You state I have no proof besides his performance which most everyone questions and this video, but then assert why Clottey was not fighting back as if you know what was going through his mind. I am fine that you think the fight was legit. I just do not believe what you believe.

Does anyone actually believe Clottey would go out of his way to make a couple million pay off when if he beat Pac, we are talking 7 digits fights all over the place for him.

I mean taking a dive has got to be the most idiotic thing especially when a win would've brought everyone in.

Clottey would've gotten 2 10 million plus fights if he beat Pac.

[KingTito]

That's a huge interview table.

[magnificent]

Great post.

If you watch Clotteys post fight interviews with the media after he loses, he always has excuses. I personally thought Clottey was getting the better of Margarito before he 'broke his hand', but he gave up mentally after the supposed hand injury. I guess it's a rarity for guys like the late Arturro Gatti (RIP) to forge on after an injury to the hand, or fight on past horrid facial gashes like the late Edwin Valero (RIP), or keep coming on without even complaining after repeated blows to the b*lls like Brandon Rios, etc.... however, Clottey gives up mentally when the going gets tough. I found the bolded of your post particularly interesting (regarding Clottey falling short in his big fights w/exception of Judah). I think it was because he happened to be in there with a guy (Judah) who was (at the time) a bigger mental midget than he was himself.

Clottey has been continually hounded by the media (rightfully so)after his God awful (non)performance against Manny... with "Pacquiao this, Pacquiao that", which is why he repeatedly keeps saying he wants to forget the past and move on with the future. He's trying to re-sell himself by downplaying his loss to Manny, even by saying that Pacquiao was not the toughest fight of his career.

I think it's humorous when guys like Zab Judah spout off with crap about how Pacquiao's opponents didn't fight back, or it was 'staged' - rather then giving Pac due credit for taking the game away from a usually competitive fighter. They all think it's easier then it looks until they actually get in the ring with Pacquiao (*cough*Oscar DeLaHoya*cough*). Clottey thouroghly embarresed HIMSELF in that fight with Pacquiao, but he needs someone else to blame besides himself. If Pacquiao is not that special, and after the performance he gave for himself that night, what does that make Clottey then? FAR FROM "special".

boxers are just crazy at times

[Check_hooks]

Clottey says that he respect Pacquiao. He wouldn't respect him if he was force to take a dive. In the first round he saw Pacquiaos handspeed and footwork. In the second round he felt Pacquiao power and did the Elvis shake. After that he was scared to open up and just didn't want to end up with his face broken in. Pacquiao even hit him with two hooks at the same time but that was against the rules apparently lmao

His style will always lose against Pacquiao style because Pacquiao can just throw combinations for 12 rounds and win a decision.

I do think Clottey has a very good defense though but his offense sucks.