Comments Thread For: Joshua Clottey: The Critics Forget My Good Performances

[Bronx2245]

Where did he "run"? Out of the ring? I gave canelo his body work in the fight, thats how I had him only winning 4 rounds at most. Other than those body shots, which he was only visibly affective in three rounds of the fight, he didn't do anything. Really? You actually think thats my channel? I don't even have a channel moron.

That was a thing of beauty. I know it wasn't fan friendly, but for fans of the science it can't get much better than that. Lara won that fight, and Lara can do what Canelo couldn't...beat Mayweather!

[b Murphington]

But Clottey's performance against Pac was so bad that it was unforgivable. He fought Cotto pretty good I'll give him that.

But he hasn't fought anyone notable since Pac, so how did he earn a shot against Canelo?

[KillaMane26]

1. Clottey doesnt deserve a fight with Canelo.
2. Clottey VS Canelo is 50/50.
3. Clottey Beat da **** outta Cotto but let Cotto steal the last rounds.
4. Clottey is one of the most underrated fighters, His defense, power, combinations is a problem for anybody...If Clottey could keep up the same aggression in the last 2 rounds he would be an Elite Fighter Top 10 P4P.

That being said I think Canelo wins a close hard fight

[STEELHEAD]

When a fighter under-performs time after time in his biggest fights, people tend to stop paying attention and start dismissing that fight.

Fighters work their ass of their entire careers for the opportunity that Josh Clottey had at Cowboys stadium. He took it for granted and didn't show up to win. You take a ton of fights off air in tiny ass ballrooms in hopes of getting that opportunity to display your talent in front of millions. And that's the performance he gave in front of those millions. Of course that's what people will remember him for.

After watching that fight, what casual fans or new boxing fans would be eager to go back and watch any of his previous fights?

i have very little to add. clotteys such a nice guy.
he Is one of the boringest fighters still boxing.
butt canelo does deserve a safe fight.

[KillaMane26]

But yeah its kinda like Shane......how his rep took a dive after Floyd then Pacqauio fight....Nobody cares that wat type of fighter Shane "used" 2 be....

[PAC-BOY]

There is an old saying in Boxing...."Youre only good as your last fight".

[Showtime..]

War Clottey!
This dude has an impenetrable defence. His offense is also very dangerous if he commits more & presses the action. If he ever learned to mesh the two together, he would had been huge.. Instead it's just one or the other.

I mean, Prime Pacquiao could hardly get past that defence; and do you really think Clottey wanted to shell-up the whole fight? The second he tries to press any action he would had gotten boiled by Pacquiao. He didn't want to suffer what Cotto suffered months earlier. The thing is he was still able to damage Pacquiao a bit with counters every once in awhile.

[torosboxing75]

When a fighter under-performs time after time in his biggest fights, people tend to stop paying attention and start dismissing that fight.

Yup The Cotto, Margareto and Manny fights should have been very memorable. Instead I don't ever watch or even think about it. All I remember is his turtle shell defense. boring!

[garfios]

And what did lara prove by dropping the ball,garfios?

He lost his chance by not staying a little bit more in the pocket, he land the one-two and even the third one on occasion and move to the other side of the ring, Lara was faster and more accurate but follow the plan too much, that is what he prove, he follow the game plan to a fault...

[KillaMane26]

By the Way Cotto Vs. Clottey is one of my fav. fights