Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey – The Event
THE RESULT IS: Manny Pacquiao – Pride of the Philippines: 119 – 109 winner by unanimous decision.
Watch the complete Pacquiao Clottey highlights at Sugod Pinoy Forum. Round 1 Highlight below (courtesy of Justin.tv and SportsLiveBlogger.com):
Many said that this is a sure win for Manny Pacquiao. That’s not just based on wild guess, it’s based on statistics, predicted by many boxing critics, and most of all, it’s Pacquiao’s destiny to win this Welterweight bout. Shame on Pacquiao if he ever lose this match, really.
Pacquiao defeated Cotto, and Cotto defeated Clottey. So if this is just a mathematical equation, then Pacquiao will defeat Clottey.
Based on statistics because Pacquaio has already 50 wins, in which 38 of those wins are knockouts (4 comes from his last four fights against Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Oscar Dela Hoya and David Diaz). On the other hand, Clottey has only 35 wins and 20 knockouts. But if this is the only factor of advantage, we still can’t say that Pacquiao will defeat Joshua Clottey in this Welterweight Championship. (source)
According to an article in the Philippine Star, Freddie Roach wants Manny to be the first to put the 33-year-old ex-IBF welterweight world champion down for good since Josh Clottey has never been knocked out in a pro career spanning close to 15 years. Clottey only lost thrice via split decision (Miguel Cotto), unanimous decision (Antonio Margarito), and disqualification (Carlos Manuel Baldomir).
The trainer wants Pacman to box the guy, in-and-out, side-to-side motion, and be very tactical since Clottey is very strong and big puncher with a good chin.
Moreover, it is said that Pacquiao will receive between $10 million to $20 million for the fight alone. That would be additional funds for his campaign for the May 10 election in the Philippines where he is seeking a congressional seat in Saranggani Province. (source)
The fight called “The Event” will be held on the night of March 13, 2010 at the Jerry Jones’ owned Dallas Cowboys Stadium capable of taking in up to 40,000 expectators.
Below is an HBO Boxing Trailer of THE EVENT (courtesy of Youtube):
