Roach Says ‘Pacman’ Will Stop Clottey

Freddie Roach, SecondsOut’s Trainer of the Year believes Manny Pacquiao will stop Joshua Clottey when the pair clash at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas on March 13.

Pacquiao is renowned for his relentless and meticulous attitude towards training and Roach could not be happier with his fighter’s preparation so far.

Speaking of Clottey’s physical strength and the strategy Pacquiao will adopt in the fight Roach said: “He is a very strong guy(Clottey) and he’s a strong puncher. His best punch is the uppercut but we will not fall into that pocket too often to let him use that shot.

“I do have a lot of confidence in my fighter and the reason why is the way he has been sparring. We have big strong guys that fight a lot like Clottey.

“Manny has been handling them with ease in sparring. We had our best day of sparring yesterday – 11 great rounds and Manny pitched a shutout. We use four sparring partners yesterday and Manny is on top of his game and he’s got the game plan down and he’s very sharp right now. I’m happy where he’s at. I think we will overwhelm him and the fight will end before 12.”

Elaborating on Clottey’s ability and fight strategy Roach added: “We have the perfect game plan and I don’t care who trains Joshua Clottey for this fight, he can’t beat us.”

“He is what he is. Let’s face it. He fights the same way in every tape I watch. Whether he fights southpaws or right-handers, he is predictable. He’s good at what he does but he does the same thing over and over again and he is very predictable.

“He’s going to try to change for this fight but once he gets in he will revert back to it. We are 100% ready for his style. His is resilient. The beginning of the fight is going to be very hard because he is a very good opponent and he likes to fight. We will break him down and I am confident the fight will not go 12 rounds.”

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Source: secondsout.com

Pacquiao-Clottey: Joshua needs to stop being so nice to Manny

I’m having hard time getting excited about this fight with Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s) saying so many nice things about Manny Pacquiao. I know he’s happy that he got selected as Pacquiao’s opponent, but come on, man, where’s the fire? I want to throw every time I read all the niceties coming from Clottey about Pacquiao. Somehow I just can’t see Clottey winning when he’s constantly pouring compliments down Pacquiao’s throat 24/7. I just see the guy as another one of Pacquiao’s victims. I understand why Clottey is happy.

Clottey is getting at least a $1.5 million for the fight, and that number could very well double after the final Pay-Per-View numbers are in. However, Clottey has already signed the contract for the fight, and doesn’t need to worry about Pacquiao and his team pulling out of the fight and leaving Clottey with nothing.

It’s time to start showing some fire by telling Pacquiao what you’re going to do to the guy, and or least give the boxing fans a reason to want to throw down $50 to see this fight. I can’t see a reason to want to buy it because of the undercard, because I think it’s frankly awful. There’s no I want to see on the undercard and I wouldn’t even watch those guys fight if it were ESPN for free.

So for me, it’s all about the main event between Pacquiao and Clottey. Is this a $50 fight? I’m asking myself that question, and I keep coming up with the answer ‘no.’ I could easily change my mind if Clottey would stand up and start showing some meanness and make me think he’s going to win. But I don’t see that. All I’m hearing is nothing but overlapping compliments of Pacquiao about how great he is and all that good stuff.

And of course Pacquiao is being his usual gracious self. He never says much about his opponents to get excited about. For a fighter like Pacquiao, he really needs the type of opponent that can play up the bad guy role, and that’s missing in this fight. Ideally, a fighter should naturally have a hard edge to them at least when describing what he’s going to do to his opponent.

But Clottey sounds so casual even when he’s talking about how he plans on beating Pacquiao. It’s like he’s describing his grocery list. No fire, nothing. I can’t see Clottey winning. Something is missing from besides just his skills. I don’t see the fire there, so why should I want to buy this card? I think Clottey needs to get psyched up for this fight and explode on Pacquiao during every interview, and launch into him come fight night. But I just don’t that in Clottey.

The way he talks is the way he fights I’m afraid. I see him covering up, laying on the ropes and just taking shots until the referee pulls the plug on the fight and stops it early on. It won’t matter that Clottey probably won’t be hurt in the least at the time that the fight is stopped. Just by staying up against the ropes and taking shots without firing back it will be enough for the referee to stop this fight. Pacquiao will probably throw a ton of fast punching in a 30 second time period and get a quick stoppage, even with many of his shots missing.

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Source: boxingnews24.com

Pacquiao-Clottey is a Competitive Match

I just read an excellent article by Ryan Dunn on this site regarding the upcoming Pacquiao-Clottey match. It is a good read and Dunn has presented his analysis well. I would like to add my two cents for this match.

While I think that Manny Pacquiao is the favorite in this match, I do not think it will be an easy fight for him. Clottey , while not spectactular, is a rough customer: strong, tough, and skilled. Strong in the sense that he hits hard and his body seems to be chiseled from stone, tough in the sense that he has shown himself to be almost unhurtable to the chin, and skilled in that he covers well and punches with good technique with each hand. His loss to Cotto was by a very narrow margin.

Clottey’s weakness is that he can be out-hustled. He sometimes falls into his defensive shell for too long. In the past, he has lain too long on the ropes and collected punches on his arms. Against Pacquiao, Clottey needs to keep his punch output at a high level throughout the fight. It is a given that Pacquiao will blaze away with his combinations as long as the fight goes, so Clottey MUST stay in the fight by not freezing and fire back often. If he does this, then this higher offensive activity coupled with his strength and undentable chin can keep him in the fight, maybe even enough to win a decision or catch Manny with a shot on the button.

Pacquiao should work for a clear decision instead of a KO because I think Clottey is almost impossible to knockout. He should do this by not taking chances, moving in and out, and flurrying then retreating. In this way, he can avoid taking a big countershot from the durable Clottey. In other words, he should fight much the same way he fought against De La Hoya.

If Clottey wins, it will be a big upset and move him into bigger money fights. After all, he would have beaten the conquerer of Cotto, DLH, Hatton, Diaz, Morales and Barrera.

If Pacquiao wins by decision, it will be just another jewel in his crown, a crown that is already sparkling with enough gems to put him atop most experts P4P list. If Pacquiao KO’s Clottey, then it will be a very notable win and a testament to the terrific power and unusual punching angles of the Filipino Fighting Machine.

I can’t wait.

My prediction: Pacquiao by UD. JGA.

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Source: boxingnews24.com

Texas: No 'good cause' for drug-testing Pacquiao, Clottey

The well-chronicled argument between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over drug testing was so heated and divisive it caused two money-loving athletes to walk away from a guarantee of $25 million each.

Mayweather's camp implied there was something not so natural about Pacquiao's steady move up in weight in recent years, with increased dominance in the ring, and Pacquiao grew so defensive about the jabs that he sued members of the Mayweather camp for defamation.

Now, less than two weeks before Pacquiao fights Joshua Clottey in the replacement fight March 13 at Dallas Cowboys Stadium, the executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has judged that there is no "good cause" to institute any pre-fight drug screening for either fighter before their welterweight main event.

Mayweather and Pacquiao's public fireworks over the issue, in which a federal arbitrator was summoned to mediate the argument, have already been considered by the Texas executive director, William Kuntz, said licensing and regulation spokeswoman Susan Stanford.

Stanford added Kuntz can still change his mind "at any time," ordering drug screening procedures that the fighters would need to pay for.

Nevertheless, the absence of testing seems stunning when it's considered that Mayweather's May 1 fight against Pomona's Shane Mosley in Las Vegas is subject to Olympic-style drug testing that is being negotiated to be supervised by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

Not only is USADA set to supervise random testing, including blood screening for human growth hormone that last week nabbed a British rugby player, Mayweather will have the option to request additional tests as long as he gives a sample of his own at or near the same time, said his advisor, Leonard Ellerbe, and promoter, Richard Schaefer, said.

Mosley has admitted that in the days before his 2003 mega-fight against Oscar De La Hoya, he used performance-enhancing drugs given him by BALCO founder Victor Conte. Mosley has insisted he thought the substances he took from Conte were legal vitamins.

The disparity in how the Pacquiao and Mayweather fights are being scrutinized (or not) is an unfortunate fact of life in boxing, says the president of the Assn. of Boxing Commissions, the national body that advises state commissions.

"Testing [is] an excellent idea, but the cost of [it is] somewhat cost-prohibitive," Timothy Lueckenhoff said. "If steroid testing is to be done as well as testing for illegal [street] drugs, it must be done across the board. When we talk about requiring all fights to be subject to this, we are just adding more cost to a struggling profession, especially regarding club show events.

"All drug testing is good and needed, but the cost is a huge factor right now."

-- Lance Pugmire

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Headline: Can Pacquiao wipeout Clottey?

In Pacquiao’s last fight, Pacquiao was tested by one of the hardest punchers in the sport in Miguel Cotto. I recall Pacquiao getting buzzed for a second or two in a wild exchange against Cotto in the very early going of their great action packed fight. After the light buzz, Pacquiao then took Cotto’s best shots and took them with ease, Pacquiao later said that the Boriqua Bombers hard shots did indeed hurt, but Pacquiao pretended in his own mind that they really didn’t hurt. Come March 13, can Pacquiao pretend that Clottey’s fierce left hook tickles? I sure hope so, because come March 13 I will be picking Pacquiao to get the W over Clottey. I however do not see this fight as a wipeout as most observers out there are seeing this affair play out. I see this fight as a 8 rounds-4 or 7 rounds-5 kind of fight for Pacquiao. Many are picking Pacquiao based on 2 things, that is speed and power.

I will agree that Pacquiao does have the speed and power advantages over Clottey, but speed and power will not win this fight for Pacquiao. The things that will win this fight for Pacquiao will be heart and will. Will Pacquiao’s heart will The Pac-Man to keep firing off shots when he finds a steel iron chin Clottey resting on the ropes with his ear muffs on? How will Pacquiao react when he discovers that he can’t hurt Clottey as easily as he was able to hurt has past foes? Those are great questions to ask, but the bottom line is that Clottey just doesn’t throw enough shots to derail the Pacquiao Express. If I am Clottey, I would bring the fight to Pacquiao and constantly have Pacquiao backing up, Pacquiao is at his best when he is the one moving forward sitting on his punches and picking his spots. This is why I would push forward and place Pacquiao in a whole different place, take the rythym away from him. Can the Grand Master from Ghana do just that? I don’t think so. Pacquiao By UD.

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Source: diamondboxing.com

Roach: Pacquiao's next fight could be his last

This could be the end of Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, delivered this knee-buckling assessment for boxing fans already distraught by the failed Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. negotiations. "This could be our last fight," Roach said last week, as Pacquiao heads into the final days of training for his March 13 welterweight world title bout against Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium outside Dallas. Roach's sobering speculation about boxing's biggest star is based on a chain of events that could occur. Pacquiao, 31, is running for a congressional seat in his native Philippines. If elected in May, he'll represent a community of about 400,000 people in need of improved healthcare, education and employment that the boxer himself was deprived of while being raised in poverty.

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This Time Clottey's Non-Response Was Troubling

This past Thursday there was a press call that featured Team Clottey along with promoter Bob Arum. Personally, I don't find fighter press outings and conferences to be all that informative. Sure, they can fill a writers' notebook with a lot of quotes. But having been around and associated with many world class fighters and champions, I know fighters are never going to disclose much about how they really feel and think about their upcoming fight and opponent. Obviously there are exceptions like Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, Floyd Mayweather and David Haye. However, they are the exception and certainly not the rule.


Most of today's fighters aren't going to shed anything that most observers haven't already figured out. Mangers, trainers and promoters are more than willing to talk - and that's because on fight night when the bell rings they step down and out of the ring. Whereas the fighters have to back up what they may have said during the run-up to a big fight or main event like Pacquiao-Clottey. Which is not the most comfortable position to be in if you're the fighter who lost.


During the conference call, Joshua Clottey was pressed as to what it is he sees about Pacquiao that makes him confident that he can beat him on March 13th. Others asked what it is that he had to improve on himself in order to become a better fighter. Clottey retorted by basically saying he's had a great training camp and is ready for the fight. The only thing Joshua said of substance was that by him being able to block a lot of Pacquiao's punches, Manny will in turn be a little more open for him to hit. Which of course is true. The problem is Pacquiao throws punches in bunches from a lot of unconventional angles. Meaning that if he's jammed with the first one or two he throws, three, four, five and six will be re-routed to the open areas. Which depending on how Clottey's chin holds up will either be his undoing or leave Pacquiao vulnerable to the presumably stronger Clottey.


The fact that fighters usually don't give up much to writers and commentators before the fight is just the way it is. Yet often you can tell that it's more the case of them holding something back and they are just keeping it to themselves so they don't show their hand before the fight. In fact Clottey admitted during the call that he didn't watch film of his opponents' fights. Then he said he's seen enough of Pacquiao to know how he fights. Okay, that's fair but here are the concerns I came away with.


One - Clottey is definitely troubled by not being able to be re-united with his first trainer, Ghanian Godwin Kotey, who was denied a US visa. Not only is that big for him emotionally, but it could turn out to be a disaster tactically. Secondly - Clottey gave me the impression that he really isn't sure what he wants to do or try to prevent Pacquiao from doing during the fight. And Manny Pacquiao is the wrong fighter to try and adjust to on the fly.


Granted, Pacquiao can disrupt the best formulated fight plan in the world during the heat of battle with his hand speed and shocking power. But if Clottey is under the impression that he can sit back and try and wait on what Pacquiao does - and then try to adapt to that and/or take it away--that's a colossal miscalculation. If Clottey was a little more aggressive he could use Pacquiao's mindset of being a real fighter against him, but that's not who he is.


The fact that Clottey didn't project that he's of the mindset and belief that he's going to fight as the bigger and stronger fighter is not a good sign. If it hasn't been drummed into Clottey's head by now that the only way he can win this fight is by forcing himself physically on Pacquiao, and hopefully that will be enough to break down the smaller opponent, then he really doesn't have much of a chance to score the upset. Pacquiao is a better boxer with faster hands and is the more accurate and sharper puncher. There's no way Clottey can sit back and try waiting and reacting to what Pacquiao is trying to do. But that's the impression I was left with as to what his approach to the fight will be after hearing him talk about it for 50 plus minutes.

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Source: Frank Lotierzo - thesweetscience.com

No steroid testing for Pacquiao-Clottey fight – News

According to Wallace Matthews of the Boston Herald, there won’t be any steroid testing for World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao or Joshua Clottey for their March 13th bout at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Matthews says that a spokeswomen reported to him that “Texas does not test boxers for steroids unless there is a probably cause.” Clottey, 32, isn’t pushing the issue with Pacquiao unlike Floyd Mayweather Jr, who insisted on random blood testing to be conducted before he would fight Pacquiao.

This eventually led to their fight negotiations crumbling entirely and causing Pacquiao to eventually look in another direction and choose Clottey instead of Mayweather. Clottey, who seems just glad for the opportunity to fight Pacquiao, says “I don’t want to do that [ask for steroid and/or human growth hormone testing] because I respect him [Pacquiao] too much. I don’t think Manny Pacquiao would do that. But if he does, then he’s cheating the sport.”

It’s unclear if a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao can be made in the future because Mayweather will likely not be as accommodating about testing for performance enhancing drugs. If Pacquiao wants to leave it up to the Nevada Athletic Commission to decide what testing methods should be used, it’s unlikely that they will rule in Mayweather’s favor by directing that random blood tests be used to check for drugs such as human growth hormone.

In that case, there probably won’t be a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao in the future. It might not matter financially, because Pacquiao will do well no matter who he fights. As we see with his bout against Clottey, the bout could end up selling 45,000 tickets for the Dallas Cowboy Stadium and will probably really well in pay-per-view as well. The only problem is that Pacquiao would miss out on a fight that would shape his legacy by not facing Mayweather, and obviously Pacquiao would like to finish his career with a win over Floyd.

There’s talk of Pacquiao possibly retiring after the Clottey bout if he can’t get a fight with Mayweather. Pacquiao has political aspirations and if he wins office, this could be it for him. Mayweather, with Pacquiao out of the picture in the sport, would then take over and regain his status as the number #1 fighter in all of boxing and would likely dominate the welterweight division without too many problems.

Beyond Shane Mosley and Pacquiao, there’s really no one in or around the welterweight division that can give Mayweather any kind of trouble.

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Source: boxingnews24.com

Pacquiao vs. Clottey – A Breakdown

Joshua Clottey is a bruiser. He’s a solid fighter with a tight stance, and a tendency to bull rush his opponents with intentions of body shots and uppercuts.

Sometimes this style yields opportunities to land his power shots, but other times it can set up his blind hooks that cause head butts. Don’t rule out an early cut as Clottey tries to prove his worth against the pound-for-pound king. If a surprise knockdown of Pacquiao is going to happen for Clottey, it’s going to be in the early rounds.

And for those who think Clottey fades late, I’ll say this: Clottey will continue to throw punches at the same rate and speed for all 12 rounds. However, his bulldog, high-gloved defense will grow a little lax as those mammoth arms get heavy. Late in the Cotto fight he began to get tagged more frequently with left hooks as a result of arm fatigue.

Another point I wanted to make: Clottey is no chump. He steamrolled Diego Corrales, gave Miguel Cotto a run for his money, and while he couldn’t overpower the brick-fisted Antonio Margarito, he showed flashes of brilliance in the fight as well. Add to that list his impressive effort against Zab Judah, and a TKO of Jose Luis Cruz (something neither Sharmba Mitchell nor Shane Mosely managed to do), and you have a strong fighter with top-contender credentials.

He’s not the type of fighter you necessarily want to step in the ring against. He’s a strong, intimidating guy who looks like just about the last person you’d want to meet in a dark alleyway. He can hurt you with the uppercut, cut you with his bull-rushes, and wear you down with powerful body work. But as we’ve seen with other fighters, a ripped body with huge arms and shoulders doesn’t usually translate to unstoppable force or blazing hand speed. It’s often times just the opposite.

In Manny Pacquiao you have a more complete fighter. Before Freddie Roach got him into his gym, Manny was a one-dimensional, one-handed, but naturally gifted puncher. His repertoire seems to grow with every fight, as though a new weapon is honed and perfected with every bout he trains for. He has an unbelievable talent for putting torque on his punches from odd angles, creating opportunities for power punches when another fighter would simply be off balance and ineffective.

Roach has mentioned body punching will be a focal point of their training regime, but I have a feeling this fight will come down to Manny inciting a war, and finishing what he starts every single round. He will sap the willpower from Clottey bit by bit, until frustration leads to rash decisions like when Hatton fought Mayweather. This can lead to bad things, and I don’t see this fight being any different.

If Clottey is to stand a chance it will be on textbook counter punching. He can’t mess up or he’s going to get caught with Manny’s undetectable power shots. He isn’t going to get to Manny first, and by the time he gets his shots off, his target will most likelt have moved on to his next combination. Clottey is a lunger, and with those broad shoulders he’s able to put power into those shots. But even that can be neutralized if Manny takes a step outside and times a counter to Joshua’s exposed chin.

Manny should also be training against the uppercut, which is Clottey’s stock and trade. But the thing about Clottey’s inside work is that it’s usually pretty telegraphed, and easy to time if you’ve got the hand speed. Look at the Margarito fight, where he would crouch, lean in, block a blow, then deliver his uppercut.

I don’t believe Pacquiao will fall for that move more than once or twice. In fact, it’s possible he might use that weapon against Clottey. With dedicated body work, Manny can bring Joshua’s gloves down, and set up his patented hooks (both fists now, mind you). It’s worth noting, also, that Clottey has fairly inadequate head movement, which is a terrible characteristic against a speedy fighter like Pacquiao.

Some have reported Manny’s been training in the orthodox stance in training camp. I wonder if this is to throw the rhythm of the fight off in case Pacquiao is unable to circle Clottey like he did Cotto. It doesn’t seem like a problem against Joshua, however, who (when he’s not lunging) tends to riff off his opponent and play the counter-shot game.

There’s one move that hasn’t been talked about much, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it put into play in Manny’s game plan, and that is the feint. It worked to put Marquez on the ground, and it could work against Clottey, who likes to set his feet and throw counters. Head feints always seem to work well against counter punchers, for obvious reasons.

I just think Manny has all of the weapons, all of the answers needed to assuage the onslaught from Clottey in the early rounds. Manny might take some punishment in order to suss out Clottey, the same way he did against Cotto, as a way to see what adjustments the Ghanan Grand Master might have made in training camp. But in the end he should be able to figure his opponent out and maintain productive rounds early on, with a high likelihood with a stoppage in the middle to late rounds.

Most of this sounds academic, and fairly obvious, but I say it because I think there is less subtlety between these two styles, and most of what I believe will happen is based on some fairly predictable behavior by Joshua, and some fairly reliable expectations of Manny.

If you watch a highlight reel of Clottey’s KO’s however, you will realize quickly that he has a strong punch. He has the strength to hurt Pacquiao, about ten times more so than earlier fighters in Manny’s career like Barrera or Morales.

But in the end, as has been the case ever since Manny moved up in weight, speed kills. Many of these welterweights aren’t used to seeing hands as fast as Manny’s. I would argue that Manny’s hands are faster than Mosley’s, and he can throw combinations as effectively as Mayweather when he’s in his rhythm. If you read any review of Manny’s fights starting with David Diaz, you’ll see the familiar line: “the opponent never saw the punches coming.” And it’s true, they don’t.

Also, if an opportunity to put Clottey away early presents itself, don’t expect Manny to hold back. He might say he’s looking to entertain the fans with a late round stoppage, but he takes whatever openings his opponents give him, as any fighter should. Clottey’s never really been hurt in his fights, and with opponents like Cruz, Corrales, Cotto and Margarito, he’s been in the ring with his fair share of strong fists. Something tells me this fight will be different for Clottey. Worse for him.

I want to close this article with a note to the ongoing feud between Pacquiao and Mayweather fans. There is room in this sport for more than one great fighter. Let’s just agree that both of these guys are fantastic for their own reasons. You can put one or the other up against a bum and the bum could upset them. That’s what makes this sport so exciting. Mayweather has won all 40 of his professional fights with some of the slickest boxing the game has ever produced. Pacquiao has knocked out or outclassed some of the best fighters of our time, and continues to knock out opponents despite going into just about every fight the smaller guy.

The next fight up is Pacquiao vs. Clottey. Let’s all enjoy what this fight has to offer, two brawlers who love to go toe-to-toe and test their opponent’s mettle. And then come May, we can watch two of the fastest punchers in the sport trying to outsmart, outwit, and outlast one another inside the blue island they call the ring.

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Roach is going to have egg on his face if Pacquiao loses to Clottey

With all the bragging and predictions that trainer Freddie Roach has been making about Manny Pacquiao beating Joshua Clottey by a knockout, Roach is going to have some serious egg on his face should Pacquiao get taken out or otherwise beaten by Clottey on March 13th at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium. Roach has been saying how Clottey isn’t very good, is a flawed fighter and how Pacquiao is going to get to him in the 12th round.

And all the bragging about how Pacquiao is dominating his sparring partners. If I read another Roach article where he’s drooling over Pacquiao’s sparring against some hapless sparring partners I think I’ll scream. Who cares that Pacquiao is beating up on his sparring partners? I’d rather hear how Roach is bringing in someone that can really test Pacquiao like Alfredo Angulo, Paul Williams or Kermit Cintron. If Roach brings those guys in, Pacquiao might be picking up his teeth around the ring.

Those are the guys that Pacquiao should be sparring with, not some little guys or light punchers. That won’t happen, of course. It’s too bad because at least Pacquiao would get some good sparring before he faces Clottey.

Roach is clearly on cloud nine with Pacquiao’s wins over Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. In almost every interview, Roach has this smug look on his face, as if he’s self congratulating for the success that Pacquiao has had over these guys. That will all change if Clottey ends up giving Pacquiao a beating on March 13th.

I just wonder how Roach will look if he ends up having to peel Pacquiao off the canvas if Clottey takes him out and gives him a beating. I think it might be good for Roach to eat some humble pie. He would then have to step back with his bragging and all his predictions about knockout victories and rethink that kind of bold talk. I think Roach would continue to make knockout predictions for Pacquiao even if he does take a beating against Clottey.

I think it will take at least three consecutive losses before Roach comes down to earth and starts making more reasonable predictions. But can you imagine how Roach will look if Pacquiao loses to Clottey? There would be no point in talking about Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Shane Mosley anymore, because Clottey would erase any talk about them for the time being. Roach would then have to put his entire focus on trying to somehow regain what was lost.

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Source: boxingnews24.com