What if Clottey beats Pacquiao, What Then?

What are the ramifications for Manny Pacquiao if Ghanian Joshua Clottey defeats him at the Cowboy’s stadium on March 13th. Will Pacquiao’s world come tumbling down around him like Tysons did in 1990, when massive underdog James Buster Dougles knocked him out in the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan.What will happen with the much anticipated Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather mega-fight? A sure matchup between Tyson and Holyfield was in tatters after Iron...

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Pacquiao-Clottey, and Pacquiao-Morales IV Pacquiao should be ashamed of sparring a 0-6 fighter

January 29th, 2010 | by Quentin Reed“Don’t listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.” —Albert EinsteinSo I wake up this morning on this beautiful sunny day in Southern California doing my normal daily routine. A routine that consisted of me signing online checking the OfficialScoreCard web site, my GMail, Twitter, & Face Book accounts just like any other day. Then after I checked those sites I went to BoxingScene.com and to my surprise I see a headline entitled “Manny Pacquiao Gives His Sparring Partner a Beating”.I was anxious...

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WBC NAMES PACQUIAO 'BOXER OF THE YEAR'

By Ronnie NathanielszPhilBoxing.comSat, 30 Jan 2010The World Boxing Council has named pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao as "The Boxer of the Year" following his devastating victories over Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto last year.The WBC saluted Pacquiao who has set a record of winning seven world titles in seven different weight divisions and as the First Diamond World Champion of the pre-eminent boxing organization...

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Pacquiao hurts sparring mate

by Joseph Pimentel, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau | 01/29/2010 6:23 PMLOS ANGELES, California -- Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao concluded his first day of sparring on Thursday (Friday in Manila) by dominating journeyman boxer Bryan Brooks in four rounds.“I feel good. I’m very well conditioned. My opponent was big. I did well against him. I’m happy and my coach is happy,” said Pacquiao.Roach said Pacquiao followed the game plan well during the four-round sparring session. He also said Brooks was hurt a few times while sparring with the...

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10 questions going into the Pacquiao-Clottey fight

Posted Jan. 27, 2010 at 01:27amBy Michael RosenthalBuzz up! 1. Is Clottey a worthy opponent? Short answer: yes. Pacquiao is THE RING’s No. 1-rated welterweight; Clottey is No. 5. That’s a good matchup. The Ghanian is coming off a loss to Miguel Cotto, one of the most-respected fighters in the world, but some believe he did enough to win a close decision. Clottey has never been knocked out and has good defensive skills, which means he’ll probably survive at least until the late rounds. That said, it’s difficult to get excited about Clottey’s chances...

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Pacquiao – Clottey “The Event” and what’s good for boxing

Posted on Jan. 29th, 2010 by DB News RoomPacquiao – Clottey “The Event” and what’s good for boxingBy: Albert Alvarez Pacquiao Vs. Clottey- The Event scheduled on March 13th Live from Cowboys Stadium, will be Pacquiao’s toughest fight. I have been hearing and reading that many believe that this will be an easy fight for the Pac-Man. Many are even saying that Pacquiao is going to knock out Clottey. As much as I love the Pac-Man’s fire assault that...

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MANNY PACQUIAO: A PRAYER WARRIOR, AIN’T NEED A METH

By Samuel H. CilociloPhilBoxing.comWed, 27 Jan 2010Dauis, Bohol - The “Black Mamba“, Floyd’s uncle, Roger Mayweather recent baseless verbal fuselage against Pacman that he’s into PEDs like the Filipinos “500 years ago against the American soldiers“ smacks of historical ignorance and prison cell paranoia.He should check the Bible and history books. Pacman’s secret weapon is prayer to the source of all power - the God of the universe. His...

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PACQUIAO TO GET CRACKING ON TUESDAY

By Ronnie NathanielszPhilBoxing.comMon, 25 Jan 2010Manny Pacquiao, the reigning pound-for-pound king and boxing icon will get cracking in his preparation for “The Event” with former world champion Joshua Clottey at the state-of-the-art $1.2 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 13, on Tuesday, Manila Time.When Pacquiao walks into Freddie Roach’s Gym at around 1:00 p.m. he will see people walking out because that’s the way Roach wants it. He knows...

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Meaning of 'Emmanuel' and 'Joshua'

Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao (AP) Intro: Boxing fans are looking forward to the anticipated match-up simply dubbed as "The Event" between the Philippines' Manny Pacquiao and Ghana's Joshua Clottey. Tickets went on sale over the weekend for the March 13th fight that will take place at the $1.2 billion Texas Cowboys Stadium. Similarities & Differences There are little similarities between these fighters labeled as the "Pacman"...

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