Saturday, March 13, 2010

Pacquiao-Clottey Fight : Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision -

Just as expected. Manny Pacquiao once again win the Pacquiao-Clottey fight with a unanimous decision. But one thing is for sure. Clottey is really a tough opponent.

The best round of the fight? Round 11. That's where Clottey started to give his punches to Manny Pacquiao but it's just a round.

Hope you enjoy the fight.

Stay tune for the round by round analysis
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Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey Weigh In and Fight Time

Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey: Pacquiao vs Clottey Weigh-in and Fight Time – This is the moment that millions of fans have waited for. Are you ready to witness the live action and considered as the fight of the year for this 2010? The Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Fight match entitled “The Event” is set to happen few hours from now.

About a few hours ago, the WBO Welterweight Champ and considered as the Pound for Pound King Manny Pacquiao and Ghana’s pride Joshua Clottey stepped on the scales in the Arlington and the final weigh-in be is happened before the Saturday night’s showdown.

It’s an interesting set-up for the people who are at the weigh-in in person. The challenger gets ready to step onto the scale first. Clottey weighs in at 147 pounds on the button. He is ripped as always.

Manny on the other hand, gets a lengthy introduction from Buffer and there is a throng of people around him as he makes his way out. Pacquiao weighs in at 145 3/4 pounds, and you never have to worry about him looking like he is ready to fight.

Watch Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Stream online via pay-per-view. The Pacquiao vs Clottey is set to happen tomorrow, March 13, 2010 live at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Dallas Texas. Don’t forget to watch Pacquiao vs Clottey live and witness an exciting world match between the two greatest boxing fighter in the world.

Please stay tune in Daily World Buzz for latest updates and results of the match on the next couple of hours from now.

Source : daily world buzz
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Pacquiao versus Clottey Live Streaming

The upcoming boxing welterweight fight for the WBO World welterweight championship is between Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey, which is set on Saturday night. The event will take place at the Dallas Cowboy’s stadium in Arlington, Texas.

A 33-year-old Joshua Clottey has a record of 35-3 with 20 KOs, while Manny Pacquiao has 50-3-2 with 38 KOs. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was disappointed he won’t be hosting a Pacquiao fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. as he had hoped.

Pacquiao VS Clottey fight will start at 9PM ET/6PM PT live on pay-per-view. It is also available via online streaming and other live streaming channels.
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Diaz in Pacquiao-Clottey undercard

Ever since boxing champion Manny Pacquiao stripped David Diaz of his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown in 2008, the former champion never took the loss personally and formed a friendly relationship with the reigning pound-for-pound king.

When Pacquiao came to Chicago to promote his fight with Oscar de la Hoya, Diaz was among those who welcomed the Filipino boxing icon at the Windy City.

Pacquiao returned the favor by inviting Diaz during his 31st birthday celebration last year in his home in General Santos City.

And when Pacquiao stakes his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown against Joshua Clottey on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium, the pound-for-pound king will be rooting for Diaz when he faces Humbero “Zorrita" (Little Fox) Soto (50-7-2).

Diaz (35-2-1) will be fighting in the Pacquiao-Clottey undercard against the reigning WBC super featherweight champion Soto, who knocked out Pacquiao’s younger brother, Bobby.

The younger Pacquiao suffered a seventh-round knock out against Soto in the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Zab Judah match in 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

"I feel good. I am prepared to go to war and get the victory," said David during a public media workout at the Jabb Boxing Gym in Chicago.

"I will be in shape and will be alright. I don’t predict the outcome of my fight. But I will be prepared to go the distance for 12 rounds," added Diaz, who will dispute the vacant WBC lightweight title with Soto.

If Diaz makes good his pledge to beat Soto, his efforts would make Pacquiao happy since it would avenge his brother’s KO loss in 2007.

The 33-year-old Diaz is coming off a 10-round majority decision win over former WBC super featherweight and International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight world champion Jesus Chavez last September 26, 2009 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

Chavez is the same boxer who lost to Humberto Soto, 29, in a 10-round unanimous decision in Mexico last December.

When asked if he will soon be back as a marquee fighter, Diaz said, “we will see what happens in this coming fight and get this belt first."

Asked about the Pacquiao-Clottey match-up, Diaz said “this fight will be tough for Manny. Clottey has a tight defense. But Manny will win this out."

Also featured in the undercard are two-time world champion Jose Luis "El Terrible" Castillo in a welterweight battle against contender Alfonso Gomez and Ireland’s John Duddy in a middleweight duel with Michael "Myckol" Medina.

Source : GMANews
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Event : Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey

Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), the 7 division world champion and the reigning WBO welterweight champion will defend his title from Ghanaian Joshua Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs), the former IBF Welterweight champion.

“The Event” put forward Clottey a shot at the Pound-for-Pound king Manny Pacquiao at the World Boxing Organization (WBO) World Welterweight Title at the Cowboys Stadium.

Manny Pacquaio is ready to fight as seen from his final work out at the wild Card Gym in Los Angeles last monday before taking flight to Dallas, Texas. Together with his entourage they boarded a plane chartered by the said boxer. Freddie Roach is confident with his boxer, Manny, that they can take their opponent down.

Joshua Clottey, on the other side is calm and cool as the day approaches the big fight. The Ghanaian-born boxer did not commented when Freddie Roach predicted the fight a knockout. However, Clottey stated “I have a sharp right hand, a sharp right hand.” He added “I can throw a sharp right from far, so that’s always dangerous”.

The Event is a fight of two premiered boxers: Manny with his strong left punch while Clottey can respond with his strong right hand. Both respected boxers are already ready to battle. Who will seize the WBO World Welterweight Title?

Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight is set on March 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Source : SevenSidedCube
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Sunday, March 7, 2010

Pacquiao-Clottey : Undercards

Two promising Filipinos, featherweight Michael Farenas and bantamweight Eden Sonsona get a chance to prove their worthiness as future world title prospects when they see action on the undercard of “The Event” headlined by pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Ghana’s tough Joshua Clottey at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 13.

The 25 year old Farenas, a protégé of former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa takes on 35 year old Joe Morales. Morales who has a record of 20-13 and 4 knockouts has dropped ten round decisions to such tough opponents as Rocky Juarez and Joan Guzman and lost by a 10th round TKO to fearsome Rogers Mtagwa. However, boxrec.com records show that Morales has lost six straight bouts although he won a ten round decision over Ildefonso Martinez last November 6.

The hard-hitting southpaw Farenas who has a record of 27-2-3 with 24 knockouts has had a career in which he has faced certified Thai patsies in-between taking on tough Mexican opponents including Walter Estrada (35-9, 24 KO’s) whom he knocked out in the very first round on May 9, 2009.

Farenas won the meaningless World Professional Boxing Federation title with a 9th round knockout over Korea’s Jae Bong Jang last October 3 and then scored a 1st round knockout over unknown Thai fighter Sathian Sokham on January 8, 2010.

Sonsona, a southpaw from General Santos City, hometown of Pacquiao and a fighter discovered by the late Rod Nazario, the former business manager of Pacquiao, will be making his second appearance on a Pacquiao card. Pacquiao had promised Nazario during a visit before the boxing man passed away to give Sonsona exposure and to help steer his career alongside his manager Rommel Nazario, the son of Rod.

The 21 year old Sonsona (20-5, 6 KO’s) faces former world champion Mauricio Pastrana of Colombia who even at 37 still has a lot of fight left in him, although he lost a unanimous twelve round decision to Leon Moore of Guyana in a clash for the vacant Continental Americans and North American Boxing Association titles last September 26.

Pastrana also dropped a unanimous eight round decision to undefeated Victor Fonseca (14-0, 8 KO’s) last July 11 but won by a 3rd round knockout over Victor Peralta of Colombia on June 19, 2009.

Sonsona impressed Pacquiao as well as Top Rank promoter Bob Arum when he scored a smashing 2nd round TKO over Eilon Kedem on the Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto undercard last November 14 before scoring a sensational one-punch knockout to win the vacant Philippine bantamweight title in a battle with Monico Laurente on December 12, 2009. Sonsona staggered Laurente before unleashing a wicked left that sent Laurente crashing to the canvas where he lay for some time before being escorted by doctors and handlers to his corner.

Sonsona who is being trained by Restituto “Buboy” Fernandez, the assistant trainer of Pacquiao at the Wild Card Gym has looked good and his manager Rommel Nazario has high hopes for the flashy southpaw who has developed his punching power as indicated in his last two fights.

Source : PhilBoxing
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Saturday, March 6, 2010

Pacquiao-Clottey Fight Prediction by Freddie Roach

It may be wishful thinking, but the earlier Manny Pacquiao stops challenger Joshua Clottey in their March 13 welterweight title fight, the better.

"If he gets him in one, I’m much happier, believe me," Roach told a couple of Manila-based sportswriters shortly after seeing the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) champion go through eight rounds of sparring Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the Wild Card gym in Hollywood.

"But Clottey has never been knocked out before, and I don’t think that’s going to happen. But you never know."

Clottey, 32, and from Accra, Ghana, but now based in Bronx, New York, has never been knocked out in his 39 pro fights, with all three of his losses coming either by unanimous decision or disqualification.

On Wednesday during Pacquiao’s open public workout, Roach, who turns 50 on Friday, March 5, boldly declared that the challenger won’t last the distance; even singling out that Clottey will break down come the ninth round.

Roach said he did mention round nine as the possible time when Clottey will go down since "they (reporters) forced me to pick a number."

"And I pick No. 9 all the time because that’s my favorite number," the four-time Trainer of the Year stressed.

And neither will he coerce Pacquiao to go for a knockout on the ninth round just because he predicted so.

"No, no, no," he repeatedly said. "I would never do that."

"But it won’t go 12 rounds, that’s my prediction."

Roach pointed out Clottey, the former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion, hasn’t fought a fighting machine like Pacquiao in his entire career.

And like the great Oscar De La Hoya, the great disciple of the great late trainer Eddie Futch believes Clottey will be forced to quit the 12-round fight.

"The thing is, he’ll be going to be overwhelmed by the punches, and he’ll get it from so many angles. He’s never fought a guy who swarms over him like Manny Pacquiao," said Roach.

"He’s not used to that. Like Oscar (De La Hoya), we’ll let him quit it, I feel."

Roach felt more confident of a Pacquiao victory after the world’s top pound-for-pound king sparred for five rounds with Abdullay Amidu and old timer David Rodela.

The popular Filipino southpaw even had to take it easy on his long-time sparring partner the moment he bloodied the nose of Rodela with a bruising straight left.

"He looked really good, really sharp today. I’m very happy where he’s at, the game plan is in place and he knows what to do," said Roach later.

Knowing that Clottey has a very dangerous uppercut, Roach has that thing taken cared of during training camp, now on its seventh week.

"He (Clottey) is very fine with it. So I want Manny to keep his distance, that’s what we’re working out in sparring. He did a beautiful job of keeping the distance today in sparring. He knows what I want," Roach said, pointing out they’ll fight more like the way they did when Pacquiao fought Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez when the champion "slides out, slides to the side and uses the counterpunch."

Six more rounds are scheduled on Saturday and four on Monday, after which, it’s off to Dallas in the final week leading up to the fight.

Source : GMANews
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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Manny Pacquiao - Joshua Clottey Fight : Round by round analysis

Everybody is geared up for the March 13, 2010 battle between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey. The fight is a showcase for the pound for pound best boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao, as he continues to carve out his position not only in today's welterweight division but also in the all-time rankings as a legendary fighter.

Proboxing-Fans.com will be showcasing live Pacquiao vs. Clottey results including a Pacquiao vs. Clottey round by round blog. This way if you do not want to pay the full price for the Pay Per View event, you can still find out all of the details of what happened, and you'll be able to follow along live. That way there will be no surprises or spoilers.

The coverage will be provided live and continuously updated throughout the evening. That means as soon as anything happens during the entire Pacquiao vs. Clottey PPV event, you'll be the first to know. It's as good as watching the bout on your television, plus you won't have to shell out all of that extra cash on paying for the event. Just kick back, update your page and watch as the night unfolds.

In providing the Pacquiao vs. Clottey results and round by round blog, ProBoxing-Fans.com is sticking to their mission of helping boxing fans in every way possible. Especially in these times, not everybody can afford to buy a pay-per-view.

Therefore we are providing our live Pacquiao vs. Clottey round by round results for free to everybody who wants to look, so nobody has to miss out. Of course, this is also great if you will be headed out of town or will be occupied for part of the evening. You can check in later that night or early the next morning to see all of the results and details of the bout.

In addition to providing Pacquiao vs. Clottey results, there will also be fight analysis and updates for the main undercard bouts as well. This way you truly will not have to worry about missing anything, and fight fans can relax knowing they will find out exactly what takes place throughout the entire evening.

The bout is a chance for Manny Pacquiao to add even more big wins to his already stellar record and resume. Joshua Clottey presents a big challenge due to his status as a top welterweight and a very large, strong and durable fighter. Pacquiao will be in for a real test against Clottey and it should be an entertaining and fun evening for boxing fans across the globe.

If you are looking for live Pacquiao vs. Clottey results, then ProBoxing-Fans.com has you covered. Be sure to check in with the site on Saturday night, March 13, 2010 for full coverage of the entire Pacquiao vs. Clottey PPV, including live results and a live round by round coverage, blog and scorecard.

Source : EarthTimes
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Pacquiao-Clottey Live Streaming

Are you looking for the information on channel and coverage of Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream? This boxing spectacle will bring us the best entertainment and sports event this March. Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream is hitting your television screen on March 13, 2010 on Pay-Per-View.

Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream is all about Manny Pacquiao fighting Clottey instead of Mayweather in this highly profiled boxing event. The Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream will be seen at the venue in Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Dallas Texas. A battle in which Manny Pacquiao must win in order for him to have a shot in the future. Pacquiao vs Clottey live stream is available on Justin TV, Freedocast, and even Sopcast.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Mayweather - Mosley promoting in Nokia Theater

This afternoon Floyd Mayweather 40-0 (25) and Shane Mosley 46-5 (39) will meet at the Nokia Theater at Times Square in New York City in the first of their three city press tour promoting their upcoming May 1st mega-fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Wednesday afternoon the 3rd they'll be in Washington DC and Thursday the 4th they'll be in Los Angeles to conclude the tour and promotion.

Mosley, 38, is the defending WBA welterweight champion and Mayweather, 33, is a former WBC title holder and both are considered among the top-5 pound-for-pound fighters in professional boxing. Mayweather-Mosley or Mosley-Mayweather has been talked about and debated for years. And though it's coming to fruition (and it will unless one of them is injured during training) about five to seven years late, that doesn't detract from how big it is.

Mosley fought one of the most complete fights of his career in January of 2009 when he knocked out the rugged and tough Antonio Margarito to capture his title. And Mayweather never looked more purposeful and sure of himself than when he took apart Juan Manuel Marquez in his last bout this past September.

As most boxing observers know, this fight is being realized because Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao couldn't strike an agreement to meet later this year. Mosley's title defense against Andre Berto, who is a Haitian native, fell through due to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti last month. And I don't care if Mayweather was forced to take this fight because he needed to face an opponent who was perceived to be a real threat to beat him this time. The bottom line is Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will be two of the only three men occupying the inside of a boxing ring on the night of May 1st this year.

It's been said here that Mayweather brought up the HGH/PED's issue to get inside Pacquiao's head and to try and win the first two rounds of their fight before the bell rang for the first round. Nothing has changed and I still think that's the case. I've also said that against fighter-A, Manny is a bigger draw than Floyd at the gate, especially after the way he looked in defeating Miguel Cotto in his last fight. Not to mention Pacquiao's legacy is deeper than Mayweather's and he's fought and defeated better opposition than Floyd has.

Basically, Manny has upstaged Floyd at just about every turn since Floyd announced his comeback on the afternoon of Pacquiao-Hatton. But the truth must be told, and this time regardless of the reasons as to why, Mayweather is facing the better opponent. It's undeniable that Mosley is the bigger fish in a pond that contains he and Joshua Clottey. Mayweather is not just meeting the better opponent than Pacquiao is in their next respective fights, but his fight is going to do bigger PPV numbers.

There's just no way around it, anticipating Mayweather and Mosley in the ring is much more compelling and intriguing than the anticipation of Pacquiao-Clottey. And though both Pacquiao and Mayweather are favored to win if Clottey were to defeat Pacquiao it would turn the boxing world upside down and everyone reading this knows it. Granted, Clottey is a live underdog and he does bring some things like size and a presumed strength advantage into the fight that may trouble Manny, but how many expect him to win? On the other hand, Mosley beating Mayweather, even by stoppage, shouldn't be considered an upset by anyone who knows what they've been watching during the careers of both fighters.

This column has been critical of Mayweather over the last eight months. But it's never been personal or mean spirited and I've only stated it as I believe it to be. And that's Floyd Mayweather is a great fighter. But he's picked his spots and avoided the fighters who truly could've tested him throughout his career and perhaps even defeated him. So in many aspects I believe his undefeated record is a little hollow and manufactured. Maybe by the time he retires I'll see him in a different light? However, that's not the issue at hand today.

The bottom line is Pacquiao-Mayweather wasn't made and I could care less who's fault it was. All I know is Mayweather drew the tougher opponent as a result of it. Mayweather-Mosley is a bigger and more anticipated fight than Pacquiao-Clottey.

And it will be realized on May 1st, and the countdown to it begins this afternoon. Yes - seeing the names Mayweather and Mosley on the marquee gets the blood pumping more than seeing Pacquiao vs. Clottey. And that's in spite of Manny Pacquiao being boxing's biggest star and current pound-for-pound greatest fighter.

No one fighter, even if he's the biggest draw in the sport, is more interesting to the public than a genuinely interesting two-way fight.

Source : TheSweetScience
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Monday, March 1, 2010

Pacquiao-Clottey Fight Prediction

Here's another Pacquiao-Clottey Fight Prediction from www.sportsperspectives.com .

Last week, I stated the case for Joshua Clottey against Manny Pacquiao. This week, I’ll tell you why Clottey’s case will not be heard by any judge ringside in two weeks. Sure, Clottey can fight, but he ain’t never seen anything like the Pac Man.

1. Locale. Even. Pacquiao will definitely have the huge Cowboys Stadium crowd behind him because he’s the main attraction of this event. However, in Cowboys Stadium, only Tony Romo and his teammates can really call this place home.

2. Hand Speed. Advantage Pacquiao. This is perhaps the biggest advantage that Pacquiao will have in the fight. It’s often his biggest advantage in most fights. When I stated earlier that Clottey “ain’t never seen anything like the Pac Man,” hand speed is what I was referring to.

3. Ring Generalship. Advantage Pacquiao. Under the watchful eye of his excellent trainer Freddie Roach, Pacquiao has improved leaps and bounds since his lighter (weight) days. He can fight at various speeds, fighting off the back foot or off the front foot. Clottey on the other hand is, at best, methodical, and at worst, plodding.

4. Competition. Advantage Pacquiao. Clottey’s resume of Carlos Baldomir (loss), Diego Corrales (win), Miguel Cotto (loss), Zab Judah (win) and Antonio Margarito (loss) is nothing to sneeze at. But Pacquiao’s victim list of Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales (twice) and Juan Manuel Marquez is the stuff legends are made of.

5. Power. Advantage Pacquiao. The biggest thing that has astounded me about Pacquiao is the fact that his power has been maintained as he’s moved up in weight. That will be put to the ultimate test against Clottey, who has never really been seriously been hurt in the ring. We know that Pacquiao hits harder but what happens when he sees that he can’t hurt Clottey?

6. Conditioning. Advantage Pacquiao. Both men are always in tip-top shape. However, Clottey has shown a tendency to punch less down the home stretch of his biggest fights. Whether it be mental or physical, he gets fatigued somewhere.

7. Chin. Advantage Clottey. Not only does Clottey have a cast-iron chin but his “ear-muff” defense makes it hard to reach. If Clottey is seriously hurt by Pacquiao, I’d honestly be pretty surprised. I’m hyped to see how this sub-plot unfolds come fight night.

8. Footwork. Advantage Pacquiao. Clottey fights big. By that, I mean that he fights very deliberate behind a heavy, albeit under-utilized jab, and strong overhand right. Pacquiao bounces in and out, throwing powerful combinations from weird angles and positions. What stays solid is his foundation.

9. Size/Strength. Advantage Clottey. When looking at Clottey’s chiseled frame, you wonder if he’s the one folks should be asking to undergo a battery of additional blood tests for performance-enhancing drugs. I’m kidding. However, Pacquiao better take the naturally bigger and stronger Clottey very seriously in two weeks.

10. Defense. Advantage Clottey. Defense wins championships, and Clottey has the edge in this all-important area. However, it can be a gift and a curse. As we have seen a few times before, Clottey often spends so much time in his shell that a turtle would be jealous. Not hitting and not being hit will not bring the title back to Ghana. You got that?

According to the Boxing Fight Predictor, all signs point towards a Manny Pacquiao rout of Joshua Clottey. I believe that Pacquiao will win but will be forced to go the distance against the always-tough Ghanaian. Clottey will have a few moments, but he simply does not punch enough to pull off the upset.

Manny Pacquiao should coast to a unanimous decision victory on March 13. Tell me what you think.
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