Manny Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey on a unanimous points win in front of over 50,000 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. It was the largest crowd for a boxing match in the United States in 17 years.
Pacquiao was able to defeat Clottey by simply blitzing him with combination after combination as Clottey refused to take any risks that might have led to him getting knocked out. Clottey is the first fighter that Pacquiao has not knocked out in his last five fights (notable KO's: Diaz, Hatton, Cotto, De La Hoya).
The one inescapable thing from last nights fight is just how much of an impressive athlete Manny Pacquiao really is. His four hour work outs with trainer Freddy Roach have become legendary within the sport. And the stamina created from those work outs clearly lifted Pacquiao over the top in this particular fight. Round after round Pacquiao would throw almost three times as many punches as Clottey.
The kicker came at the end when Roach was asked by HBO's Max Kellerman about a possible Pacquiao Mayweather. Roach said, on Mayweather, "We'll crush him."
I hope that we all get to see that, but for now, we all have to wait and see who win the Mayweather Mosley bout May 1st before we'll know if Pacquiao will fight Mayweather.
No comments:
Post a Comment