Saturday, March 13, 2010

Pacquiao vs. Clottey

March 13, 2010 Manny Pacquiao faced Joshua Clottey in a Welterweight showdown. Billed as "The Event" but played out more like an exhibition. Manny dominated from start to finish, Clottey the much bigger fighter looked lost against the speed and accuracy of Mannys punches. Pay per view charged up to $60.00(me duele) that's one dollar for every punch Clottey landed. Let's face it this fight should have never happened, fight fans had their hearts set on seeing Pac Man going toe to toe with trash talking, ego maniac, pretty boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. That fight would be a riot, it has all the makings of a classic. Humble, soft spoken Pac Man, versus the loud mouth, bad boy Mayweather. The pre fight hype alone would be entertaining, does anyone remember 24/7 De La Hoya vs Mayweather on HBO. Floyds big mouth has paid off big time with legions of haters tuning in hoping to see pretty boys face get rearranged. Pac Man has built up a huge loyal following, his fast paced style is appealing, he might be the most explosive fighter since Tyson. He's also inherited De La Hoyas torch as most marketable, he's currently the face of boxing. Pacquiao could ink a fight with Alf and half a million PPV's would sell. (There's a whole joke on how promoters could dub this match as the ultimate cat fight, but I won't go there) Boxings next big match is Mayweather vs Mosley this should be an entertaining fight against two proven champs. The winner is surely to be Pac mans next victim, I mean challenger.

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