Floyd Mayweather Jr. was not impressed with Manny Pacquiao’s performance against Joshua Clottey last Saturday. In an interview with the Cager Report he had some pretty interesting things to say about the Pound for Pound king. Here are some of the quotes:
“Personally, I think Pacquiao got exposed in that fight for being one-dimensional. You can have all [the] offensive ability in the world but with no defense you’re not going to last long against a good counter puncher such as myself. Look at the way Clottey was getting through, each time he threw something it landed. Then at the end Pacquiao’s was all busted up, when’s the last time you’ve seen my face all messed up like that? That’s the difference between an amateur and a true pound for pound boxer.” Read more…
It was around the 5th round when I started to hear phrases like:
“The fix is in!!”
“This is awful.”
“Why isn’t he throwing a punch?”
“Is Jim Lampley in love with Manny Pacquiao?”
“This sucks!!
“I want a refund.”
That was some of the PG comments, so of the other stuff I overheard I can not put on the site. None of this was Manny Pacquiao’s fault (more on him later) this was all on Joshua Clottey.
The part of me that loves sports, the part of me that loves boxing doesn’t want to think anything fishy was going on in this bout, but if everything was on the up and up that leads me back to the Clottey and what was he thinking. Read more…
Manny Pacquiao legacy is secure. He has done some amazing things. He was won titles in seven different weight classes. Regardless if you think he has done things the right or wrong way there isn’t any proof he has ever did anything wrong, so he does deserve the benefit of the doubt.
Like most legends though, sometimes as the years go by the fantasy becomes greater than the reality. That is why I hear to clear some things up. I am about to tell you the truth about Manny Pacquiao’s rise to top of the Pound for Pound throne. Read more…
Honestly I don’t know why anyone would want to watch this fight again, but there has been some demand to see the destruction. Wasn’t even a destruction more of just a lack of effort from Clottey, but here are the links. It is a part one and part two. If you make it to part two you are a better person than I.
I am not going to lie I am still salty about there not being a Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight in March. I thought the whole thing was trivial and did horrible damage to the sport of boxing.
How many people have talked about boxing since the fight fell through? No one cares anymore except hard core boxing fans and even they are still upset.
While fights like Pacquiao vs. Clottey and Mayweather vs. Mosley are interesting the buzz just isn’t there. Read more…
There is one reason this article is being written right now. I am going to try to express in words how upset I am that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather forced me to cancel my MGM Executive Suite room with the Hot Tub.
Not like I have never been in a hot tub before, but it is the principality rules of the situation.
This had “Hangover” weekend written all over it, but alas I can’t stomach spending my hard earn money (I am a dollarnaire you know) on going to Texas to see Manny face Joshua Clottey or going to Vegas to see Floyd fight Nate Campbell or someone who has not shot to beat him. Read more…
In what appears to be the final nail in the coffin of a proposed Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather fight, Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has said Pacquiao has agreed to fight Joshua Clottey on March 13th at a site yet to be determined.
Nothing personal against Clottey who is a very good fighter, but this is horrible blow to the sport of Boxing if true. Read more…
As you know both sides have been in mediation over the last two days in Los Angeles trying to come to a compromise, but Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum tells the Associated Press those talks have failed:
If true this is a huge blow for boxing and when I say huge I mean monumental. Boxing had a real attempt to capture the general public and they blew it big time. Read more…
