" TORONTO (Reuters) – WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will put his title on the line against Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in March after talks for a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. fizzled out this week, the Filipino's promoter said on Friday.
The planned fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr. broke down when negotiations between the two sides hit a snag over the American's demand for a rigorous dope testing procedure.
Pacquiao's new opponent beat Zab Judah of the United States for the IBF Welterweight title in August 2008 and lost a split decision to Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto last June.
"This is a better fight," Bob Arum of Top Rank, Pacquiao's promoter, told Reuters in a telephone interview. "(Clottey's) a real strong, aggressive and hard punching African from Ghana and he poses a real test for Manny."
Arum said a location for the fight would be decided on Monday.
News of the Pacquiao-Clottey bout pours cold water over talk that a match with Mayweather, which was expected to be one of boxing's biggest revenue-producing fights, could be salvaged in time for March.
Mayweather Jr. had issued a statement on Thursday that said he still wanted to fight Pacquiao, but Arum said any possible fight between the two sides would have to wait.
"There's always later in the year and there's next year, it's up to Mayweather. But if he starts this nonsense again with testing or anything then let him take a walk," said Arum.
"We are not going to get into a debate with him ever again on stuff that we know nothing about and that only regulators really can understand."
Mayweather's camp had called for random blood and urine sampling prior to and after the proposed fight with Pacquiao in March.
Pacquiao agreed to have blood taken for testing before the initial media conference and immediately after the fight but would not agree to have blood drawn within 30 days of the bout.
The commission that would have overseen the fight in Las Vegas only requires urine testing "
source : Yahoo News
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ReplyDeleteWell for manny Pacquiao it’s time to move on the drug testing issues will not make the fight happen between Pacquiao and mayweather. I think mayweather is just using the drug testing issue for not fighting pacquiao this so early. I think he’s reserving it for he’s last and final fight before he actaully retire. Now back to pacquiao vs clottey i think it is a good match why? It’s better than the loud mouth malignaggi who is totally mismatch for pacquiao. Though Bradly and Foreman was also a great idea but clottey is a perfect match up for pacquiao. Well wait for the next announcement between pacquiao and clottey match up in coming more days. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThe new match was born. If pacman lose this fight hahaha it would be a black vs black fight new. clottey vs gay mayweather. see some updates here: http://manny-pacquiao-vs-joshua-clottey.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThe story of the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight is going to be about whether Clottey’s pressure and counter punching can overcome Pacquiao’s foot speed and quick-handed, sharp-punching attacks. Trying to penetrate Clottey’s guard is like trying to get near one of Pacquiao’s veins with a needle—no easy task, even for someone with the speed and offensive capabilities of Pacquiao. Clottey is fighting for the title and not for the money. At the same time, Pacquiao is not going to be there for Clottey to hit either. Clottey will have his moments along the way. But being light on power, he won’t be able to do enough damage or land a high enough volume of punches to slow Pacquiao to the point of submitting to his pressure game.
ReplyDeleteMost of the boxing fans around the world were trying to watch pacquiao vs clottey
ReplyDeleteonline. This biggest fight between manny pacman pacquiao and joshua clottey is the most
awaited fight of all the boxing fans. Im one of those boxing fans around the world who
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This is a great fight, and pacquiao should take is more harder because clottey is a big fighter. Clottey for sure won't give him an easy fight.
ReplyDeleteThis could be a good fight, let just say both fighters badly need this one. So we all watch it.
ReplyDeleteFor me I can simply say, pacquiao need make this one hell of a fight into a serious one because clottey for sure won't give him an easy fight. This fight would lead to clottey's fame so he might give all his best and that make this fight hard for pacquiao.
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