Pacquiao vs. Clottey Hangover
by Zak Woods on Mar 14, 2010 10:54 AM EDT
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Some thoughts while I recover from my Pacuqiao vs. Clottey hangover...
- WKR doesn't normally delve into the world of boxing (we suggest you check out Bad Left Hook for more coverage) but anytime Pacquiao is fighting we are there with eager eyes to watch the Filipino prizefighter go to work. Just keep Manny away from the karaoke machine.
- It wasn't much of a fight as Clottey covered up in the defensive while Manny unleashed an onslaught of punches (approximately 1,231) for 12 rounds. Pacquaio won via unanimous decision as the three judges scored it 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109. Clottey only won one round.
- For those that want to criticize the fight as being one sided WKR sees the bout as the equivalent of a lopsided Super Bowl. Sure, you want the game to be competitive but the whole point of watching is to be apart of a cultural event.
- Going into the fight the one factor that much of the media gravitated towards was the fact that Joshua Clottey was a larger fighter. Too bad Clottey is a defensive fighter (Iole called it "tortoise-shell"), which negated his size advantage.
- Always fun reading about how the Philippines shut down to watch Pacquiao fight. Plus WKR really enjoys hearing their national anthem. Definitely a degree of pageantry that doesn't really exist in MMA.
- HBO's boxing announcing crew is light years miles ahead of any announcing crew in MMA. Sorry Goldie and Rogan but these guys are really, really good with their play-by-play and immediate analysis. That being said, it would've been nice if they weren't so critical. At one point it felt like being out to dinner with our mother....
Update: Here's the "BANG BANG BANG" video. In fairness to Jim Lampley, he was just trying to be Gus Johnson...
- Loved how the fight was in Cowboy Stadium (reported attendance of 50,994). Hopefully this is a trend that returns to boxing and transitions into the UFC. In other words, we really like the Cowboy cheerleaders but can we get the Cowboy cage dancers too?
- So, how did the fight play with the masses? Out at the bar, WKR attempted to pick the mind of several other sports enthusiasts and strangers. The prevailing opinion was: "I'll care when Pacquiao fights Mayweather".
- After Mosley vs. Mayweather can we pretty, pretty please get Pacquiao vs. Mayweather? No? Figures...
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- HBO’s boxing announcing crew is light years ahead of any announcing crew in MMA. Sorry Goldie and Rogan but these guys are really, really good with their play-by-play and immediate analysis. That being said, it would’ve been nice if they weren’t so critical. At one point it felt like being out to dinner with our mother….
They were really hyper-critical last night. Duddy-Medina wasn’t that bad of a fight. Soto-Diaz wasn’t a bad fight. But they acted like they were being tortured. And Lampley had yet another off night. BANG! BANG BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG BANG BANG! BANG BANG! BANG!
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I only got to watch the pacman fight
And I have to agree with u I thought they were not that good last night. Lamply saying bang bang bang bang for 1 minute was not good play by play. Also kellerman suks balls.
by J smooth 420 on Mar 14, 2010 12:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
HBO’s boxing announcing crew is light years ahead of any announcing crew in MMA. Sorry Goldie and Rogan but these guys are really, really good with their play-by-play and immediate analysis.
they are actually quite horrible and getting worse.
lampley is like goldie. hes called about as many fights as goldberg has mma fights and just like goldie, hasn’t learned a damn thing about the sport in the meantime.
"Newspapermen ask dumb questions. They look up at the sun and ask if it is shining."
-Sonny Liston
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it was a boring fight. what i was thinking was if pacman had to face jose also in the cage.
what would happen?
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 14, 2010 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
jose aldo.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 14, 2010 7:01 PM EDT reply actions
FUCK YOU JIM YOU ARE DRUNK!!!!!!!
"cotto broke your jaw and it took time to recoup, when the hitman finish you'll be sucking on soup"
by FloydJoyMayweatherSR on Mar 14, 2010 9:40 PM EDT reply actions
Don't agree on the commentary.
They didn’t point out some good hits by Clottey in the later rounds due to wanting to say the match was already over.
Lots of repetition too.
"One should always be cold minded and remember that a ridiculous incident may occur any time."
by At Least On Paper on Mar 14, 2010 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
The commentary was kind of bad.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
by VeeisAnimated on Mar 15, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Pacquiao vs. Mosley . . .
would be way better than Pacquiao vs. Mayweather Jr.
Freddie Roach has already stated that he doesn’t want Manny to face Mosley for two reasons:
- not enough money
- Mosley is too good.
These are his words. Why do they want to face Mayweather Jr. instead of Mosley. Well, they know Floyd is not a high volume puncher and they know he’s a defensive counter puncher. Yeah, they will say he’s a challenge but they also know that they can get more money against Mayweather Jr. Not to mention Floyd will work overtime to garner interest with trash talk.
"There's nothing cool about taking punishment" - Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Next to Pacquiao
Now, that pacquiao beats clottey it’s time for mayweather to prove to the people that he is worth it for pacquiao mayweather fight. He should beat mosley with all his skills and go for pacquiao match. Watch fight updates: Mayweather vs Mosley Updates
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