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Clottey’s Defence May Not Hold Versus Pacquiao’s Non-Stop Offense

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:39:05 +0000

By Leo Reyes Joshua Clottey says he will try to capitalize on his natural defensive skill to foil Manny Pacquiao’s known offensive fighting style and hope to land a lethal blow to snatch Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight crown. Joshua Clottey is known for his defensive fighting skill which he has developed throughout his fairly successful boxing career.

Pacquiao could put Cowboys Stadium on boxing’s map

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:36:22 +0000

DALLAS — About 41,000 tickets have been sold for the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night.

Sellout expected for Pacquiao-Clottey

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:26:56 +0000

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Promoter Bob Arum said Tuesday that he doesn’t expect the remaining tickets to last for Saturday’s Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium.

“Definitely,” Arum said. “It will be sold out.”

Pacquiao Army breaks Ali entourage record: 140 strong, including dog

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:14:29 +0000

GRAPEVINE, TX — That’s actually where the world-record-breaking Manny Pacquiao entourage, which makes the old Muhammad Ali carnival troupe look like a ragtag and smallish assembly, has landed.

Pacquiao’s Sparring Is Becoming Legendary

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:59:29 +0000

Watching two upper-tier fighters/contenders spar while preparing for an upcoming fight is the highlight of any activity in a boxing gym. Sparring was my favorite part of training back in the day. So much so, that on the days I didn’t spar I felt as though my workout was incomplete and was one day further away from getting to where I wanted to be. There’s only one way for a fighter to improve and that is for him to spar and fight.

Updating “Pacquiao Primer” for Marv Dumon’s upcoming book by comparing Manny to the Armstrongs

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:42:30 +0000

EDITOR’S NOTE — International Boxing Examiner Marvin Dumon is self-publishing “Manny Pacquiao: An All-Time Great” this month. He asked me to write a foreward to be excerpted in his book. Faithful readers may recognize parts of it from my December 2008 post “A Pacquiao Primer for Americans: Why Filipino’s Mystique is No Mystery.” Here is the foreward:

Pacquiao and Mayweather: One Bout Away from the Big One?

MANG RESTY — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:29:44 +0000

Angeles and Manny Pacquiao, the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer, is jogging on a public high school track.

Manny Pacquiao Still Wants Floyd Mayweather, But Joshua Clottey is Tough

MANG RESTY — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:53:55 +0000

Seven-division champion Manny Pacquiao still wants to fight Floyd Mayweather, would continue battling in the ring even as an elected official, longs to do so at New York’s Madison Square Garden, and said that basketball is a huge part of his early preparation for his bouts.

PACQUIAO WATCH: Clottey’s chances

MANG RESTY — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:46:28 +0000

GHANIAN Joshua Clottey heads to this weekend’s bout with Filipino ring sensation Manny Pacquiao a prohibitive underdog.

Figuratively, he needs to change continents to have a Chinaman’s chance.

Mayweather vs. Arum: The History

MANG RESTY — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:35:45 +0000

Floyd Mayweather Jr. began his professional career, in 1996, with Top Rank promoting his fights. Everything began perfectly with Mayweather winning his first world title just two years later.