Clottey told: Exploit Pacquiao's weaknesses
MANILA, Philippines - An inability to fight on the inside and off the ropes could mark Manny Pacquiao's doom in his March 13 slugfest against Ghanian boxer Joshua Clottey, a former boxing champ turned trainer said Friday.
John David Jackson, a former light middleweight and middleweight champion in the late 80’s and early 90’s, said Clottey could win the bout if he tries exploiting some of Pacquiao's weaknesses.
“Pacquiao is not a good inside fighter... and he also can't fight off the ropes. Clottey has to capitalize on that. If he can do that, he can beat him," Jackson told FightHype.com
He, however, said Clottey seems to have a problem with regards to stamina, which could spell trouble when he takes on the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champ.
“He can be dominating and then for some reason, he dies out the second half of the fight. You can't do that against Pacquiao because he's going to fight you for 3 minutes of every round,” said the former boxer.
Jackson is the same trainer who said that Pacquiao has never fought an African-American fighter in his life, therefore questioning the champion’s status as top pound-for-pound.
“It's not a racial thing. I never said anything bad about Manny or any Filipino,” he explained.
“Until he beats a [Floyd] Mayweather or a [Shane] Mosley, then I don't know if he is the top fighter,” Jackson said.
He said that the Mayweather-Mosley fight in May 1 will actually make the task of “being the best” easier for Pacquiao.
Jackson said all the Filipino has to do is beat the winner of the match.
“If he beats that guy convincingly... hey, we can't even argue if he is the pound for pound best. It's automatic.”
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Can't wait
Yes I think Clottey just stand there against Pacman http://google.com
pacman's weapon
mind games.
at times, he will let you believe that your best weapon is effective.
then boom!!
Open and hit
Manny gets hit a lot... Clear cut evidence: The Cotto fight. The Marquez fight. He leaves himself open a lot of times. He should be thankful he's got a solid chin. He took a lot of solid shots against Cotto, if Manny didn't have a rock solid chin, Cotto would have knocked him out cold. His defense has improved a lot over the years but it could definitely use some more improvement.
No weakness
I don't see any weakness from Manny Pacquiao. He is the perfect boxer!
If Pacquiao have weaknesses
If Pacquiao have weaknesses (which I think none) he will not let his opponent take advantage of them.
Inside Fighting with Pacquiao
Well, the 2 knockdowns suffered by Cotto were results of inside fighting. That weird angle which Pacquiao can punch, caused them. So what could be John David Jackson's basis?
Pacquiao a PERFECT FIGHTER
I dont think Pacquiao has a weakness, I think he is already a perfect fighter.