Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey

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The Event
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey.jpg
DateMarch 13, 2010
Venue Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBO welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao Joshua Clottey
Nickname "Pac-Man" "The Grand Master"
Hometown General Santos, Soccsksargen, Philippines Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Pre-fight record 50–3–2 (38 KO) 35–3 (20 KO)
Age 31 years, 2 months 32 years, 5 months
Height5 ft 6+12 in (169 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight145+34 lb (66 kg) 147 lb (67 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBO
Welterweight Champion
The Ring
Light Welterweight Champion
The Ring
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
7-division world champion
WBO
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 5 Ranked Welterweight
Former IBF welterweight champion
Result
Pacquiao wins unanimous decision in 12 rounds (120–108, 119–109, 119–109)

Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey , billed as The Event, was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 2010, for the WBO welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. This match was put together after the long awaited superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had fallen through.

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Background

Following Pacquiao's victory against Cotto, there was much public demand for a fight between the two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world: Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao reportedly agreed to fight Mayweather on March 13, 2010, for a split of 50 million dollars up front. [2] And it was later agreed that the venue for the fight would be the MGM Grand Las Vegas. However, the bout was put in jeopardy due to disagreements about Olympic-style drug testing. The Mayweather camp wanted random blood testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, [3] whereas Pacquiao refused to have any blood testing within 30 days from the fight, because he thought it would weaken him, but he was willing to have blood taken from him before the 30-day window as well as immediately after the fight. [4] Freddie Roach, on the other hand, commented that he would allow blood to be taken from Pacquiao one week before the fight. [5] [6] In an attempt to resolve their differences, the two camps went through a process of mediation before a retired judge. After the mediation process, Mayweather claimed that he agreed to a 14-day no blood testing window, however, Pacquiao refused and instead only agreed to a 24-day no blood testing window. [7] Consequently, on January 7, 2010, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum declared that the fight was officially off. [8]

Pacquiao agreed to random blood testing above and beyond that which is required by the rules of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, but not to the extent requested by Mayweather. Despite producing no evidence to back their claims (Pacquiao has been drug tested for all of his past fights in Las Vegas and has passed them all), the Mayweather camp had repeatedly suggested Pacquiao was using banned substances throughout the negotiations, which resulted in Pacquiao filing a lawsuit for defamation, seeking damages in excess of 75,000 dollars. [9] The lawsuit cited accusations made by Mayweather, Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer. [9] [10] The lawsuit claimed that the damaging and unfounded accusations were made out of "ill-will, spite, malice, revenge, and envy." [10] Pacquiao stated: "I maintain and assure everyone that I have not used any form or kind of steroids and that my way to the top is a result of hard work, hard work, hard work and a lot of blood spilled from my past battles in the ring, not outside of it." [10]

After negotiations for the Mayweather fight fell through, other boxers were considered to replace Mayweather as the next opponent for Pacquiao, including former light welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi [11] and current WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman, [12] while Mayweather considered Malignaggi [13] [14] and the smaller Nate Campbell [14] as potential opponents for his next fight. However, Pacquiao chose to fight Joshua Clottey instead, a tough boxer from Ghana and the former IBF welterweight champion.

The fight

Pacquiao won every round and ultimately the fight through a unanimous decision. [15] [16] He dominated the punch count throughout the fight. Clottey landed some successful punches in the middle rounds, but never produced a sustained offensive. Manny Pacquiao defended his title by unanimous decision, 120-108, 119-109, 119-109. After the fight, Pacquiao returned to Manila. At the time, he reflected on a possible retirement. [17]

The fight was rewarded with a paid crowd of 36,371 and a gate of $6,359,985, according to post-fight tax reports filed with Texas boxing regulators. [18] Counting complimentary tickets delivered to sponsors, media outlets and others, the Dallas fight attracted 41,843, [18] well short of the 50,994 that was previously announced, [19] but still an epic number for boxing. In addition, the bout drew 700,000 pay-per-view buys and earned $35.3 million in domestic revenue. [20]

Undercard

Confirmed bouts: [21]

WinnerLoserWeight division/title belt(s) disputedResult
Flag of Mexico.svg Humberto Soto Flag of the United States.svg David Diaz vacant WBC World Lightweight titleUnanimous decision
Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Gómez Flag of Mexico.svg José Luis Castillo WBC Continental Americas welterweight title6th round RTD
Flag of Ireland.svg John Duddy Flag of Mexico.svg Michael Medina Middleweight (10 rounds)Split decision
Non-TV bouts
Flag of the Philippines.svg Eden Sonsona Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio Pastrana Bantamweight (8 rounds)8th round TKO
Flag of the Philippines.svg Michael Farenas Flag of the United States.svg Joe MoralesSuper featherweight (8 rounds)No contest
Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador Sánchez II Flag of Mexico.svg Jaime VillaSuper featherweight (8 rounds)6th round TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Marroquin Flag of the United States.svg Samuel SanchezSuper bantamweight (8 rounds)2nd round KO
Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Garcia Flag of the United States.svg Calvin PittsLight middleweight (4 rounds)2nd round TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Trevino Flag of the United States.svg Isaac HidalgoFeatherweight (4 rounds)Majority draw

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Main Event
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sport 1
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polsat Sport
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Solar Sports (Pay, live)
GMA Network and Solar TV (Terrestrial, delayed)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sky Sports
Flag of the United States.svg  United States HBO

References

  1. "Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. Mitchell, Kevin (4 December 2009). "Manny Pacquiao lines up $50m feast of a fight with Floyd Mayweather". The Guardian.
  3. GMANews.TV, Bob Arum calls Pacquiao-Mayweather fight dead
  4. "Pacquiao firm on 30-day blood test limit". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 27 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
  5. "Mayweather, Pacquiao camps argue drug-testing points". Los Angeles Times. 22 December 2009.
  6. GMANews.TV, Promoter says Pacquiao-Mayweather likely off Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Velin, Bob (1 January 2010). "Mayweather blames Pacquiao for failure to work out deal". USA Today.
  8. Rafael, Dan (1 January 2010). "Arum: 'The fight's off'". ESPN.
  9. 1 2 "Pacquiao sues Mayweather for defamation". Yahoo! News. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 "Manny Pacquiao issues Floyd Mayweather Jr with lawsuit". BBC Sport. 31 December 2009.
  11. sports.yahoo.com, Pacquiao-Malignaggi match could stop superfight
  12. BoxingNews24.com, Pacquiao could face Yuri Foreman next
  13. Top Rank vs. Golden Boy: The War is Escalating Further
  14. 1 2 Mayweather also fighting on March 13
  15. "Pacquiao dominates Clottey in front of 50,994". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  16. "Pacquiao back after win over Clottey". Philippine daily inquirer. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  17. "Pacquiao back, mulls retirement from ring". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  18. 1 2 King, Bill (2010-06-14). "Boxing's grand stage". SportsBusinessJournal.com.
  19. Watkins, Calvin (2010-03-13). "Crowd is one of biggest for indoor fight". ESPN.com.
  20. "Modest PPV buys for Pacquiao-Clottey bout". GMANews.TV. 2010-03-24.
  21. "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
13 March 2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Joshua Clottey's bouts
13 March 2010
Succeeded by
vs. Calvin Green