Pacquiao versus Mayweather on as Clottey demolished in Dallas

After demolishing Joshua Clottey before a crowd of 50,994 in Dallas, Texas, the third largest ever for an indoor fight in boxing history, Manny Pacquiao declared that the fight that he wants, and that everybody else wants, is against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

His trainer Freddie Roach went further by telling Mayweather's camp to “let the Nevada Commission do their job.” The Nevada Athletic Commission only allows random urine testing which should be in line with the requirements of both camps. Roach also confirmed that he already has Pacquiao preparing for a Mayweather showdown with some of his sparring partners imitating the so-far undefeated fighter.

Only one thing could still prevent that fight and that is Sugar Shane Mosley beating Mayweather in their bout on May 1 in which case Pacquiao has said he would fight him as well.

Manny Pacquiao versus Joshua Clottey

The patrons who attended the all new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night were given their money's worth as Ghanaian went the full 12 rounds with Pacquiao.

That said it was all one way traffic as all 3 judges scored a convincing win for the Filipino superstar who retained his WBO welterweight title ; 120-108, 119-109, 119-109

The pattern was set in the first round and seldom varied throughout the fight. Pacquiao lightening quick on his feet bombarding Clottey with combinations while the 32-year-old from Ghana tried to fight from behind a peek-a-boo defence.

Occasionaly such as in the second round where Clottey managed to get in a couple of good jabs and the third where he hit the champion with a straight right and a solid left uppercut there was hope for the challenger but in the end it proved to be scant reward for the torrent of punishment that rained down on him.

The longer the fight went on the further Clottey fell behind on points and while he maintained his proud record of never having been stopped there must have been times while he was on the receiving end of machine-gun-like barrages that he must have considered abandoning it.

After the fight he confirmed that Pacquiao was the quickest fighter he had ever faced.

In response Pacquiao said that Clottey was not an easy opponent. He said the man from Ghana, who is ten pounds heavier than him, was "very strong and took a lot of punches and was never hurt."

The result leaves Pacquiao 51-3 with two drawn and 38 knockouts against Clottey, who fell to 35-4.

What's Next?

Obviously Pacquiao will be keeping a careful eye out to see who wins the Mayweather vs Mosley bout on May 1.

In between however he plans to have another go at winning a congressional seat in the Philippine national election in May. He did try previously in 2007 but failed to get elected.

That is highly unlikely this time around with his popularity in his native country now off the chart.

Either way if the richest fight in boxing history becomes available during May everything else will take a backseat to the fight that all boxing fans are dying to see.

Source: therichmarksentinel.com