Manny Pacquiao (left) and Joshua Clottey (right)

The two main protagonists in the big fight at the 45,000 capacity Cowboys stadium today spoke to the media in regard to their big fight on Saturday night. Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey  had a few comments to make about their bout for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight belt.

Josh Clottey “I will go to his body a lot. I will follow him, I will hit him to the body. It doesn’t matter if he throws 1,000 punches, if I am blocking them. I don’t waste my punches. He throws a lot of punches, but he is the smaller guy. I throw fewer but they are going to connect , and that is going to do damage”

Manny Pacquiao “Clottey has a height and reach advantage. But that is only good if he knows how to use it. I don’t want to underestimate Joshua Clottey”

Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer and current general pick as the top trainer in the world right now, also commented.
“We are ready for more than one game plan and we will adapt. He (Clottey) blocks punches in a way that can be broken.

It is an interesting statement from Clottey that he will not waste punches when in his last big fight against Miguel Cotto, it was his lack of throwing punches in the last few rounds that cost him the fight.

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