"The thing is this: He may be the champ, but we all know belts don't do nothing but collect dust," Mayweather said, smiling. Perhaps the altercation was staged, but it's hard to fake the animosity between them. Jawing turned to pointing, pointing turned to shoving, and before long, promoters from both camps were rushing forward to separate them. They won't meet in the ring until May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but the first stop on a whirlwind, three-city publicity tour Tuesday included plenty of pomp and pizazz.Īfter lengthy introductions that would have made silver-tongued Michael Buffer blush, the unbeaten Mayweather and the welterweight champion Mosley sauntered to the middle of the stage and stood face to face.
and Shane Mosley dressed to the nines as a crowd of several thousand inside the Nokia Theater let out a roar. NEW YORK - Music blared over the loudspeakers, smoke billowed across the stage, and the curtain dropped to reveal Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather-Mosley already getting physical Pacquiao is on a collision course with unbeaten rival Floyd Mayweather Jr., who fights Shane Mosley on May 1. It was another virtuoso performance for the Filipino superstar who has won titles or has claimed the linear championship in seven different weight classes. He was backed up all night and, except for an occasional shot, never did much to Pacquiao. He made the former champion wince several times as he fired off hard combinations at Clottey’s midsection.ĭespite the exhortations in the corner of trainer Lenny DeJesus, Clottey never opened up and fought aggressively. Pacquiao took advantage by using his blazing hand speed to rip through Clottey’s gloves and land hard, punishing shots. According to CompuBox, Pacquiao landed 246 of 1,231 punches Clottey connected on just 108 of 399. It was no contest as Clottey simply kept his guard high and rarely threw punches. Pacquiao punished Clottey with combinations to the body throughout in winning the unanimous decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title and his status as the world’s finest boxer. Manny Pacquiao clearly outworked Clottey, outpunching him four, five and even six to one at times in winning a wide decision before a standing room-only crowd of 50,994 at Cowboys Stadium. ARLINGTON, Texas – Joshua Clottey may have been bigger, but that was his only edge on Saturday night.
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