LOS ANGELES – After tasting Manny Pacquiao’s fists of fury over the weekend before a mammoth crowd in Dallas, Joshua Clottey didn’t mince words in saying that the Filipino could give Floyd Mayweather the same harsh treatment in the event they agree to face each other sometime this year.
“Manny Pacquiao will give Floyd Mayweather a lot of trouble,” said Clottey. “I am giving him a very good chance (of beating Mayweather).”
Clottey found out how evasive and fast and heavy-handed Pacquiao was at Cowboys Stadium as he opted to just cover up instead of engaging the Filipino fireball in heated exchanges for fear that he might trek the path that the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.
While talks have yet to be revived for a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout considering that Mayweather has to clear a major stumbling block on May 1 against Shane Mosley, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is not closing the door on the possibility of meeting up with Mayweather's representatives.
Arum, however, insists that for the megabuck matchup to finally come to fruition, Mayweather has to drop his silly demands for Olympic-style drug testing.
Before Clottey was made to substitute for Mayweather, the camps of Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed on major points of the contract but Mayweather suddenly came out with a demand that sent the negotiations to the sewer.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has openly stated that he is aching to get his hands on the brash Mayweather although the identity of his next opponent would only begin to take shape after the Mayweather-Mosley bout.
If Mosley upsets Mayweather, Pacquiao might even be tempted to meet Mosley, who is a live underdog despite his age (38-years old) and ring inactivity.
Mosley hasn't fought since stopping Antonio Margarito in January 2009.
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