Clottey, the Warrior Panther

By Simeon Vergara

Like the richest black, glossed with purple and shades of a still darker hue, the man from Ghana is probably the most dangerous species in the planet that Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao will ever face this March 13 at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium in Texas.

Ranking No. 7 in the Welterweight division based on Boxrec.com, Joshua Clottey (35 wins inclusive of 20 knockouts, 3 losses), who lost a controversial split decision to Miquel Cotto whom Pacquiao won by stoppage in the eleventh last November, has really nothing to lose if ever he fails to win over Manny Pacquiao.

But, Clottey's record ventilates with roaring mark of a tough challenge for Pacquiao. He handed a devastating loss to Zab Judah in 2008, of which he won by technical decision in the ninth. Only Antonio Margarito manhandled him by unanimous decision in 2006 in New Jersy, which was the only clear loss other than one with Carlos Baldomir by disqualification.

What this writer sees is a more dangerous route ahead that Pacquiao is trudging along. The man whose last defeat is likely to give Pacquiao a hard smack in the chest. He has all the motivations and is as much hungrier than he was when he fought Cotto.

All favors go to Clottey.

Clottey, the Warrior Panther, will get it close, if not even up with Pacquiao. And don't discount his trail. It can be as more trailblazing and as more treacherous than what one expects it to be.

Source: maharlikantimes.com