Ghana’s Joshua
Clottey will target Filipino Manny Pacquiao’s body for punishment, when
the two clash in Dallas this weekend. Seven-time world champion
Pacquiao’s WBO world welterweight title is on the line and Clottey
intends to soften up his opponent.
“I will go to his body a lot. I will follow him, I will hit him to the body,” Clottey told reporters Wednesday.
Clottey said he would block anything thrown his way while making his own punches count.
“It doesn’t matter
if he throws 1,000 punches, if I’m blocking them. I don’t waste
punches,” he said. “He throws a lot of punches, but he’s the smaller
guy. I throw fewer, but they are going to connect, and that’s going to
do damage.
Pacquiao’s trainer,
Freddie Roach, said Clottey had never had to face the “accumulation of
punches” that will be thrown by the Filipino, known for his speed and
swarming style.
Roach also said his fighter was ready for whatever strategy Clottey and his corner planned to deploy.
“We’re ready for
more than one game plan and we will adapt … He (Clottey) blocks
punches in a way that can be broken,” he said.
Pacquiao
acknowledged Clottey’s height and reach advantage and said it could
work for his opponent “if he knows how to use it.” “I don’t want to
underestimate Joshua Clottey,” he said.
The fight will be the first to be held at Cowboys Stadium, with 45,000 spectators expected to attend.
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