Pacquiao vs. Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium
With the cancellation of the much anticipated bout between Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., the world’s pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao will face Joshua Clottey on top of the ring to defend his recently won WBC Welterweight belt against Miguel Cotto.
The Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight will happen on March 13, 2010 (the original schedule of the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather, Jr. fight) at the New Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Top Rank’s Bob Arum and Todd duBoef signed the deal Sunday afternoon (January 10, 2010) with $25 Million as site fee, the biggest in boxing history.
The Cowboys Stadium is the home field of the NFL team Dallas Cowboys, it also hosts hosts the annual AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic and will host the NBA All-Star Game next month, the 2011 Super Bowl and the 2014 NCAA men’s basketball Final Four.
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The story of the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight is going to be about whether Clottey’s pressure and counter punching can overcome Pacquiao’s foot speed and quick-handed, sharp-punching attacks. Trying to penetrate Clottey’s guard is like trying to get near one of Pacquiao’s veins with a needle—no easy task, even for someone with the speed and offensive capabilities of Pacquiao. Clottey is fighting for the title and not for the money. At the same time, Pacquiao is not going to be there for Clottey to hit either. Clottey will have his moments along the way. But being light on power, he won’t be able to do enough damage or land a high enough volume of punches to slow Pacquiao to the point of submitting to his pressure game.