Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey, Delikado Daw si Manny?

Inaatake ako ng pagiging nationalistic ko, or pagiging adik sa boxing lalo na pag si Manny na may laban.

Now, para na akong Sports Reporter nito, hehe, pero kahit pa sabihing si Manny pa rin ang pinakapaborito ng lahat, delikado daw ang lagay nito.

Sa ulat na nakalap ng aking internet laptop, hahaha, ayos ang rhyme di ba, sa weigh in pa lang, 145 and 3/4 lbs si Manny, at 147 lbs naman si Joshua Clottey, at kapag kumain pa daw ito, aabot sa 160 lbs ang magiging timbang. Wag naman sumobra ang kain at baka maagang makatulog. (hehe)

Pero judging by the photos and videos, mukhang bakulaw nga sa laki si Clottey at nakakatakot na masapol ng kamao niya si Manny kasi ang mga Ghanian, well, parang mga Pakistani din, matitigas ang balat, sanay sa init at bakbakan.

Ito ang mga sabi-sabi nila:

Richard over Pacland: "Don't be too sure that Pacman will dominate the fight in a lopsided manner. Clottey will hurt him more than Cotto did. Since Clottey won that fight with Cotto. Even Pacman admitted it, so he knows for sure he's in for a much tougher fight. This is Clottey's chance of a lifetime so he is more hungrier for the win. Pacman's is in danger, chance to win is 50/50."

Ryan Bates - "I think then what I think now -- it was a nice slap in the face to Team Mayweather. By quickly announcing that Pacquiao will fight the always-solid and tough Clottey, it was saying, "Manny doesn't need you, Floyd. You need Manny." Although I do think Manny will handily win, Clottey is not someone who's a pushover. Clottey has a chin of stone and will not go down easily. In fact, he could do something very rare and hang all 12 rounds with the Pac-Man."

Ali Shakoor - "Exactly, I don't want to parrot everything that I wrote in my 3/4/10 column, but yeah, Clottey is a legit top 5 welterweight, and capable of beating anyone on any given night. With his defense, strong chin, pride, and straight compact punching I think Manny is in for a rough night."

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I am sure libo-libo na namang mga kababayan ang nag-aabang ng laban na ito. It's disappointing na hindi natuloy ang laban ni Manny and Mayweather, with some nasty accusations between the two. Pero sa laban mamaya, we will watch it via HBO, and hope to bring it live through some friends help who will live stream it.

Try this site for livestreaming, tomorrow, 5AM Saudi Arabia time, and 10AM Philippine time.