HBO drops Joshua Clottey
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From what I understand.... Floyd wanted the testing done up until the fight. Pacman then countered with a 30 day cut off. Floyd then came down from 30 days to 14 to meet Pacman half way. Pacman said no, 24 days. So Floyd's offer of 14 days was rejected by Pacman even though he (Floyd) was willing to meet half way.
According to Max Kellerman and Pacquiao's camp, the last offer on the table from Top Rank during the mediation meeting (with the judge) was 20 days and floyd wouldn't budge from 14. So that was the end of the end.
Both Floyd & Pac's sides messed this up because either they should have agreed to like 16 or 17 days, or pac should have agreed to 14 days, or floyd should have agreed to 20, because now floyd will have this olympic style shit in place which can test up to the actual day of the fight and there is no way pac will be willing to give blood the morning of the fight.
Both Floyd & Pac's sides messed this up because either they should have agreed to like 16 or 17 days, or pac should have agreed to 14 days, or floyd should have agreed to 20, because now floyd will have this olympic style shit in place which can test up to the actual day of the fight and there is no way pac will be willing to give blood the morning of the fight.
right but it seems unlikely there could even be a 14 day cutoff at this point since floyd is using the Olympic style testing against Shane, it seems unlikely he will do anything else for now on and the Olympic style testing cannot have any cutoff dates at all, they have to do it their way and there is no compromise.
Clottey said this today:
Joshua Clottey: Well, I wouldn't say I am proud of what I did, because I expected to win the fight. You know, boxing a lot of times is all about what goes on behind the scenes. I had the runs going into the fight. I had an upset stomach and I had to go to the bathroom twice in the dressing room. I felt weak on the way to the ring and it wasn't my day - I have to take the fight as a bad day for me..
J.S: I did read on a web site how you had a stomach problem, with something you ate. That obviously contributed to your loss?
J.C: I had an upset stomach, exactly. I'm not making any excuses either. I feel sad now, because of how I promised my people in Ghana that I would win. I felt great going from the hotel [to the fight arena] but as soon as I got to the dressing room I felt weak. All my energy was shut down in the fight. It was a very bad day for me.
J.S: When you did let your punches fly - your left jab, your right hand and your left uppercut - you scored well. What do you say to those people who say you never threw enough punches in the fight?
J.C: A lot of people claim I just wanted to protect myself in the ring, and that was not the case. Like I say, the behind the scenes things had a lot to do with what happened in the fight.
J.C: The way Pacquiao fights, he will give any fighter problems - the way he throws so many punches. A lot of fighters throw a lot of punches, but Pacquiao throws them with energy; and he can take a good punch too. I don't think Mayweather should fight Pacquiao at a catch-weight. If he does, he's not gonna beat him because of the energy he [Pac] has. Pacquiao has so many advantages anyway. If I didn't have the good defence I have, he would have knocked me out. My defense allowed me to make it to the end of the 12-rounds, but that was not my [sole] intention. But with my [weakened] condition I had to protect myself.
Joshua Clottey: Well, I wouldn't say I am proud of what I did, because I expected to win the fight. You know, boxing a lot of times is all about what goes on behind the scenes. I had the runs going into the fight. I had an upset stomach and I had to go to the bathroom twice in the dressing room. I felt weak on the way to the ring and it wasn't my day - I have to take the fight as a bad day for me..
J.S: I did read on a web site how you had a stomach problem, with something you ate. That obviously contributed to your loss?
J.C: I had an upset stomach, exactly. I'm not making any excuses either. I feel sad now, because of how I promised my people in Ghana that I would win. I felt great going from the hotel [to the fight arena] but as soon as I got to the dressing room I felt weak. All my energy was shut down in the fight. It was a very bad day for me.
J.S: When you did let your punches fly - your left jab, your right hand and your left uppercut - you scored well. What do you say to those people who say you never threw enough punches in the fight?
J.C: A lot of people claim I just wanted to protect myself in the ring, and that was not the case. Like I say, the behind the scenes things had a lot to do with what happened in the fight.
J.C: The way Pacquiao fights, he will give any fighter problems - the way he throws so many punches. A lot of fighters throw a lot of punches, but Pacquiao throws them with energy; and he can take a good punch too. I don't think Mayweather should fight Pacquiao at a catch-weight. If he does, he's not gonna beat him because of the energy he [Pac] has. Pacquiao has so many advantages anyway. If I didn't have the good defence I have, he would have knocked me out. My defense allowed me to make it to the end of the 12-rounds, but that was not my [sole] intention. But with my [weakened] condition I had to protect myself.
