Pacquiao – Clottey will be a tough war of wills

By: Albert Alvarez

With Pacquiao/Mayweather now deep down below the Titanic, Even Stevie Wonder can see that it is deep, and seems to get even deeper the more and more it keeps getting discussed.

As soon as the plug was pulled to just kill the issue, I right away knew that now more than ever must Money May now step out of his element and face someone that can test him.

Pacquiao as he always does, struck first and will put it all on the line against the guy that nobody can seem to look good against in Joshua Clottey.

Pacquiao/Clottey will be a tough war of wills type of clash. Score one point for the Pac-Man as he takes the early lead. Now it’s time for Mayweather Jr. to answer and get his ass on the scoreboard.

Below, I list my list of the top 10 fighters that should get the call to face Money May come March or April. My feeling is that due to the delay in picking his opponent, the match will most likely take place in April.

Floyd would be out of his mind to even think about trying to compete against Pacquiao/Clottey on the very same night. The only way that Floyd can compete and possibly surpass Pac-Man/Clottey, is if Floyd pulls the balls out of his throat and calls out Paul Williams.

Mayweather/Williams will not happen for 2 big reasons. #1. The Punisher scares the crap out of Floyd, and #2. Both fighters are managed by Al Haymon, Haymon is alot smarter than this, why would Haymon want to make his 2 best race horses race one another? This is why I didn’t even bother to mention Paul Williams as a possibility to get the call to tangle with Floyd.

If Floyd wants to shock us all and take on a bigger foe

10. Winky Wright- Winkster and Floyd would have been great against one another some 3-5 years ago, many feel that Winky is done. Floyd may also think the same exact thing which is why Winky may now finally get the real call from Floyd.

9. Alfredo Angulo- Floyd never wanted any part of Margarito, so why would he want to face the young Angulo? Floyd’s answer- If Cintron boxed this boy silly, what do you think I would do? I would box this boy’s ears off.

8. Yuri Foreman- I can see Floyd calling Yuri out and then say that he will fight the man that Pacquiao’s team called too big for Pacquiao. Floyd will look at Yuri’s record and say that this boy can not hurt him so let’s do this. Will uncle Bob allow it to happen though?

7. Sergio Martinez- I know, I know, cold day in hell right? Well, by picking and beating Maravilla, Floyd can then claim to have beaten with ease the man that many feel beat Paul Williams. Bigger the man, bigger the reward.

If Floyd calls someone in his own weight-class

6. Carlos Quintana- Quintana once out boxed and out foxed Paul Williams. Yes, it’s very true that the Punisher came back to blast Quintana in one round, but Quintana still has a win over Williams. Floyd will only see that one win over Williams.

5. Luis Collazo- Collazo gave Berto fitts when they met last year. Floyd would love to out box Collazo to send Berto a message, in case Berto gets past Mosley. Yes, it’s true that Berto is also managed by Al Haymon, but Haymon wouldn’t mind Floyd vs. Dre because Dre is not a big of a threat as Williams is of taking that 0 away from his biggest money maker.

4. Kermit Cintron- Cintron has a style that is made for Money May to take apart. I have a feeling that Floyd thinks the same.

If Floyd goes smaller

3. Nate Campbell- Alot of fans will say that Nate is too old and now too slow and too small for Floyd. Thing is that you can not count a old school fighter like Nate out, his heart and hunger is good enough for me.

2. Paulie Malignaggi- Many of you out there and you know who you are, do not want to see this. I do for the simple fact that speed and a consistent jab will always trouble Floyd. Paulie has both and on top of that, Paulie now with Sherif Younan can stick to the game plan. I feel that Paulie’s mouth before the fight can throw off Floyd, and I would love to see how Floyd would react to that speedy jab.

1. Timothy Bradley- Bradley is the beast to see at 140. Bradley has shown time and time again that he can addapt to anything thrown his way. I would love to see Mayweather/Bradley.