Pacquiao vs. Clottey: Who Has The Better Gas Tank?

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Pacquiao vs. Clottey: Who Has The Better Gas Tank? Filipino dynamo Manny Pacquiao is known for being a fitness freak but when he faces Joshua Clottey for his March 13th bout will he finally be have an opponent that can fight at his torrid pace? Clottey is the naturally bigger fighter and for anyone that follows boxing it can be draining for a smaller fighter to tangle with an opponent that has a 10+ Lb. advantage on fight night. Below is an in-depth look at how our fight picks staff regards each fighters stamina.
 

The Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Fight Odds have Pacquiao as a -675 boxing betting favorite at Bodog.com.

Fight Picks Analysis: Manny Pacquiao is a ripped, physical freak of nature that never seems to tire. Pacquiao typically throws about 80 punches per round and they are not of the pitty pat variety. Pacquiao is a workout warrior in the gym that trains with feverish intensity. Early in his career Pacquiao was know as a “party guy” outside the ropes but has cleaned up his lifestyle in recent years. Pacquiao gets plenty of hard sparring at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym which is a catalyst to his incredible stamina. The Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Fight Odds has Clottey as a +475 boxing betting underdog.

Joshua Clottey is a gym rat that is know to run 9-15 miles per day. Clottey is well-built with cabled arms and virtually no body fat. Clottey has an average workrate during fights but he has never ran out of gas. Clottey has however slowed down somewhat late in fights despite his intense workout regime. Clottey’s late round fades could be due to his somewhat stiff defensive posture that exerts lots of energy or his chronic hand problems. The Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Fight Odds Total is at 9.5 Rounds with the Over at -175 boxing betting odds.

There have been many people that have openly accused Pacquiao of using performance enhancing drugs because of his tremendous cardio. It is just hard to believe that Pacquiao can throw as many vicious punches at such a frantic pace round after round without being on something. Whatever Pacquiao is doing it is working. Joshua Clottey has upper-echelon stamina but it is no match for Pacquiao. Even with Clottey’s size advantage he will find it hard to keep pace with Pacquiao late in the fight.

Fight Picks Stamina Edge: Manny Pacquiao
 
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Brad Marchetti

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