Pacquiao Dominates Clottey

ARLINGTON, Tex. — Another fight, another overwhelmed opponent, another convincing punishment delivered by Manny Pacquiao.

On Saturday night in Cowboys Stadium, Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey by unanimous decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight championship. He pummeled Clottey’s ribs and midsection. He dissected and destructed his latest overmatched opponent.

Now, the fight that boxing fans demand looms, larger than ever. Pacquiao continues to dismiss all challengers, except Floyd Mayweather Jr., the fighter who presents perhaps his biggest challenge. Here, Pacquiao essentially won his semifinal, leaving Mayweather, who fights Shane Mosley on May 1, to win his end before negotiations between the sport’s two best boxers can resume.

For the most part, Clottey fought defensively and conservatively, as if unable to summon an attack. In the seventh round, Clottey managed to bruise Pacquiao under his right eye, but Pacquiao remained on the offensive, stalking Clottey, landing body shots, body shots and more body shots.

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