There is concern within the Joshua Clottey fight camp as to the mental outlook of the March 13 Manny Pacquiao WBO welterweight title challenger.
You might call it the $1.2 million question as I've learned that the African boxer will earn $900,000 while his manager, Vinny Scolpino, gets the remainder.
But don't hit the panic button. It's par for the course, this wonderment about the Ghanaian's brain waves.
Gjin Gjini owns and operates Clottey's home training base in the South Bronx, John's Gym.
Clottey and his team were planning to return there this weekend but snowy weather around New York may delay those plans.
Clottey has been training in Fort Lauderdale.
Gjini, a former fighter orginally from Albania, said you never know what Clottey's mental state will be on fight night. It's not just that he's fighting the widely acclaimed pound for pound king of all boxing.
Clottey could have outpointed Miguel Cotto last June at Madison Square Garden but he went into a mental fog and stopped being aggressive in the final rounds. Clottey lost a split decision to the rugged Puerto Rican.
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Gjin Gijini, owner of John's Gym in South Bronx where Joshua Clottey trains (Bronx Times, Your Nabe.com, Daniel Weissman Photo)
"You can't really know what's in Joshua's mind," Gjini told me on Thursday. "He's different in that way than guys like Pacquiao, like Cotto and Mosley. Joshua always come to fight and he will do so against Manny. He's not like Mayweather who just comes to run and do his moneymaking business.
"Physically, Joshua is always good. But you don't know what he will be like mentally. I don't know, either, and I will be with him and the team in Dallas."
Beyond the psychic wild card, Gijini envisions an enthralling scrap in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
"The fans will get their money's worth from this one. These two will give the fans what they're paying for, I think, as they should for a purse. People pay to see real fights, not to see one guy running around like a track meet."
So which Clottey do you think will show up to fight Da Pacman?
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The Clottey that will show up is the one that will give out his best, but unfortunately not good enough to beat Pacman.
It is the Clottey that will be in a San Miguel Beer commercial with Manny.
I can see the slogan now "San Miguel Beer, Pangpa-Ghana talaga!"
To San Miguel Corporation: don't forget to send my royalty cheque.
Mike.ally, physically, emotionally prepard.
He's all-primed up for The Event at Jerry Jones'
Irvington digs that nary a Pacman certified cruncher nor
his well known blitz can deter him from pulling an upset.
You see, the whole of Ghana will lynch him if he does not deliver---Mr. Marley.
GUARANTEED!
Not only Joshua is ment
Mike---Not only is Joshua Clottey mentally, physically, emotionally prepared for The Event at Jerry Jones' Irvington digs on March 13.
Nary a certified cruncher nor Pacman's vaunted blitz can deter the game Accran from puling an upset else the whole of Ghana will lynch him
GUARANTEED!
Joshua is ready and will defeat Pacquiao.
Hey theres really nothing bad to say about clottley. His a humble person and just happy to get a chance to fight the best, with the biggest payday of his career, as of yet. His got nothing to loose but everything to gain. If i was clottley as soon the bell ring ill be clottley..
DO NOT" EXCHANGE PUNCHES WITH MANNY' FUNNY HE GIVES HINT HINTS ON HIS COMMERCIAL "JUST DO IT"
Pacquiao will be featured in 60 minutes.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will guest star in Conan O'Brien's The Tonight Show soon.
#1floydfan will be at White Castle tomorrow cashiering and cleaning toilet bowls
his mom will be at Hunts Point in Da Bronx selling her diseased laden body to Johns in a beat-up Toyota minivan
As usual all rich filipino gumbler will come to US for this pacman vs clottey boxing match..Filipino under the Spanish government by 300yrs, few yrs by japanese but mostly influence by the American..you will see Filipino attitude same with the American either black or white..Im happy w/ this country you can see NBA version,RAP version only in this country...
i think Clottey will just fight like a true warrior, without any Complains, Excuses, Trash talking, Claiming He's the Best P4P king, He's clean, He's the Best etc.. etc...
About the May 1st fight, I suggest TMZ should cover the fight since it's all tabloids, media, rumors, hallucination etc..etc..
The clash of warriors , awesome ...It's gonna worth a penny.
This is the kind of fight that I'm always keen to watch. Head to head combat and not the track&field version of boxing.
Even Joshua Clottey can DESTROY Floyd in five rounds!
May 2 Headline: MOSLEY DEFEATS MAYWEATHER!
Pacquiao will be featured in 60 minutes.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will guest star in Conan O'Brien's The Tonight Show soon.
#1floydfan will be at White Castle tomorrow cashiering and cleaning toilet bowls
his mom will be at Hunts Point in Da Bronx selling her diseased laden body to Johns in a beat-up Toyota minivan
my mom likes to breast-feed camels, donkeys, and John Studd.
Flyod is black monkey from Africa.
Hey guys, Floyd does not literally runs during a fight, he just control the fight and come his fight with Manny, you'll see the most magnificient boxer doing his masterpice of pacman, a beaten pulp face of the filipini fraud boxer.
Wow more flomos spouting more non-sense
joshua clottey is an honorable gladiator from ghana. i give him credit for standing up to pac and accepting the challenge.
while everyone in the division is coming for pacquiao and fighting like men. the mayweathers are running the other way screaming p.e.d.'s like little bitches.
i think clottey has to deliver if he is to win against pac. precision is key here. compuboxonline dont lie when it said that manny outpunched dela hoya, hatton and cotto combined.
the stats are posted online. pacquiao is the ultimate P4P technician.
again. my utmost respect for the fighter from ghana.
mabuhay ka joshua clottey!
Asia versus Africa collides...real warriors in true form.
Emmanuel 'God is with us' vs Joshua 'the dreamer'
This is gonna be an awesome fight!
I think Manny and Joshua deserves a better deal with this fight!
Joshua is going to get 900k only?and Manny deserves to get more.
The only winner here are Arum and Jones!
Im starting to hate Arums greediness!
I give credit to Clottey stepin up to fight Manny and so the others who challenge Manny without childlike abnormal demands!
This guys are more deserving to fight the #1 boxer of the world!
this is going to be a fight not a track and field event nor dancing with the stars for a huge sum of money. both are warriors not one is a dancer or a runner. good luck to both fighters.
Mental for this fight don't matter coz both fighters don't have none.
MANNY WILL ITERVIEW IN 60 MINUTES.
FLOYD PLAYING WITH THE MONKEYS IN THE JUNGLE.AWOOOO...NGEK..NGEK.
RUNNING TRACK N FIELD OLYMPIC STYLE TEST..NOT IN NEVADA.DONT BRING OLYMPIC IN NEVADA...BRING MONKEY STYLE TEST..EATING BANANA BFORE THE FIGHT..SWING IN THE BRANCHES FIRST..THEN JUMP IN THE RING.
Why lot of pachugger,hate mayweather.
1. Pachuggers are jealous because they cant accept the reality that mayweather is the best.
2. They know ifthey will meet in the ring. Mayweather will just toy pacsteroid.
I dont why people are praising pacsteroid. He defeated dela hoya in 147pounds. He defeated hatton in what weight 140lbs.He defeated cotto in cathweight 145lbs. People dont know boxing. Anaylze it, all pacsteroid fight, all of them are dehydrated. But ifthey fight in their real weight, I think it will be a different story.
He should be prepared by now! The one who doesn't prepared right now for 4 days in a row is Gayweather for winner takes all challenge of Coach Roach!
@pagong,
I thought pagong is just slow physically but smart as Rizal has thought in his tale. For once Rizal was wrong, pagong not only goes with the unggoy but also think the same.
@pagong
who is jealous of who?mayweather is the best fighter?who said so?himself?and you believe?are you crazy?40-0 makes you believe mayweather is the best?ali has lost records and also some of the all time greats.but still,they were proclaimed by boxing historians,analysts,reporters as all time greats.0 lost is a good record,but i think these professionals are still looking for some good aspects from mayweather.they can see only one good aspect from him,and that is 0 losti'm not saying that boxing is same as dancing or singing contest.but they were judged not only in one aspect.how you deliver,stage performance,voice quality,gracefulness and even audience impact.i think you know what i mean.and the most important aspect that i've never seen from mayweather is RESPECT.he doesn't even respect his fans.have you heard that or read his comment about his fans?now,if you are still in mayweather's side.it's up to you.
To ABC: Flomos? Suck my dick!
THIS IS IT!!! THE BROWN AGAINST THE DARK BLACK!! THE PAC WINS AGAINST THE ACCRAN CLOT!! THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH LIGHTS FOCUSED INSIDE THE RING!! THE CLOT WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY LOCATING THE PAC INSIDE THE RING! THE PAC HAS A LIGHT SHADE!! ON THE OTHER HAND THE ACCRAN CLOT WILL BE AN EASY TARGET FOR THE PAC!! HE WILL BE TOO EASY A PREY FOR THE PAC TO POUNCE ON!! HE'LL BE TOO VISIBLE INSIDE THE RING!!HEHE!!
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