MANNY PACQUIAO and JOSHUA CLOTTEY's March 13th match up is aptly titled "THE EVENT."
 

Clottey, the WBO's No.1 contender - is squared up against the undisputed P4P World Champion, Pacquiao. On paper this looks like a dream match up.  With 59 knockouts between them and a loyal contingency of Boxing-faithful in hot pursuit of each man's next move, one can only assume that this fight has been in the making for years.   

This is far from the truth however, and Floyd "Money" Mayweather can attest to it. Nonetheless, the fight-game rolls on.. At the moment, Manny Pacquiao is the most recognizable and most prominent face in Boxing. 

His 12th round knockout of 3-time World Champion Miguel Cotto last November made Manny Pacquiao a household name catapulting him to the role of "puppet master" of the Welterweight division. 

Since Manny and his crew are calling the shots from the drivers seat, simply stated, if "Money" wants to fight him - he's gonna have to play by their rules. 

Floyd wasn't having it, so upon his being kicked out of the sandbox, Pac's crew chose the next best thing - enter Joshua Clottey.
 
In 2008, Clottey trounced 3-time World Champion Zab Judah in front of an international PPV audience.  This was one of many high profile fights for Joshua Clottey. 

His career is a highlight reel of ex-champs, No.1 contenders and devastating KO victories.  When he dropped a close split-decision loss to Cotto last summer many of us thought that the only ones siding against him were two of the judges sitting ringside. 
 
So be it.
 
At the end of the day, Joshua Clottey is currently ranked #1 by the WBO and if any boxer (other than Money Mayweather) is ready to unseat the World P4P Champ - it's him.

-Ricky Ray Taylor
www.BoxerDRILLZ.com 

**Here is a glimpse at Clottey's training session filmed March 4th in NYC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVjsl0Rahgc