Pacquiao outclasses Clottey for WBO crown
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Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao easily defeated Joshua Clottey by a unanimous 12-round decision to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday at Cowboys Stadium.
Pacquiao, recently named Fighter of the Decade, ran his win streak to 12 straight with a dominating performance in front of a crowd of more than 50,000 at the $1.2 billion home of American football's Dallas Cowboys.
Pacquiao's punishing assault was reflected on all three judges scorecards as he won by totals of 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109.
"This fight is dedicated to all of you, especially to the people in the Philippines," Pacquiao told the crowd from the center of the ring.
This marked the second consecutive true welterweight fight for Pacquiao, who was the heavy favorite despite giving away a 10-pound advantage to Clottey.
Clottey, who barely threw a punch through the first few rounds, proved to be an easy target for Pacquiao, who was the more aggressive fighter through all 12 rounds.
Pacquiao was frustrated by Clottey's defense and the challenger's decision to cover up and not throw more punches than he did.
"Clottey is not an easy opponent he is very strong," Pacquiao said. "He took a lot of punches and was never hurt."
With Clottey out the way, Saturday's victory could set the stage to reopen talks between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr's camp.
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