MANNY PACQUIAO will fight Joshua Clottey instead of Floyd Mayweather Jnr on March 13.
Pacquiao's proposed mega fight with Mayweather bit the dust earier this week after the two camps failed to agree terms over blood testing.
And the Filipino has wasted no time in finding a new opponent.
His promoter Bob Arum said: "Clottey's a real strong, aggressive and hard punching African who poses a real test for Manny."
Pacquiao, 31, will defend his WBO welterweight title against Clottey in Las Vegas.
But Arum insists the Mayweather bout could still happen in the future — if Money drops his drug-testing demands.
The Top Rank supremo added: "There's always later in the year and there's next year, it's up to Mayweather.
"But if he starts this nonsense again with testing or anything then let him take a walk.
"We are not going to get into a debate with him ever again on stuff we know nothing about and that only regulators really can understand.
"We have commissions regulating this sport.
"If Mayweather wants any special testing he should address it to the commission that will have jurisdiction over the fight."
Clottey's last outing was a defeat against Miguel Cotto, who Pacquiao defeated in November.
The Ghanaian, 32, has lost three times in a 39-fight career.
Source: thesun.co.uk
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao
Okay, PACMAN vs. CLOTTEY! i would like to request mayweather to fight cotto. Since cotto had the courage to fight pacman, I would say he is the only left boxer who would put on a show for mayweather. since berto and mosley couldn't do it. or is mayweather to frighten to fight cotto too and request drug testing and all this lame ass excuses? every fighter fought pacman with guts, but mayweather, where is his guts or balls at? so, even the fight is dead. Pacman Clottey, Mayweather Cotto would be perfect for March 13, but the the best fight would be Pacman Mayweather, so, Pacquiao can finally shut Mayweather's mouth and let the pretty boy no longer pretty.=)
ReplyDeleteMayweather! 40-0-0 means nothing if you can't prove to EVERYONE that you can fight a REAL fighter! It's somebody else's responsibility to worry about drug testing. You worry about fighting! We're all waiting...We want to see you fight pacman!
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