According to Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, if WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman is able to get past Miguel Cotto on June 5 in Yankee Stadium, then Joshua Clottey might be next in line to get a title shot. On Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium in Texas, Clottey was dominated over twelve rounds by WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
“I promote Yuri Foreman. Everybody wants to fight the rabbi. Maybe he should move up in weight like this other guy and try to fight the rabbi. Everybody wants to fight the rabbi. If Yuri gets past Miguel, then maybe Joshua gets to fight him,” Arum said.
Clottey said he will think about moving up in weight to 154-pounds. He said Pacquiao is the first fighter to beat him, but he was never hurt by any of the Filipino champion’s punches.
“He was fast. He was very fast. He threw a lot of punches. He never hurt me. I’m in good shape and that’s why I blocked all of his punches,” Clottey said.
