The Las Vegas oddsmakers give Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) the nod, but according to at least two female Denver fans, Joshua Clottey (35-3-0-1, 20 KO’s) will prevail this coming saturday night.
The search for anyone of the opinion the underdog from Ghana would pull off the upset came down to the wire. As with the men, ten ladies who deemed themselves “boxing fans” gave their predictions.
The Denver ladies were staunch in support of their choice and their opinion on the outcome of the fight was nearly unanimous…until two broke through the pack. Brenda Chambers of Green Valley Ranch, “Joshua Clottey is going to shock the world! He will win the fight by way of split decision”. Charrie Moll of Centennial, “Manny Pacquiao will destroy Clottey by knocking him out in the 9th round”. Valerie Cardenas of Westminster, “Pacquiao will win by unanimous decision”. Marie Martinez of Denver, “Manny Pacquiao will win easily by knockout. I think the fight will go 6 rounds”. Veronica Hernandez of Denver, “Pacquiao wins by knockout in the 11th round”. Beatrice Griffin of Denver, “Pacquiao beats Clottey by unanimous decision”. Kathy Banning of Aurora, “Pacquiao should knockout Clottey in the 7th round”. Deborah Marquez of Aurora, “Pacquiao wins the fight, I just don’t know what round”. Tamara Haliburton of Montbello, “Pacquiao knocks out Clottey in the 6th round”. Melissa Talcott of Denver, “Clottey wins by 2nd round KO”.
Even though Joshua Clottey is widely considered a tough and rugged welterweight with a solid chin, Denver fans are giving him relatively no chance to pull off the upset.
The final tally of 20 randomly selected Denver area fight fans: 18 fans say Manny Pacquiao wins and 2 underdog supporters say Joshua Clottey prevails in what should be a very interesting match this coming saturday night.
