“I can take his punches,” said Pacquiao upon his arrival from Dallas on Sunday afternoon when asked why he let the African inflict some damage.
Not only that.
Pacquiao told a couple of reporters from the Philippines the reason why he took a detour from the gameplan which was to catch Clottey off-guard.
“He didn’t want to throw punches so I allowed him to punch me so he could somehow open up his defenses,” said Pacquiao.
Clottey did throw some hard shots but soon after he unleashes, he immediately covers his face with his gloves and arms, thus preventing Pacquiao from hitting him.
In one instance, Pacquiao thumped Clottey with simultaneous strikes to the side of the head, like the one that the late famous actor Fernando Poe Jr. did in his movies.
The infraction merited a warning from Puerto Rican referee Rafael Ramos.
“I just wanted to make the audience laugh,” said Pacquiao, who had told trainer Freddie Roach about coming up with such a comical move during the break in-between rounds.
“But coach Freddie told me not to do it twice because the referee might deduct a point.”
So, Pacquiao did it just once then continued to conduct a punching exhibition en route to winning on all the three scorecards.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, will concentrate on politics as soon as he arrives in the Philippines early next week.
Pacquiao, 31, is running for congressman in the lone district of Sarangani province in May.
This weekend, Pacquiao will visit Hawaii for a concert and from Honolulu, he will fly to Manila.
Source: Nick Giongco | Manila Bulletin
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