There is concern within the Joshua Clottey fight camp as to the mental outlook of the March 13 Manny Pacquiao WBO welterweight title challenger.
You might call it the $1.2 million question as I've learned that the African boxer will earn $900,000 while his manager, Vinny Scolpino, gets the remainder.
But don't hit the panic button. It's par for the course, this wonderment about the Ghanaian's brain waves.
Gjin Gjini owns and operates Clottey's home training base in the South Bronx, John's Gym.
Clottey and his team were planning to return there this weekend but snowy weather around New York may delay those plans.
Clottey has been training in Fort Lauderdale.
Gjini, a former fighter orginally from Albania, said you never know what Clottey's mental state will be on fight night. It's not just that he's fighting the widely acclaimed pound for pound king of all boxing.
Clottey could have outpointed Miguel Cotto last June at Madison Square Garden but he went into a mental fog and stopped being aggressive in the final rounds. Clottey lost a split decision to the rugged Puerto Rican.
There is concern within the Joshua Clottey fight camp as to the mental outlook of the March 13 Manny Pacquiao WBO welterweight title challenger.
You might call it the $1.2 million question as I've learned that the African boxer will earn $900,000 while his manager, Vinny Scolpino, gets the remainder.
But don't hit the panic button. It's par for the course, this wonderment about the Ghanaian's brain waves.
Gjin Gjini owns and operates Clottey's home training base in the South Bronx, John's Gym.
Clottey and his team were planning to return there this weekend but snowy weather around New York may delay those plans.
Clottey has been training in Fort Lauderdale.
Gjini, a former fighter orginally from Albania, said you never know what Clottey's mental state will be on fight night. It's not just that he's fighting the widely acclaimed pound for pound king of all boxing.
Clottey could have outpointed Miguel Cotto last June at Madison Square Garden but he went into a mental fog and stopped being aggressive in the final rounds. Clottey lost a split decision to the rugged Puerto Rican.
source examiner.com
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