NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Joshua Clottey steps into the ring against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on March 13 the Ghanaian will imagine he is fighting someone else. The 32-year-old said Thursday he had a world of respect for Filipino Pacquiao and liked him personally and so would be fixing his mind on another target as motivation. "I'm going ...

Manny Pacquiao doesn't know if his March 13 welterweight world title clash with Joshua Clottey in Dallas will be his last, but if it is, he'd like to go out with a bang. Then again, Pacquiao says he always wants to provide some fireworks for the fans. "For me as a fighter I have a big responsibility not ...

"I need to be back to my routine." That was one of my friends. His father had died a few months before, and he was still dealing with the residual e. ects of the depression and grief that followed. Among the casualties: his workout regimen, and, of course, his gut. He'd gained more than 20 pounds and was now ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - WBO welterweight title holder Manny Pacquiao, who has won world championships in eight divisions, said he would tread carefully when he faces Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in Dallas on March 13. "Joshua Clottey is taller and bigger than me," Pacquiao told reporters in a conference call on Friday. "He is a former (IBF) champion. I cannot underestimate him." Pacquiao ...