I see that Manny Pacquiao is fighting another “welterweight” match at a catch weight (of 144). I think that this sort of thing is ridiculous; the weight classes are there for a reason, and if you’re too small to fight in a class at the class limit then maybe you shouldn’t be in that class. This business of negotiating guys down to catch weights is a sham.
If Manny Pacquiao fought Joshua Clottey at 147 I would pick Clottey to win by TKO. I think he’s still got a good shot at 144, and frankly hope he gives Pacquiao a solid thrashing, not out of any personal animus, or bitterness over the breakdown of the Mayweather/Pacquiao “superfight”, or self-righteousness about any alleged use of “banned substances”, but simply because I don’t like to see the rules bent to make a very good fighter seem otherworldly.
According to this interview with Joshua Clottey, the fight will actually be at the welterweight limit. In that case: good for Pacquiao for not bending the rules (again), and I still pick Clottey by TKO.
