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I Regret Working With Kwame Asante – Joshua Clottey

I Regret Working With Kwame Asante – Joshua Clottey

Joshua Clottey claims he could have made more money in boxing had it not been for a bad advice from his then trainer, Kwame Asante. “I regret signing with that manager. I regret listening to the trainer[Kwame Asante],” the former welterweight title holder said in a Prime Take interview with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai. “But it made me strong not to allow anyone to negotiate on my behalf, never, ever! because someone made a decision for me and it really hurts me. “I was supposed to make more money,” he noted. “The Pacquaio fight for instance,” he started the background story…
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I Made Money From Only Two Fights In My Career – Joshua Clottey

I Made Money From Only Two Fights In My Career – Joshua Clottey

Joshua Clottey in his entire career, has about 47 professional fights, winning 25 of them via kayos. The Ghanaian boxer who is revered for his blistering career says 45 of those fights were not worth it. “I fought only two fights to make money; Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao,” Clottey said on a Prime Take on the Joy News Channel with Muftawu Nabila Abdulai. “The other fights,” he said, “was like $15,000, $20,000 and $30,000 and they will take 33 percent for the manager, 10 percent for the trainer and also take tax, you’ll pay the second trainer, you’ll pay…
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My Loss To Manny Pacquiao Was Deliberate – Joshua Clottey

My Loss To Manny Pacquiao Was Deliberate – Joshua Clottey

Former IBF World Champion, Joshua Clottey, has revealed his defeat to Manny Pacquiao was deliberate. In 2010, the Ghanaian was beaten by the Filipino boxer at the Cowboys Stadium in the USA at a time when he seemed to be in the best time of his career. Clottey was unlucky to have been on the losing end of the bout through a unanimous decision from the officials in the big-money fight. The performance on the night was far from what boxing fans had seen from Clottey with many criticising his performance despite not suffering a knockout against Pacquiao, who had…
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