By FRANK WARREN, The Sun
MANNY PACQUIAO underlined just what a special talent he is with a landslide points victory over Joshua Clottey.
Pacquiao's victory in Dallas last week was no great surprise but I was disappointed with Clottey, who didn't do much more than show up.
Perhaps his negativity can be explained by Pacquiao's workrate.
The Filipino threw around 1,200 punches - that's a phenomenal number.
Clottey did catch Manny a few times but Pacquiao has confidence in his chin, even though he's fighting up at welterweight.
His opponent's best shots just bounced off him.
Pacquiao won his first title at flyweight 12 years ago and is now beating the best at welterweight - little short of greatness.
And instead of getting slower with age and by going through the divisions, he's getting quicker.
He could make millions more by bottling his DNA. The fight drew the third-highest live gate in the USA in the last 50 years, an impressive statistic as the only American involved was promoter Bob Arum.
There was talk beforehand that the fight against Ghanaian Clottey would be Pacquiao's last.
Even though the 31-year-old is running for office in the Philippines later this year, I can't see that happening. There seems to be plenty left in the tank just yet.
And of course, there's the small matter of a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jnr, as long as the American defeats Shane Mosley.
A proposed meeting between the two fell apart earlier this year because of a row over drug testing.
But it's simply worth too much money for it not to happen.
The public's appetite has been well and truly whetted.
There's a good chance it will become the biggest fight of all time.
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PAUL SMITH retained his British super-middleweight title against Tony Dodson, despite some pretty horrific cuts.
He owes a drink to Mick 'The Rub' Williamson, his cutsman, who I hired 25 years ago when he was a trainee masseur working on a jellied-eel stall.
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MANY years ago, I remember a young lad collecting autographs outside the Boxing Writers' annual dinner, who confidently told me one day I'd sign him.
His name was Kevin Mitchell - and he challenges Michael Katsidis for the WBO lightweight title at Upton Park on May 15.
Source: thesun.co.uk
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