Joshua Clottey’s Stomach-Turning Excuse For Performance Against Pac-Man

Offering a post-fight excuse bound to bring a smile to every pre-adolescent male in the country, Joshua Clottey is claiming that he was hampered by diarrhea during his Saturday loss to Manny Pacquiao. According to Clottey he consumed some poor banku and okro stew on Friday, only to spend the next day running back and forth to the john. Could have been worse- at least he didn’t eat one of those new Taco Bell shrimp tacos.↵

↵↵⇥“When I ate after the [weigh-in] I was ‘running;’ the midnight I went to toilet almost like four times; in the morning I went to toilet almost like three times; when we went to the dressing room I went to toilet like three times,” he explained.↵↵↵Apparently it’s not the first time someone has tried to explain away a poor performance in the ring with digestive problems. One of the many suggested reasons that Roberto Duran quit during the famed “no mas” fight against Sugar Ray Leonard was diarrhea. Though “getting badly beaten” might also be a likely culprit.↵

↵↵Even if Clottey is being honest, some over at The Queensberry Rules are saying that the diarrhea would more likely stem from a case of poor preparation than poor stew. The condition is often a symptom of dehydration, which could have been the result of Clottey struggling to make weight, which is a problem that has dogged him for years.↵

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