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Boxing News for Friday, October 2, 2020
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2020-10-02
Former IBF Welterweight Champion Joshua Clottey
Former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey has revealed that Ghanaian boxers cannot win fights abroad due to their arrogance.
Three boxers from Ghana have missed the opportunity to retain or win world title fights in the United States of late.
Richard Oblitey Commey, Isaac Dogboe and Duke Micah are the recent boxers who failed in their attempt to win fights in the USA.
Although many have blamed unfair arbitration for their losses, Joshua Clottey thinks otherwise.
Clottey, one of the country’s world boxing champions, claimed that Ghanaian boxers get arrogant when they start making money from their fights.
“As soon as these Ghanaian boxers come to America and start making a few bucks after fighting, they forget to ask questions,” Clottey told Sammy Bartels in an interview on MX24GH.
He added: “They forget to ask older people for advice. When you call them to offer help, they won’t take their calls, you can send them messages but you won’t get a response. “
According to him, most of the active boxers have stopped seeking the advice of experienced boxers.
“Sometimes it is necessary to seek the advice of elders because I have fought Zab Judah, who was champion in two different weight classes and was undisputed and won the title,” said the former world champion.
Clottey added: “They have to ask questions, if they don’t understand anything, they can ask the elders.
For him, “The boxers we don’t trust and we still know are the ones who will become champions.”
Ghana is currently working as a world boxing champion after Dogboe lost his crown to Emmanueal Navarette.
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