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Joshua Clottey of Ghana seems to be unthreatened by his match-up against the only 7-division world champion and pound-for-pound king, Manny Pacquiao, on March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

“Manny Pacquiao is a human being, like everyone else. He's just a really good fighter who is out there now who is No. 1 now,”Clottey told Lem Satterfield of Fanhouse.com.

“If I win this fight against Manny Pacquiao, I will never feel like I beat the best fighter in the world,” he said. “I will feel like I had a fight with Manny Pacquiao, the best fighter out there, and I won.”

He also clarified that just in case he wins on March 13, people should not regard his victory as an upset.

“I'll say, ‘It's not an upset, but a win,’” the Ghanaian stated.

But before the 33-year-old Clottey talks about his possible triumph over Pacquiao, he knows that he first has to overcome the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion.

He said he plans to beat Pacquiao by connecting his shots and wearing him down.

“I can't throw a lot of punches like Pacquiao will do. But I will connect enough to make him slow down and wear down, and bring his speed down,” he shared.

“I will also rely on my pressure. But I don't know what Pacquiao is coming to do, so I have to use my head. I don't know if he's planning to move around. But I'm not going to make him chase me. I will be right there.”

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  Watch Pacquiao vs Clottey, Clottey said he’s more dangerous coming off a loss and the Ghanaian gave fair warning to Pacquiao, his first opponent since the defeat to Cotto.

   “I’m coming with everything and I’m good at bouncing back from a loss,” said clottey who’s older brother Emmanuel, 35, also campaigns as a welterweight. I want to fight everything in my weight division. I will fight anybody. If the people asked me to go heavyweight, I’d go there. I fight for the people and want them to love me.”

    Even before fighting Cotto, Clottey already had vision of meeting Pacquiao. “I know Cotto is a good fighter and it’s not an easy fight for either of us, “he said.” If I go in the ring and beat Cotto and they keep talking about him fighting Pacqiao, then the only thing I ask is that they give me Pacquiao. “Clottey, of course, felt he deserved the decision over Cotto and that’s why he insists he’s Pacquiao’s rightful next opponent.

    “I did enough to win,” said Clottey, referring to the Cotto bout. If you watch the fight closely, you can see he never beat me. I beat the guy and the people know that. Robberies are no good for boxing. I would love a rematch with Cotto and Margarito because both those fights are questionable losses for me. I beat Cotto yet they gave it to him. If lose a fight fairly. I would admit it.”

     Ghana has produced several world boxing champions, including Nelson, Ike Quartey, Joseph Agbeko, and David Kotey. Clottey is determined to join the elite roster and what more spectacular way to do it than at Pacquiao’s expense.