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New York-based Ghanaian Joshua Clottey is also in the running for the Manny Pacquiao lottery, which has become sort of a free-for-all following the breakdown of the megafight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

GMA News’ Chino Trinidad reported on QTV's Balingtanghali that Clottey, who unsuccessfully challenged Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title last June 2009, is in Pacquiao’s radar along with junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman of Israel.

Pacquiao has seen the 32-year-old Clottey (35-3, 20 KO) in action first-hand against a common foe, Cotto. In that fight, Clottey survived a first-round knockdown and gave Cotto, who was cut in the third round after an accidental head clash, a tough time before yielding a close split decision.

Cotto, though, eventually lost that belt via an 11th-round TKO from the 31-year-old Pacquiao.

Clottey, a former IBF welterweight champion, has first vied for the WBO stap in 2006, losing a unanimous decision to Antonio Margarito.

Foreman too tall?

Foreman’s name was among the first mentioned after Pacquiao-Mayweather fizzled out, his 154-lb title giving the pound-for-pound king a shot at an eighth division crown.

But the unbeaten fighter's towering frame (5’11" against Pacquiao’s 5’6") could likely rule him out.

"Manny's concerned about Foreman's height. We'll go through the entire (welterweight and junior welterweight) categories and see what we can come up with," Pacquiao’s associate Michael Koncz said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.



Aside from Foreman and Clottey, also considered as Pacquiao’s challenger are his old rival Juan Manuel Marquez, Zab Judah and junior welterweight champ Timothy Bradley.

Trinidad stressed that Pacquiao, who now has the power to choose his opponent, has yet to make his pick.

Pacquiao’s camp has been forced to look for a different fight after the last ditch mediation with Mayweather’s representatives bogged down. The two camps failed to come up with a settlement over drug testing protocol.

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