Roach Says ‘Pacman’ Will Stop Clottey
Freddie Roach, SecondsOut’s Trainer of the Year believes Manny Pacquiao will stop Joshua Clottey when the pair clash at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Texas on March 13.
Pacquiao is renowned for his relentless and meticulous attitude towards training and Roach could not be happier with his fighter’s preparation so far.
Speaking of Clottey’s physical strength and the strategy Pacquiao will adopt in the fight Roach said: “He is a very strong guy(Clottey) and he’s a strong puncher. His best punch is the uppercut but we will not fall into that pocket too often to let him use that shot.
“I do have a lot of confidence in my fighter and the reason why is the way he has been sparring. We have big strong guys that fight a lot like Clottey.
“Manny has been handling them with ease in sparring. We had our best day of sparring yesterday – 11 great rounds and Manny pitched a shutout. We use four sparring partners yesterday and Manny is on top of his game and he’s got the game plan down and he’s very sharp right now. I’m happy where he’s at. I think we will overwhelm him and the fight will end before 12.”
Elaborating on Clottey’s ability and fight strategy Roach added: “We have the perfect game plan and I don’t care who trains Joshua Clottey for this fight, he can’t beat us.”
“He is what he is. Let’s face it. He fights the same way in every tape I watch. Whether he fights southpaws or right-handers, he is predictable. He’s good at what he does but he does the same thing over and over again and he is very predictable.
“He’s going to try to change for this fight but once he gets in he will revert back to it. We are 100% ready for his style. His is resilient. The beginning of the fight is going to be very hard because he is a very good opponent and he likes to fight. We will break him down and I am confident the fight will not go 12 rounds.”
Source: secondsout.com
Pacquiao is renowned for his relentless and meticulous attitude towards training and Roach could not be happier with his fighter’s preparation so far.
Speaking of Clottey’s physical strength and the strategy Pacquiao will adopt in the fight Roach said: “He is a very strong guy(Clottey) and he’s a strong puncher. His best punch is the uppercut but we will not fall into that pocket too often to let him use that shot.
“I do have a lot of confidence in my fighter and the reason why is the way he has been sparring. We have big strong guys that fight a lot like Clottey.
“Manny has been handling them with ease in sparring. We had our best day of sparring yesterday – 11 great rounds and Manny pitched a shutout. We use four sparring partners yesterday and Manny is on top of his game and he’s got the game plan down and he’s very sharp right now. I’m happy where he’s at. I think we will overwhelm him and the fight will end before 12.”
Elaborating on Clottey’s ability and fight strategy Roach added: “We have the perfect game plan and I don’t care who trains Joshua Clottey for this fight, he can’t beat us.”
“He is what he is. Let’s face it. He fights the same way in every tape I watch. Whether he fights southpaws or right-handers, he is predictable. He’s good at what he does but he does the same thing over and over again and he is very predictable.
“He’s going to try to change for this fight but once he gets in he will revert back to it. We are 100% ready for his style. His is resilient. The beginning of the fight is going to be very hard because he is a very good opponent and he likes to fight. We will break him down and I am confident the fight will not go 12 rounds.”
Source: secondsout.com
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