Gutom sa pagwawagi sa knockout si WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao kaya naniniwala si Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach na mapapatulog ng Pinoy icon ang Amerikanong si Chris Algieri kapag nasaktan ito sa sagupaan sa Nobyembre 22 sa Macau, China.
Alaga rin ni Roach si Russian Ruslan Provodnikov na dalawang beses pinabagsak sa 1st round si Algieri noong Hunyo sa New York ngunit nakabangon ito at nagwagi sa kontrobersiyal na 12-round split decision.
“Well he was in against a big puncher and he got off the canvas twice after knockdowns. It is a tough thing to do. His eye was really damaged in that fight,” sinabi ni Roach sa Boxingscene.com. “Ruslan is a big puncher but he just got caught up looking for that one-punch knockout and I think that was the downfall in that fight for us.”
“I think Manny is a much more experienced fighter and a much more technical fighter, throws a lot more combinations and is a lot faster. He’s not as big as a one-punch knockout artist but Manny can hurt you when he wants to. Manny is also a great finisher and as I said before, Manny always finishes what he starts,” paliwanag ni Roach.
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Huling nagwagi sa knockout si Pacquiao noong Nobyembre 2009 nang mapatigil niya sa 12th round si Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto para maagaw ang WBO welterweight crown.
Ayon kay Roach, matindi ang sparring partners ni Pacquiao kaya naniniwala siyang malaki ang potensiyal na mapatulog ng Pilipino si Algieri.
“We brought in some big sparring partners – Mike Jones is a really big puncher and so forth and Manny is doing really well with him and he’s hurt him a couple times in camp and he’s shown good power so far and he has shown the intensity that I want,” dagdag ni Roach. “When he hurts somebody he opens up on them and finished him. I told him if we hurt a sparring partner we just get another one. Training camp has been going really well and we have great sparring partners for this fight.”
