Roach predicts 6th round KO win for Pacquiao - LOS ANGELES - Freddie Roach is now giving Joshua Clottey a shorter shelf-life against Manny Pacquiao on the evening of March 13.
''Six or seven rounds,'' said Roach, who had previously predicted a ninth-round knockout victory by the Filipino fighter at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.
After presiding over Pacquiao's penultimate day of sparring inside the Wild Card on a rainy Saturday afternoon, Roach was compelled to alter his forecast a week before the scheduled 12-round world welterweight title fight.
''Manny looked very, very sharp today,'' said Roach, stressing that ''there's not much that he (Clottey) can do'' against a fighter who is going to ''overwhelm him with punches from all angles.''
Roach said he expects Clottey to be in the thick of the fight only in the first four rounds but Pacquiao will take charge soon after, paving the way for another smashing win by the fighter many consider as the world's No. 1
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