BADLY missed in the kick off leg of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez press tour promoting their Nov. 12 title fight, Freddie Roach didn?t lose time for everyone else to feel his presence.
Before a big crowd that gathered at Chelsea Piers in New York City Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), Roach, the brilliant, long-time trainer of the world?s top pound-for-pound fighter today, boldly proclaimed Pacquiao will finally send Marquez into dreamland this time.
No more case for any controversial ending.
?Pacquiao will knock him out somewhere along the way,? said Roach, who failed to join the Manila leg of the tour last week owing to his previous commitment with the U.S. Olympic boxing program.
?Manny can’t just walk in like we did (in the) first two. He was just a young kid then; he’s a much more intelligent fighter. I’m very confident we will knock him out.?
While not as vocal as his 51-year-old trainer, Pacquiao hinted at possibly overpowering his hated nemesis considering the two will be fighting at a catchweight of 144 pounds and for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title of the Filipino champion.
