BAGUIO CITY ,Philippines ? Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao will stop Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez inside six rounds.
This bold prediction came from Venezuelan lightweight Jorge Linares who serves as Pacquiao?s sparring partner.
Linares believes that Pacquiao will be too strong for Marquez when the two great fighters meet for the third time in November.
Linares had gone a few rounds with Pacquiao in sparring at the Shape Up Gym here, and was so impressed with the Filipino icon.
?You can really feel his power,? said Linares.
He?s not new to Pacquiao?s power because Linares had sparred with the former a couple of times before.
Pacquiao?s strength and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, said the end may come even earlier than the sixth round.
?It will be earlier than you would think,? said Ariza after supervising Pacquiao?s morning ritual at the Teacher?s Camp here.
