By Chris LaBate
During a recent interview with the Philippine Star, trainer Freddie Roach promised that Manny Pacquiao will stop Juan Manuel Marquez inside of six rounds. They clash on November 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He says Pacquiao feels disrespected by Marquez's comments of being robbed in their two previous meetings. They went to a draw in 2004, and Pacquiao won a controvesial split decision in their 2008 rematch. He continues to warn that Pacquiao can not afford to play the role of "Mr. Nice Guy" in the fight, as he did against Shane Mosley in May.
“No doubt in my mind, Manny beat Marquez in both fights,” Roach said. “They were close fights but Manny won both. Manny finished strong in the two fights, taking the last round, and Marquez went down four times in all. The first fight was a draw but it should’ve been a win for Manny by split decision if only one judge (Burt Clements) didn’t make a mistake in his scorecard. I think Marquez showed disrespect to Manny by coming to the Philippines with his followers and claiming he was robbed in both fights. It was like a slap on Manny’s face. It wasn’t right to do that and what made it worse was Marquez did it in the Philippines.”
“Manny will win by knockout. It’ll be over by the sixth round. That should clear the air once and for all. I’ve wanted this fight to happen for a long time to shut Marquez up for good. Manny knows it’s not going to be easy. I’ve told Manny he can’t afford to be Mr. Nice Guy in this fight because Marquez will do whatever it takes to try to win.”
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During a recent interview with the Philippine Star, trainer Freddie Roach promised that Manny Pacquiao will stop Juan Manuel Marquez inside of six rounds. They clash on November 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. He says Pacquiao feels disrespected by Marquez's comments of being robbed in their two previous meetings. They went to a draw in 2004, and Pacquiao won a controvesial split decision in their 2008 rematch. He continues to warn that Pacquiao can not afford to play the role of "Mr. Nice Guy" in the fight, as he did against Shane Mosley in May.
“No doubt in my mind, Manny beat Marquez in both fights,” Roach said. “They were close fights but Manny won both. Manny finished strong in the two fights, taking the last round, and Marquez went down four times in all. The first fight was a draw but it should’ve been a win for Manny by split decision if only one judge (Burt Clements) didn’t make a mistake in his scorecard. I think Marquez showed disrespect to Manny by coming to the Philippines with his followers and claiming he was robbed in both fights. It was like a slap on Manny’s face. It wasn’t right to do that and what made it worse was Marquez did it in the Philippines.”
“Manny will win by knockout. It’ll be over by the sixth round. That should clear the air once and for all. I’ve wanted this fight to happen for a long time to shut Marquez up for good. Manny knows it’s not going to be easy. I’ve told Manny he can’t afford to be Mr. Nice Guy in this fight because Marquez will do whatever it takes to try to win.”
http://www.boxingscene.com/roach-confident-pacquiao-stop-marquez-six--44758
