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MANILA, Philippines – Even if Ghana’s Joshua Clottey is bigger than 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino’s conditioning coach thinks the Ghanaian will not have enough strength to go the distance in his March 13 bout.“I don't think Clottey will last 12 rounds. I think Clottey might just stop because he will get hit too much. I think Clottey will get tired of getting hit,” Alex Ariza told Brad Cooney of 8countnews.com.“If Manny moves the way he's been moving in sparring, I just don't see Clottey being able to take the beating that he is going to get.”Ariza, however, mentioned that he is concerned about the beating that Pacquiao will get from Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.He shared that he and Pacquiao focused “a little more” on strength training.“Clottey is strong so that's my biggest concern… The physical punishment Manny might take is my biggest concern. Clottey is so much bigger, but we will have Manny ready for whatever comes his way,” stated Ariza.Pacquiao’s conditioning coach went on to divulge on the status of their training camp in Los Angeles, California.“I think we are right on schedule, maybe even a little ahead of it. He looks great, the weight is great, the conditioning is great.”The Filipino boxing superstar trains at the Wild Card Gym which is owned by his coach, Freddie Roach.Ariza even commented on Pacquiao’s LA training: “I am not a big fan of LA training because of all of the people here. I thought we had a good camp in the Philippines last fight. Manny trained well over there, but he looks good over here too.”Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Clottey, a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion. Their match headlines the pay-per-view event entitled “The Event.”Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
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