"Well, you know, we added some big sparring partners. Mike Jones is really a big, good puncher and so forth, and Manny is doing really well with him. He's hit him with some good shots here. He's hurt him a couple time in training camp already," stated world-class trainer Freddie Roach, who gave an update on Manny Pacquiao's training as they continue to prepare for the upcoming November 22 showdown with WBO jr. welterweight champion Chris Algieri. According to Roach, Pacquiao's performance thus far in camp and the fact that this bout is taking place at a lower catchweight of 144 pounds is a good sign that a knockout ending could be on the horizon.
"He's showing good power so far and he's showing the intensity that I want. When he hurts somebody, then he opens up on them and finishes them. I told him if we get rid of a sparring partner, we just get another one. So training camp is going really well. We got some really good sparring partners for this fight," Roach explained during a recent conference call to promote the bout. "I would love to see a knockout. The thing is, I think, you know, at 47, maybe he's a little bit smaller than most of the 47-pounders out there. We have to feed him 5 times a day to make that weight. This fight's at 44. I think his punching power will come back and I see a knockout coming for sure."
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