Despite of his intense training for the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight, the pound-for-pound for king still has Floyd Mayweather Jr., on his mind, says Pacquiao’s long time coach Freddie Roach.

‚ÄúI saw Manny, sometimes when he’s shadow boxing, he shows me how Mayweather fights and how he’s going to take case of the problem,‚Äù Roach told FightHype.com.

The trainer said this somehow shows that Pacquiao is preparing himself mentally against Mayweather.
‚ÄúI’ve never seen Manny do that before,‚Äù he said. ‚ÄúManny really wants to fight him in the future because of the remarks he (Mayweather) made.‚Äù

It is a clear indication that Manny Pacquiao still wants to take Mayweather down. Mayweather’s demand made it look as if the Filipino boxer has been taking performance enhancing drugs still somehow angered Pacquiao.

‚ÄúWe’re not happy with his (Mayweather) remarks,‚Äù said Roach.

Meanwhile, Roach predicted that the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight would not reach into 12 rounds. ‚ÄúThe beginning of the fight is going to be hard. He’s (Clottey) a very good opponent and likes to fight, but we will break him down, and I’m very confident the fight won’t go 12 rounds,‚Äù said Hall of Famer coach Freddie Roach.

Manny Pacquiao, the only boxer to win 7 world titles in 7 different weight divisions, will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown against the Ghanian boxer Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas on March 13.

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