• Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez

Pacquiao to KO Marquez inside a round - Trainer

ESPN staff
November 8, 2011
Juan Manuel Marquez has fought Manny Pacquiao twice before, losing one and drawing the other © PA Photos
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Trainer Freddie Roach has told Juan Manuel Marquez that his tactics will play straight into Manny Pacquiao's hands when the two meet for the WBO welterweight title on November 12.

Marquez, the WBO lightweight champion, has bulked up significantly ahead of his clash with the Filipino - and Roach expects the Mexican to come out all guns blazing from the opening bell in Las Vegas.

The Mexican went down three times inside the first round when he fought Pacquiao in 2004, but he battled back to earn a draw. They met again in 2008, when Marquez was on the wrong end of a narrow points decision; in both fights, he gave Pacquiao a real scare.

But that has not stopped Roach, who trains Pacquiao and Amir Khan, predicting an easy night's work for his charge. "Don't be surprised if this fight goes one round. I know that's a bold statement," Roach said to gmanews.tv. "I think he will try to exchange with Manny, come after Manny because he has hurt Manny a couple of times in the past. But if he does that, he'll end up on the floor.

"There's only one reason why they put on those muscles in so short a time. And I think it's a mistake and I love it for my guy."

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