Koncz Does Not Agree With Roach on Cotto Knockout
By Mark Vester
Trainer Freddie Roach and adviser Michael Koncz do not agree on much. The two members of Team Manny Pacquiao have had an on and off feud, sometimes public, over the last couple of months. They don't even agree on their fight predictions. A week or two back, Roach made a prediction that Pacquiao stood a good chance to stop Miguel Cotto in the very first round on November 14. Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who recently had a physical confrontation with Koncz, agrees with Roach's prediction, stating that it's possible if Pacquiao lands the right shot.
Koncz was asked about the "first round knockout" prediction by abs-cbnNEWS. He disagrees with the call. He said Pacquiao will win, by knockout, but it will come in the later rounds.
“I believe it will happen but I don’t believe it will happen as quickly as in the [Ricky] Hatton fight,” Koncz told abs-cbnNEWS. “You know Cotto's a fighter in his prime. He's one of the best body punchers in the business, very strong."
“Certainly I believe Manny will prevail in the fight because his foot speed and his hand speed are just gonna be too much for Cotto. But the knockout, I think so but I don’t think so [it will happen] until the later rounds.”
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