Strength and conditioning coach Justine Fortune said in a Manny Pacquiao next fight prediction update that the Filipino boxing icon will cruise to a victory against Chris Algieri in their upcoming match on Nov. 22 in Macau.
Fortune, who has been handling Pacquiao's daily activities since the start of their training camp, guaranteed a win for the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion if he will follow their fight plan.
"I guarantee, Manny wins," Fortune said in a Manny Pacquiao next fight prediction news on Philippine Star. "I never predict how a fight will end but I can tell you Manny beats Algieri. How does Manny win? He fights his fight, he listens to Freddie Roach, he stays sharp and that's the end of it."
Fortune said that he was not impressed with Algieri in his previous fight, including the unbeaten champion's victory against Ruslan Provodnikov in June. He pointed out that Provodnikov just made Algieri look better because the former champion became too careless after scoring two knockdowns in the opening round of the match.
"Let's face it, Provodnikov made Algieri look good, better than what he really is," Fortune said. "Provodnikov stood in front of Algieri. He was in great shape for the fight but that's not how you fight Algieri. Is Algieri's speed a concern? We'll soon find out. Manny's quick, too. I don't think Algieri's quicker. Once Manny starts hitting Algieri, I'd like to see how quick Algieri runs."
Like Fortune, Roach is also confident that his prized student will easily dispatch Algieri in their world welterweight title fight, mocking the undefeated New Yorker in a Manny Pacquiao next fight prediction update.
Roach said that he expects an easy win for Pacquiao because the former pound-for-pound king's sparring partners are even better than Algieri. The Hall of Fame trainer recent picked Stan Martyniouk and Mike Jones as Pacquiao's sparring partners.
"They're all very tall, very rangy like our opponent," Roach said via ABS-CBN News. "They know how to move, they know what I want out of them. All three of them are better than the opponent."
