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ARLINGTON, Texas — For Manny Pacquiao, the secret to beating Joshua Clottey is no longer that.
The Filipino superstar’s trainer, Freddie Roach, revealed a source of his supreme confidence that has resulted in what what they consider to be a perfect strategy during a press conference at Cowboys’ Stadium on Wednesday, where Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 knockouts) will defend his WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title against Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs) on Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view.
His name, said Roach, is Abdullai Amidu.
“[Amidu] was our best sparring partner because he fights a lot like his teammate at one time, Joshua Clottey,” said Roach. “They know each other very well. And they have the same style.”
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