Freddie Roach will camp out in Metro Manila with Manny Pacquiao in the second week of September then spend the next four weeks at the Wild Card in Hollywood and in Texas, assuming the fight with Antonio Margarito ends up being staged there on November 13.
Roach told fight scribe Gareth Davies of The Telegraph of London that everything is all set for Pacquiao's eight-week preparation and that the only thing that concerns him about Margarito is his immense size.
Pacquiao, who is five inches shorter at 5-6 compared to Margarito.
"He (Margarito) is a big, strong guy. (But) I am not a big Margarito fan," said Roach. "Manny will have too much for him. It's just the size I'm concerned about."
Roach has an idea how the fight is going to be like.
"Manny will start fast with this guy, and he will finish him fast."
Margarito has agreed on a catchweight of 151 lbs and the fight is going to be for the vacant World Boxing Council super-welterweight crown, according to Arum, who is eyeing Cowboys Stadium in Dallas as venue.
Arum is hopeful that the state of Texas will issue Margarito a license anytime this week after Nevada and California denied the Mexican banger owing to a handwraps issue that led to his suspension for one year.
Roach will be joined in the country by strength coach Alex Ariza and a battery of sparring partners led by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who is about six feet and whose style resembles that of Margarito.
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