Roach discusses masterplan

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Freddie Roach believes that Manny Pacquiao's body attack will be the key to overcoming Joshua Clottey on March 13.

The fight, which takes place at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, could be one of Pacquiao's toughest yet despite Clottey entering as a big underdog.

The Ghanaian will be the first big welterweight WBO champion Pacquiao has met since moving through the weights and Clottey's size and strength has posed master-tactician Roach some questions in training.

"He's going to be like 165lbs going into the ring, he's going to be the biggest guy we've ever fought," he told Sky Sports News.

"He's going to be a very strong guy that's why we have to be very careful about the way we attack him.

"We're going to take his legs away from him, the body work will do that and with his passive defence, when he stands on the ropes and covers his face, the body's wide open and we'll crush him there."

Pacquiao is just looking forward to getting into the ring once again, almost four months after destroying Miguel Cotto in 11 and a half one-sided rounds.

"This is a very big and important fight for me because it is the first time at the Cowboy Stadium," he said. "There's a lot of people going to watch the fight.

"I'll just focus on the fight, do my best to give a good fight and to make people happy and to enjoy the fight."