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MANILA, Philippines � Even if Ghana�s Joshua Clottey is bigger than 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino�s conditioning coach thinks the Ghanaian will not have enough strength to go the distance in his March 13 bout. �I don't think Clottey will last 12 rounds. I think Clottey might just stop because he will get hit too much. I think Clottey will get tired of getting hit,� Alex Ariza told Brad Cooney of 8countnews.com. �If Manny moves the way he's been moving in sparring, I just don't see Clottey being able to take the beating that he is going to get.� Ariza, however, mentioned that he is concerned about the beating that Pacquiao will get from Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. He shared that he and Pacquiao focused �a little more� on strength training. �Clottey is strong so that's my biggest concern� The physical punishment Manny might take is my biggest concern. Clottey is so much bigger, but we will have Manny ready for whatever comes his way,� stated Ariza. Pacquiao�s conditioning coach went on to divulge on the status of their training camp in Los Angeles, California. �I think we are right on schedule, maybe even a little ahead of it. He looks great, the weight is great, the conditioning is great.� The Filipino boxing superstar trains at the Wild Card Gym which is owned by his coach, Freddie Roach. Ariza even commented on Pacquiao�s LA training: �I am not a big fan of LA training because of all of the people here. I thought we had a good camp in the Philippines last fight. Manny trained well over there, but he looks good over here too.� Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Clottey, a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion. Their match headlines the pay-per-view event entitled �The Event.�