Roach says “We took Clottey because we’re still chasing after Mayweather” – News
March 13th, 2010
By Esteban Garduno: Freddie Roach seems to be conflicted about wanting Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. On one hand, Roach can’t stop talking about how much he wants Pacquiao to fight Mayweather next, and yet in the next breath, Roach is saying that Mayweather doesn’t make the rules in boxing. Roach, of course, is talking about the Olympic style random blood tests that Mayweather wants Pacquiao to take before he’ll fight him. For some strange reason that I’ll never understand, Roach sees this as a case of Mayweather trying to throw his weight around and push Pacquiao to do something he doesn’t want to do.
Man, I wish Roach would make up his mind. Why does Roach keep talking about Mayweather all the time about wanting a fight for Pacquiao when he’s not willing to accept the fact that Mayweather has said it repeatedly that Pacquiao has to agree to random blood tests before he fights him. I fail to see what the disconnect is for Roach.
He’s like someone that wants to attain something but instead of doing what he has to do to get it, he just complains without stop and wastes time wishing and hoping. Roach has been sounding even desperate recently, saying how he hopes that Mayweather will come to the bargaining table if Mayweather loses all his money. In other words, Roach is saying that Pacquiao isn’t going to be taking the random blood tests and the only way that he’ll be fighting Mayweather is if Mayweather drops completely his wish for the blood tests.
That’s a pipe dream if you ask me. Roach might as well be wishing he can become the president of the United States, because it’s not going to happen. I don’t understand why Roach isn’t approaching this in a more reasonable manner. It would be better for Roach, if he’s going to stubbornly stick to his resistance for Pacquiao to take the blood tests, not to even be considering a fight with Mayweather.
Roach needs to be thinking beyond that fight if he’s not willing to have his fighter Pacquiao take the prerequisite blood tests that Mayweather is asking for. Maybe Roach is thinking that if he mentions Mayweather enough in the media, it will have a shaming effect on Mayweather and he will drop his demands for Pacquiao to take the blood tests and will come slinking to the negotiating table with Pacquiao with his tail between his legs. That’s not going to happen.
Roach needs to be realistic about it and focus on whatever fighter besides Mayweather he can match Pacquiao with. Maybe someone like Shane Mosley. It won’t matter if Mosley gets beaten by Mayweather, because Pacquiao has been beating fighters recently who were recently beaten themselves like Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and now Joshua Clottey. It won’t matter if Mosley gets beaten, because he’ll have lost recently just like Cotto and Hatton.
Roach says “The next thing you know it, he’ll [Mayweather] say we fight too many rounds. We’re [Pacquiao] not going to give him [Mayweather] anything. The fight will happen on fair terms with the commission’s rules.” What Roach is saying is that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, if it takes place at all, will only occur without the blood tests that Mayweather wants unless the commission all of a sudden adds blood testing to their rules. They won’t, which is probably the only reason Roach is mentioning them.
In effect, the only way we’ll see a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight in the future is if Mayweather drops his demands for random blood testing, although I’m pretty sure that Pacquiao’s management’s request that Mayweather pay $10 million for every round he comes in over the limit will be part of the contract. This effects both fighters, but it’s something that would hurt Mayweather more because he came in over the limit in his last fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
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when pacquiao fought with Erick Morales and lose, his excuse is Morales let him use a glove that dont fit him. Now he say he lose because of the blood test, what a f u cking liar. You are clean unlest proven guilty, but the big question are, how could u prove it, if the man dont want to take a blood test?. I think Pacquiao or Roach rather die, than to take a random blood test on pacquioa, any way it will be the same. Because the penalty will be worse if Pacquiao will be cought.
i know all the pilipino will protect their hero no matter what, right or wrong. Suggestion read “John Forman and Dean Worcheter” about philippine history and the war department abouth the war in the philippines and you will be surprize what u will find and learn abouth the pilipino people.
to take a blood test is not the commission concern, it was the agreement of two parties envolve in the deal. So dont keep on pointing fingers or barking in the wrong tree. If the other parties ask for $10 million dollars fine for every pound that exceed in the weight agreement and the other parties agree, which in other words is not also the commission rules, and the other parties also ask for their term do u think it only logical for a normal person with a proper brain to accept the deal.
Roach keep on talking pacquiao fighting floyd. It will never happened, reason pacman will not take a blood test.If pacquiao will be cought using PED do you know what will happened Roach will be in shame for the rest of his life so as pacquiao, the pilipino people will blame roach more than pacquiao perhaps the pilipino people will kick him out of the country. So in other words he is only talking to make every body believe that pacquiao want to fight floyd but in reality pacquiao will not going to fight floyd.
If both fighters lower their pride… maybe this fight will happen. Maybe.
Also if Arum can get over his animosity with mayweather then maybe this will happen.
Lots of maybes!
KEEP BEGGING FREDDIE
Why should pac and roach give mayweather anything. They’re the two biggest names in the game right now, why should may get to make the rules. I can understand may asking moseley to take the test because there is a history of pedsbut there isn’t with pac. I’ve read that pac picked the ring size, the gloves and so on. It’s. The other way around. Mayweather puts so many stipulations on a fight because he wants to control everything. Roach and pac are in the position to say no. If mayweather wanted to fight pac he would have agreed to the 14 day cut off not trying to push it to 10 days. Mayweather is the one who came in with the 14 days and when pac agreed he went to 10, now that sounds like someone who doesn’t want to fight.
I still don’t understand why people won’t give pac the credit he deserves for his accomplishments. Instead its excuses like he’s on peds or those guys were washed bums. Sorry to those of you out there who think that but there are athletes out there that are just that good.
Manuel Parez………Why did you change your name?
I know I sometimes come across to some as a Floyd lover and Pac Man hater, but trust me, I LOVE PAC MAN. I love his style, I like him as a person and I want him to win every fight I have ever watched. I do like Floyd more as a fighter, but as a person it is Pac Man all day. I honestly root for both of them.
I just HATE the fact that he is with Arum, and wowza is right, if Manny has a weakness it is that he trust those around him WAY TOO much. He honestly feels that he should allow Arum to do his job. While that is noble, I really hope he jumps ship and gets the Mayweather fight done. I think we all do.
This debate almost makes us take sides, but I feel the majority is where I am, they like both fighters and want to see it done. I am going to sit back and watch a great fight tonight (on PPV) and then I am going to sit back and watch a GREAT fight on May 1st (on PPV) and then see what is ahead, I just am not going to get my hopes up.
Agreed in full.
It’s actually ironic because not so long ago, Mayweather was exactly where Pacquiao is now.
Mayweather wanted the biggest fight in boxing, a fight with Oscar De la Hoya. Arum HATED Oscar, and refused to deal with him. So Floyd had to leave Top Rank to get that fight.
Pacquiao wants the biggest fight in boxing, a fight with Floyd Mayweather. Arum HATES Mayweather, and basically torpedoed the fight. Pacquiao is going to do the same, leave Arum to get that fight with Floyd.
luvboxing,
Hard to argue that. Good conclusion based on past events, makes sense. If you look at Pacquiao’s past, I’m not calling him an idiot by any means, but he seems to confide too much in the people around him. I wouldn’t doubt that he’s listening to whatever Arum says, in a way owing the growth in his career to him. In some ways he does. It’s clear Arum has some personal vendetta against Floyd, so unless he drops it, or he drops dead, a Floyd fight doesn’t seem probable.
Roach is on record as having NO PROBLEM with random blood test “…as long as it is cut off a few days before the fight…”, the next day Arum comes out and says “…Freddie does not speak for Manny…”. After that Roach starts this whole “Mayweather doesn’t make the rules” routine. There is NO DOUBT he is getting his marching orders from Arum on this.
Like I have said a million times, the FIGHT WILL NEVER HAPPEN, we might as well get used to THAT FACT. Unless Pacman drops Arum somehow there is no chance. Arum will never let it happen as long as he is alive.
I honestly believe that Roach wants the fight to see who is best. He knows that Pac & Floyd are truly elite fighters that should be in the ring together and that it would save boxing. However, he is now a part of the politics of it because of the idiot Arum. Too bad for all of us.
If you don’t understand flomo’s powerplay and why Freddie and Manny are doing what they’re doing, you probably shouldn’t be writing about boxing…
my .02
hawaian man
cotto was the WW champ and manny wouldnt fight him unles he came down to 145. so they can make demands all they want but floyd cant?
also who ever says floyds not the biggest name in boxing is tripin. todays mannys fight and all people can talk about is floyd
Alright, I’m going to give my official prediction. I don’t think Manny will get a KO, I’d put him at a 12 round UD, but f*ck it.
Manny by TKO Round 11.
Esteban,
How is that round a bout? Roach isn’t like Floyd. That’s consistent. We want to fight him really bad, but at the same time that doesn’t mean we’re going to bend over for him. Roach wants to fight him, but he’s not going to give him a mental advantage. The last thing you want to do when setting up a fight against Mayweather is show how desperate you need him, i.e. Mosley.
Whaaaa! Whaaaa! damn crybabies
Why would a Champ concede to the demands of the challenger….no way….the law of the land is innocent until proven guilty………..Food is enchancement so if Floyd wants a clean fighter then they should fast 14 days before the fight………..aloha
Manny lost because he was weak from blood testing? That’s a pathetic excuse! How about Manny saying it would be an advantage to Floyd to do blood testing because he’s bigger than Manny. Another pathetic excuse!
I think if pacman agrees to take a bloodtest they need to
fight in Dallas or newyork whereaver that xylocan is bained
Mayweather like a girl always wants u to do something before u get ur prize lol. He never asked for it before so why now? Idk if he’s scared or what but come guy why all of a sudden want bloodtest. Yah can all clown on pacman but the dude gots heart be will fight anyone. The last time he lost was cause he was weak from a blood test mayweather knows it thats why he brought it I think he drop
the blood test buck up and fight cause alot of ppl gonna be
paying for it.
That doesn’t make any sense retard…you had Mayweather but you chose Clotty to avoid him! After these fights happen what changes? Mayweather still insis on drug test and Pac still wont agree to it.