Roach: Sergio Martinez is being protected, he needs to fight Quillin
August 17th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: In one of Freddie Roach’s more laughable comments he’s made in quite some time he’s saying that former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is being protected from his fighter Peter Quillin (25-0, 19 KO’s). That’s pretty funny because the 28-year-old Quillin is no threat to Martinez and would be nothing more than another knockout victim for Martinez if he were to take the time to fight him.
Quillin is a huge super middleweight at 6’1″, and I can’t believe the guy is going to be fighting at middleweight. It’s going to be interesting to see if he can make the 160 pound middleweight limit without draining himself over and over.
Roach said this to boxingfutures.com: “We [Quillin] said we’ll fight Sergio Martinez right now but he doesnt want to talk about that, he says he has non one to fight but we’ll fight you anytime, any place…It looks to me like they’re protecting Martinez.”
Quillin is a decent contender but he lacks a left hand, and he doesn’t throw combinations. His left is like a vestigial feature that is no longer used. He’s all right hand and only a pot shot fighter. Quillin lacks any kind of an inside game and would be at the mercy of someone like Martinez. Roach is smart to have Quillin move down to the middleweight division because he would likely be beaten again and again at super middleweight. However, Roach needs to be aiming him towards his WBC middleweight paper champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr rather than someone that can actually fight like Martinez. I think a bout between Chavez Jr and Quillin would be a toss up. Both fighters are incredibly flawed, and Roach hasn’t improved either enough to dominate.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Roach must have dimesnia
Didn’t PACMAN win a 154 pound belt? Wasn’t that fight at a catch weight? Just asking, my memory sometimes fails me!
@mackays brain
hes not saying he fought him at 147 hes saying when mosley ttried to fight him in his prime at 147 pacquiao said no. theres video evidence of it on youtube type in pacquiao exposed.
martinez is fighting the top rated people in his devision unlike a lot of roaches fighters.
Roach is just hyping up Kid Chocolate.
He knows his guy has NO chance.
Who is quillin? who has he fought or where did he come from?
I’ve never heard of this guy.
I laugh too bcuz Roach talking bout Martinez been protected. hahaha how bout Khan??? put his a$$ back with Maidana or ask for a catch weight for Pacquiao vs martinez @ 154. good fight match, and good money
to last poster, are you new to boxing. he didnt fight for cotto’s 147 belt, an new diamond bely at 145 was on offer, he didnt fight shane at 142 it was 147
very dumb and wrong also
Sure, that’s why when Shane was a legit 147 champ and P4P contender, Pac-joke the Failapino Coward demanded a 142 catchweight to fight him.
Pac-joke who demanded a catchweight to challenge for Cotto’s 147 belt because he cried about being too little to fight at full welter.
Pac-joke who is now defending that very same welter belt, again at a catchweight (LMAO – 3rd catchweight fight out of his last 5 fights) against a FREAKING LIGHTWEIGHT, because now he’s saying he’s TOO BIG to fight at 140?
So too little to fight at 147, too big to fight at 140? Catchweight Coward, indeed.
have you seen pac in his early days..protected??you put anyone in the ring..he will fight them all..win or lose..
Khan/f/ n Chavez are all bums mayweather is da best n he will show all of us dat he’s back by KOin Ortiz Martinez on da other hand has not fought any worthy opponent jus a bunch of bums he will get smashed by mayweather jus like f would
Yeah sure, let’s act like Khan didn’t run from Maidana for nearly 2 years? Or how about the fact that he’s scared $hitless of a rematch with Prescott? Get real.
As for PEDdie Roach – ahahhahaha. This is classic PEDdie – manipulate the weights.
He’s got Pac-Joke the Failapino Coward defending a welterweight belt he challenged for at a catchweight – against a LIGHTWEIGHT (LMAO), again at a catchweight? (LMAO x 2).
And he wants Sergio, a true 154 champ fighting at 160 to fight his guy Quillin who fights at 168?
LMAO if you can’t see Roach for what he is, you’re a worthless Filipino.
@ Duranfanny
How is Khan a protected fighter?? who has he avoided?? uuhm No one.
As for Pacquiao who in the WW division is worthy of a shot. What you fail to see is Pacquiao has been in WW area 3 years and has fought bigger people so ofcourse to even it up a few pound catch weight is more than fair. Lets not forget it was Oscar calling out Pacquiao, thinking it would be easy lmao
If ever Martinez got a fight with Pacquiao it would have to be 147lbs just like if ever the Mayweather fight happens there will have to be RBT.
Roach is such a hypocrite. Yeah, sure. Sergio Martinez is a protected fighter. Then, Mr. Roach, would you mind explaining to me how Chavez Jr. and Quilin compare to Sergio Martinez, ‘the overprotected fighter’? Chavez Jr. has NOT fought any guy worthy of being mentioned in his entire career, and Quilin’s last fight was against a guy who hasn’t won any of his last six fights. Overprotected my as. Roach needs a good kick in the nuts.
Which is good, A welterweight and middleweight fight @154 or a good middleweight go up to super middleweight. Let see how good a middleweight is!
Quillin who? let Quillin fight at middleweight instead of super middleweight and maybe he should fight someone who’s actually good instead of KOing bums.
Roach needs to get back on his meds. Khan, Chavez jr and Pacman are some of the most protected guys in boxing.
Roach is just afraid that Sergio will KO Chavez and make Roach look stupid
@ duran fan I am with you. I want to see Pac without weight restrictions. That is …welterweight at 147 lbs. But who in the present welterweights will be a good fight?
if pacquiao and martinez fight at 150 lbs!martinez will end up just like margarito!the speed and power of pacquiao at 148-150 lbs is unstoppable!so stop hyping sergio…it takes a lifetime to be the greatest not a couple of impressive fights!
Quillin is a bum that has fought bigger bums he needs to step up competition before he fights martinez
This mama’s boy will never stop calling out bloated midgets.
If he can’t make money with fighters in his division, he should come’on down to welterweight. And fight Khan, Pacquiao or Lil Floyd. I’m sure he can’t beat Margarito.
This comment is a Joke. Roach has Two of The Most protected Fighters in The World w/ Khan & Pacman. I would just for once like to see pacman Fight without any weight restrictions.If pacman Martinez meet at 154 lbs Martinez crushes Pacman in 10.Say what you will about mayweather at least he’s fighting a LIVE Body in ortiz d NOT asking him to come in light.
Martinez has a bloated record of fighters with POOR win loss ratios
Roach should take his Meds. What is he talking about? Sergio will fight and Beat anyone that is put in front of him.
This fighter seems to have an unblemished record and it would definitely be another feather in the cap of Martinez if he could knockout this upcoming fighter. So why not? It might be a good match instead of him always challenging the midgets. The test of the pudding is in the eating.
You can’t believe that roach has to pit quillin against martinez but you beieve that pacman should fight martinez. WTF.
lets get it on
Who is he?
Spot on David.
Quillin has flaws as well but at least he doesn’t have a belt.
ur totally disrespectful kid.
while roach is at it why doesnt he say amir khan needs to fight prescott and stop running away
Roach needs to Stfu and watch the Affion Crockett MP impression… he saying this to prevent Chavez Jr from getting ktfo by Martinez…
Sergio Martinez a natural 154 needs to fight a guy who walks around 190 and over, thats so dumb.
Sounds like Roach…
A knockout fighter needs to fight a guy with a 28% knockout rate to prove he isnt being coddled.
So dumb.