Roach impressed with Pacquiao’s footwork, thinks he’ll KO Marquez by the 6th
October 25th, 2011
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is really excited about his fighter Manny Pacquiao’s footwork in the gym and thinks that he’ll easily beat Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12th. For some odd reason, Roach actually thinks Pacquiao’s ring movements have gotten better rather than worse. It’s almost like Roach is asking boxing fans to believe what he’s saying rather than what they’re seeing from the labored movements of his aging fighter.
Yes, Pacquiao is a whole different animal from what he was in the past. He’s a lot slower now, can no longer jump around, and is more of a classic plodder. Seriously, Pacquiao walks guys down now and doesn’t seem to be able to move like he used since putting on a lot of muscle in a short period of time. Roach is kidding himself if he thinks Pacquiao’s footwork is good. Since the Miguel Cotto fight, Pacquiao’s legs have cramped up with every fight and he can’t jump around even if he wanted to. But besides the cramping issue, Pacquiao just has the look of someone that’s carrying around too much muscle for his own good. Unfortunately that’s just the way it. There’s no going back now. Once you put on all that weight you’re pretty much stuck with it. If Pacquiao tries to take the weight off now, he’ll only end up weight drained and vulnerable.
Roach seems to have a lot of unhappiness surrounding the first two fights between Pacquiao and Marquez. A huge segment of the boxing community think that Marquez did more than enough to win both of the first two fights, and Roach doesn’t like that. Roach said “We can put it to bed [if Pacquiao can beat Marque], finally shut them up and be happy.”
I guess if you can be happy that Pacquiao and his management waited until Marquez was 38 before fighting him again, then more power to you. I know what that looks like to me. It looks like Roach and his team waited until Marquez was old and then fought him. As it is Marquez is going to be not only older, but will be fighting two whole divisions above his lightweight weight class at 144 lbs for the Pacquiao fight. I guess Roach will take a win anyway he can get one. Maybe after this, they can select one of the old guys out of retirement like Kostya Tszyu, beat him and then be happy. Pacquiao beat an over-the-hill 40-year-old Shane Mosley in his last fight.
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WOW….There is alot of barking in here. People who know boxing know that styles make fights. Not records. Ill leave the rest of u to decide who style would beat the others. The matter of the fact is that on Nov 12 its Manny vs JMM. Not Jr. or anyone else.
Packman is a disaster waiting to happen.
he has good footwork but so do many other fighters
footwork is footwork
I agreed with Roach. Pacquiao’s legs is very strong and fast. Probably one of the best footwork in boxing today. In fact, his footwork is the most that worry me. I still remember what he did when he went back and forth, side to side when he fought Magarito.. that’s absolute awesome. You guys probably didn’t notice..
Sorry lefthook but your boy didn’t fight them and he is not pound for pound loser lol haaaaaaaaa
Crystalclear I think his name is mayweather lol a loser who cant decide to fight pac man uhhh he is pac man is next uhhhh i didnt say that Pac man is next what a fool haaaaaaa. Anonymous and Chi Town are fools and mayweather lovers lol
Chi town mayweather retire after the De la HOYA FIGHT and come back AND retire and come back lol make up your mind mayweather do you want to fight or beat on women haaaaa lol what a loser
Chi town shut up when I’m talking you little boy know boxing why didn’t mayweather fought Miguel cotto, clottey, and margartio tell me why son haasa but fought a b fighter Ortiz a up comer please not the same league son but mayweather fought de la Hoya who came down and mosely who came down granted PAC man fought all comers new and old fool he is Fighter Of The Decade and Pound for Pound king not mayweather haasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Don’t no who it was , they said ” I quess there isn’t a single picture where roach don’t look like a retard” he was spot on, I’m no may fan but pacqiuo looks like a retard to….
What idiot is in charge of the pound for pound rankings?
Floyd is the pound for pound best fighter in boxing today
No team, no fighter, no one in sports can say they haven’t
lost in 16 years not nobody, 42/0 all floyd do is WIN like
him or not he wins an he win twice on his fight night
when he collect that 50 million dollars, so say what u
want it look like to me Floyd is the best NOT PACMAN
I just want to see pacquiao fight.
And any body can look it up PAC Man pound for pound and fight of the decade haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Polo boy you a fool haaaaaaaaaaa
Polo shut up when I’m talking you little boy know boxing why didn’t mayweather fought Miguel cotto, clottey, and margartio tell me why son haasa but fought a b fighter Ortiz a up comer please not the same league son but mayweather fought de la Hoya who came down and mosely who came down granted PAC man fought all comers new and old fool he is Fighter Of The Decade and Pound for Pound king not mayweather haasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
@Dawg
RICH FRAUD…. CALL FLOYD ANYTHING U WANT TO
BUT DO IT RIGHT … 42/0 fraud….buying ROSE ROYCE
WITH BRICKS OF MONEY ON 24/7 fraud…..50 Million
Dollars a fight fraud..WBC WELTER WEIGHT CHAMPION
fraud…2 Bentleys in his garage fraud ..stars kickin it
with Floyd in his living room fraud, WISH I WAS LIKE
FLOYD an u can call me a fraud
@floyd fan … your chump is a CHEAP SHOT artist … he just wants the easy money!!! FLOYD is a FRAUD!!!!
@polo … blah…blah…blah… say something meaningful.
Last 3 fights of Floyd was the most boring fights I have seen … total waste of money… FLOYD is a FRAUD!!!
manny pacquiao the joke of boxing what he did was expose to all the public just how easy it is to fool rookie boxing fans.
why did freddie roach say margarito was in his prime and too big at welterweight then wait til he was washed up to fight him? same as delahoya same as morales 3 same as marquez get the picture oh i forgot one same as shane mosely.
we know ur stupid and we forgive you
Don’t Test Me, Bro says:
October 26, 2011 at 8:01 am
Give it a week, Roach will be predicting a 1st round KO.
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Sorry to disappoint you but Roach is right, he will KO JMM in the 1st round. Just watch and see. And I still will buy the PPV fight.
@ BRANDON MOCK
You sound like a girl with the girley comparisons. You better stick with what you know, “America’s Top Model”
yo what up yall
KOSTA TSZYU WAS AN ANIMAL IN HIS DAY WAR MARQUEZ
Chris William is a die hard fan of the Pac!
Wow I just cant wait to see this fight. Pacquiao vs another washed up bum. exciting. Marquez just got beat up by mayweather for 12 rounds straight not winning a single round. Why in the hell would anyone want to see this washed up version of marquez in the ring again? I dont like Floyd or manny they are both ruining boxing fighting bums- manny or fake wwe matches-floyd. They are a disgrace to the sport along with bob arum.
This type of fraud that they are perpetuating will eventually turn all true boxing fans away from boxing. Then all that will be left are immature filipino internet warriors….
floydthegreastestofalltime says:
October 26, 2011 at 8:24 am
undefeated! – floyd
5 losses – pacquiao
never uses catchweight – floyd
always catchweight – pacuiao
dominated marquez – floyd
got beat up by marquez – pacquiao
fights guys when others are scared of them – floyd
fights floyds leftovers – pacquiao
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i like this guy!
Pacman is gonna destroy Marquez because hes on that power juice LMAO When he finally stops crying and takes the test, he will be weak in the knees lol because he knows he’s now superman hold kryptonite, he’s finished, without his power. Floyd will make him look silly, and I promise, I SAID IT FIRST WHEN PEDMAN LOSES BY UD, HE WILL SAY THAT THE BLOOD TEST MADE HIM FEEL WEAK LOL SUCH A FRAUD, I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL HE GETS EXPOSED .
Floyd: Fight me Shane
Shane: I have a toothache.
Shane: Fight me Manny
PacJoke: I want catchweight
Floyd: Fight me Manny
PacJoke: I need cutoff
Martinez: Fight me Manny
PacJoke: I want catchweight
Margarito: Fight me Manny
PacJoke: I want catchweight
Marquez: Fight me Manny
PacJoke; I want catchweight
Cotto: Fight me Manny
PacJoke; I want catchweight
@ 850k PPV
You seem to forget that at the time of Mayweather’s retirement he was at his peak which was far and above anyone’s else in boxing at that time and was also the reigning P4P king before Pacquiao started juicing. Only a hater such as yourself doesn’t want to accept why Mayweather didn’t fight Clotty, Cotto, and Margarita who all have proven to be just mediocore fighters, it is obvious, Arum, I repeat Arum. Mayweather was not going to let Arum cash-in on his name after trash-talking him by fighting anyone of those three bums. As for Mosley, look at Mayweather’s 2005 interview with Larry Merchant were he calls out Tszyu, Mosely and Delahoya which was before he even retired. Pacquiao was not even worth mentioning in 2005. You ever wonder who started the rumors of Mayweather ducking Top Rank boxers, probably Arum. Besides Mayweather’s leftovers, Pacquiao after completing the juicing program started fighting Top Rank leftovers.
Cotto who was Margarita’s leftover
Clotty who was Cotto’s leftover
Margarita who was Mosley’s leftover.
What a Fraud.
Keep up the good work Chris
@boxingdawg….. Floyd tried to fight mosley twice when mosley was undefeated both times mosley said no. Took on hatton after he knocked out castazu. Took on mosley after he knocked out margarito took on ortiz after he beat berto.
@hotprince28… Ortiz was ranked #2 welt in world when floyd fought him and mosley was ranked #1 welt and #3 p4p in the world when floyd fought him. Besides ortiz marquez hatton delahoya and mosley all ranked top ten p4p in the world when floyd fought them.
Anonymous is a pig the guy who call him self Pretty boy Floyd is a pig Mr Anonymous and the guy on this page who call him self Pretty boy Floyd please go to hell haaaaaaa mayweather never fought a top welterweight haaaaaaaaaaaaa
BoxingDawg says:
October 25, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Chris … why do you hate Manny so much? Floyd waited for Mosley to be old before he fought him.
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So if Mayweather fought Mosley when he was old that would have made Mosley even older when Manny finally got around to fighting him. The same can be said for DeLaHoya and Hatton who Mayweather fought when they were younger before Manny get’s up around to fighting them when they were older. Face it, Manny fights Mayweather’s leftovers when they are old and done. Now is finally getting around to Marquez when he turns 38, when this fight should have happened before Manny’s catch-weight, fixed-fight with Margarita.
What is wrong with this writer? I love him. He tells it like it is. Not what you always want to here but at least it is the truth!
If you guys do not stop crying on here, I Pretty Boy Floyd will purchase this website and fire every one that on it. I will hire Chris Williams and Dave Lahr and Manuel Perez as the only writers!
Marquez is older and slower, so it’s no surprise that PEDquaio wants to fight him now. With Marquez’s age and PEDquiao’s juice, the outcome is of no surprise.
Bias bias bias but at the end of the day hes helping keeping mannys name out there so thanks for that
Pachaters are always saying ” he didn’t Ko this and that guy, he’s always asking for catchweights, etc. If you people think that what Pac accomplished is easy, then try it yourselves’
Go pick a guy 3 to 5 inches taller, outweigh you 15 lbs or more, and then try slugging it out with ‘em. Unless that guy is obese, you’ll probably get a taste of your own brain matter Hahaha!
floydthegreastestofalltim
Floyd retired when Margarito, Cotto, Mosley and Clottey were at their peak. He was afraid to fight these guys those days, that’s why he opted to watch these guys slug it out, and when the smoke was clear he re-appeared. Is he a P4p champ? Hardly, co’z he clearly dodged those guys. C’mmon lets hear your argument about this.
@ Bignose
After writting out a reply 3 times and not getting it submitted, I have only one thing to say:- You real name is Chris Williams DumDum
@ Big nose
who said JMM was washed up?? I never heard that before from anyone. Yes Fraud did Bloat him, then cheat him coming in over weight. If he is old now he was when Fraud fought him too just like Mosley.
The big difference Pacquiao has fought and beaten JMM at his best weight. And at that weight Floyd would of struggled against JMM, People have been clambering for this fight for 3 years, and idiots like you were shouting out loud.
The difference here between floyd vs Ortiz and the 3rd Marquez Pacquiao fight is it will be a fight of two warriors . Not a farce of a cheat and a runner.
I will put money on it that it out does Fraud vs Ortiz in PPV but that cant be hard as there is still no sign of the PPV’s being published lol
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Floyd would have struggled against Marquez at another weight? lmao! I dont think I saw Marquez land a single meaning punch in the whole fight with Floyd! hahaha….It is narrow minded people like you that do not understand boxing. If all you want is two guys to stand and trade with out defense you are watching the wrong sport. I could go back in the blogs and show hundreds of post saying Juan was too small, over the hill, bloated…Same with Mosley. Pactards like you said mosley would ko Mayweather but then he got old and washed too AFTER FLOYD BEAT HIM! But now when Pacquiao fights these leftovers they are “warriors” …Now these are great fights…SAY WHAT?
@ Big nose
who said JMM was washed up?? I never heard that before from anyone. Yes Fraud did Bloat him, then cheat him coming in over weight. If he is old now he was when Fraud fought him too just like Mosley.
The big difference Pacquiao has fought and beaten JMM at his best weight. And at that weight Floyd would of struggled against JMM, People have been clambering for this fight for 3 years, and idiots like you were shouting out loud.
The difference here between floyd vs Ortiz and the 3rd Marquez Pacquiao fight is it will be a fight of two warriors . Not a farce of a cheat and a runner.
I will put money on it that it out does Fraud vs Ortiz in PPV but that cant be hard as there is still no sign of the PPV’s being published lol
no one will read article, about other boxer, pacman is the cascow of boxing news like this site. damn.. who will waste time reading other boxer news. its all about pacman.. cris knows the article bad against pacman the many curious readers read his article
undefeated! – floyd
5 losses – pacquiao
never uses catchweight – floyd
always catchweight – pacuiao
dominated marquez – floyd
got beat up by marquez – pacquiao
fights guys when others are scared of them – floyd
fights floyds leftovers – pacquiao
this writer is smart, he knows how invite readers. pacman is so popular, everyone want to read about him, good or bad.. so cris and other writer use this philosophy . pacman power
This will be a good fight bec. both are fighters not runners!
Mark my words, Marquez is out by the first 3 rounds if not the first. An insult to a Filipino is far worse than physical injury. What Pacquiao feels now is rage for the insult that Marquez has done against him. Pacquiao is not just saying anything but believe me, this rage is burning inside of him and come fight night, it will be quick. All Pacquiao wants to do is knock Marquez out cold. It’s sheer rage. It’ll be over fast. Lights out. Chris Williams will have to find a good reason why that happened. I am sure he has some wild theories.
everyone so jealous pacquiao is the best all time. Floyd couldn’t hurt mosley and pacquiao did in 3 rounds lol. No comparison.
Give it a week, Roach will be predicting a 1st round KO.
Snore.
I thought Pac was going to knock out Mosley and Margarito and Clotty too. What happened?
Cheis Wiliiams was the school nerd everybdy picked on.He is doesn’t have a clue about boxing.If Ali were fighting today he would be saying can’t dance he doesn’t have a jab,can’t take a punch.Go write about something you know at least something about.
Tell me pactards, if marquez was washed up, bloated, old, all that stuff when Floyd beat him EASY, why is this the best fight ever? Why do you tards turn a blind eye? Why the double standard? When Floyd asks for any thing to make the fight like testing you say he does that because he is scared, but when Pac makes several demands , NO PROBLEM! Pac is no saint. He is a politician that cheats on his wife! That is why you are pactards and not real boxing fans…
It is TRULY AMAZING how one envious write full of hate as this fool can take one quote per day & then re-write the same article day after day after day…
Whoever authorises this garbage should be put down like a diseased pigeon….
Yep Freddie, Manny is a whole different animal than JMM fought previously…that what PEDs will do for you! He has more power now….
I love you Chris williams … you are te BOXING GOD .. you are the ALL KNOWING … you know more than Roach in training boxerrs …. you know who will win (just put your bet on the opposite of who Chris Williams is leaning towards)
We LOVE YOU …. your fan club!
Roach and Ariza went on record recently to say Manny has more power.What do you Pac fans have to say?
He will crush JMM. CRUSH. Then watch the Big Nig from Michig do the jig and cry like a pig.
You will eat all your words Williams, I am pretty sure after Pacman Marquez fight.
Shut up cris you PAC man hater lol haaaaaaaaaaa
Chris
I have just read your article and I must say what a gifted writer you are.
Yeah right…Include yourself with all the writers who can die in envy coz ur figther isn’t in a position where Manny Pacquiao is..LOL Pathetic..
I believe in what Roach said. But for chris, he’s a LIAR.
say anything you like chris..at the end of the day manny will still be victorious….
No Middleman, Chris will not explode at all. He will write another article — much like Mayweather that it contradicts itself.
Guaranteed to please the crowd through — want to hate relationship.
Chris’ head will explode if manny kos juan
We should have learned this lesson a long time ago. “if you go too much for the KO you might just end up with a UD.” ask narvaez if that’s true.
Manny should KO’d Marquez, but not in the 6th … I think Manny will KO’d Marquez in the 9th or 10th … leading to retirement.
Chris … why do you hate Manny so much? Floyd waited for Mosley to be old before he fought him.
Kostya Tszyu can still beat pacman and mayweather