By Garett R. Nadrich: Freddie Roach, it’s over. Freddie Roach has a wonderful boxing legacy and if anyone has a tough chin in life, it’s him. However, the past year has proven that he’s become more a liability than an asset for his camp.

After Amir Khan’s cremation a la Danny Garcia on Saturday night, it is apparent that training camp for Freddie Roach’s fighters is more glitz and glamour than skill and implementation. Manny Pacquaio’s last two fights against Juan Manuel Marquez and Timothy Bradley were extremely lackluster and both Amir Khan’s last two bouts resulted in losses.

The one thing in life that is worse than hype itself is believing your own hype. Unfortunately, Freddie Roach’s rise from the underground to celebrity status has left its negative effects. From starting as a gritty trainer to winding up a reality TV star on HBO’s “On Freddie Roach,” it seems that Roach is relying more on his legacy than intelligence when training.

Even though Manny Pacquaio is one of the best fighters in the world, he has no defensive skills. Neither did Amir Khan. Freddie’s fighters know how to outpunch, but are not great at defending themselves in the ring. If Manny Pacquaio had more of a Roger Mayweather-type of training, he would have easily won the Marquez and Bradley fights without any public doubt. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is never questioned about his wins because Roger Mayweather makes sure that Floyd’s main objective is not to get hit. This is more important than hitting.

I couldn’t help but feel pity as Freddie Roach got down on one knee and looked at Amir Khan helplessly in the end of the third round after his overrated fighter was floored by a devastating left hook. All Freddie Roach could say is, “You OK? You sure?”

A true, confident trainer will immediately start on readjusting a strategy that is obviously not working and work toward the win, not console his fighter like a worried grandmother.

Miguel Cotto has Pedro Diaz. Juan Manuel Marquez has Nacho Beristain. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has Roger Mayweather. These are men you fear, not pity. These are men you probably would not want to get into a fight with if you could avoid it. This is what fighters like Manny Pacquaio and Amir Khan need. Tough, confident, somewhat brutal men in their corner.

Manny Pacquaio is still a legend and I think it’d be best for him to rethink his future with Freddie Roach. There is no such thing as a match made in heaven in sports. Even Ray Allen has moved on to the Miami Heat. Sometimes what is best for the fighter is not what is best for the trainer.

Freddie Roach has gone soft and is becoming known for being upset rather than being victorious. Hopefully, Freddie hangs up his gloves and lets Manny free to fight with a corner that can truly prepare for a possible bout with Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

“You OK?” is not going to cut it in professional boxing.