By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez was thoroughly disgusted by what he saw of former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s training methods in watching him prepare for their fight last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. Martinez felt that Chavez Jr. didn’t give it his all, and that he didn’t approach his training camp in the right manner for him to be successful.
Freddie Roach
A dark cloud persists over trainer Roach: Chavez Jr. schooled by Martinez
By Babatis Banda: We witnessed a one sided battle over the week-end where Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was taught a very good lesson by the veteran Sergio Martinez. It was simply a one sided match from round one until the twelfth round when Martinez was decked, but survived the scare. It was clear that speed, a set of good legs and a superior boxing ability reigned supreme over sheer size and power.
Even if Martinez had been counted out, it could have made very little difference to the fact that Martinez is at a higher level than Chavez Jr. In fact, in my own opinion, Chavez junior does not even deserve a re-match, at least not in the immediate future until he proves himself again by winning his next fight, and against a competitive opponent.
Khan chooses Virgil Hunter to replace Roach
By William Mackay: Former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) has reportedly selected Virgil Hunter as the replacement trainer to take the place of the outgoing Freddie Roach, who Khan opted to dismiss after he lost his last two fights against Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia.
Philboxing is reporting that Khan has selected the Oakland, California based Hunter to replace Roach.
Roach’s bad luck continues; Chavez Jr. beaten by Martinez
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach has got a really bad losing streaking going with his top fighters getting beaten one after another for the past year starting with Jorge Linares’ 11th round TKO loss to Antonio DeMarco last October.
Things have steadily gotten worse since then for Roach with his #2 fighter Amir Khan suffering back to back losses to Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia. Then there was Roach’s #1 fighter Manny Pacquiao getting picked off by Tim Bradley last June. And now Roach’s new #2 fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. getting soundly beaten by Sergio Martinez by a one-sided beat down last Saturday night.
Roach: We [Chavez Jr] didn’t work hard enough
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By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach was disappointed to see yet another one of his fighters lose recently with former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1, 32 KO’s) tasting defeat for the first time last Saturday night at the hands of Sergio Martinez (50-2-2, 28 KO’s).
In watching the Chavez Jr-Martinez 24/7 episodes on HBO it’s really not surprising that Chavez Jr. was so ill prepared for the fight because his training camp looked like one of the worst disorganized camps I’ve ever seen before. Chavez Jr. spent a lot of time working out at home rather than in the gym with Roach, and you just knew that he was going to have problems trying to figure out how to dissect Martinez’s fighting style.
Roach: Chavez Jr. sees himself beating Martinez up
(Photo credit: Sumio Yamada) By Eric Thomas: Freddie Roach says that his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is well prepared for his fight tonight against Sergio Martinez despite it appearing that Chavez Jr. was slacking off with his training while video-taped on the Chavez Jr-Martinez 24/7 episodes.
Roach said to the LA Times “He [Chavez Jr] feels he’s going to be in this guy’s face and beat him up. I can tell you he’s hitting harder than ever.”
Roach wanted Pacquiao to fight Danny Garcia to show Khan what he could do his conqueror
By William Mackay: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach revealed yesterday that he was hoping to match Manny Pacquiao up against WBA/WBC light welterweight champion Danny Garcia to show Khan how good Pacquiao would do against the same guy that beat him. Roach obviously not happy at being let go by Khan as a trainer, seemed to be in the mood score points against him in this interview.
Speaking with writer Chris Robinson of examiner.com Roach said “I wanted him [Pacquiao] to fight the guy Garcia, Danny Garcia. I wanted that fight because Amir Khan says that I don’t teach defense to him and Manny Pacquiao. Why did he compare himself to Manny Pacquiao?…Let’s see what Manny does with your last opponent. Manny wouldn’t lose a round.”
Khan: I’ve officially left Freddie Roach
By William Mackay: Earlier tonight former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-3, 18 KO’s) announced that he has let his trainer Freddie Roach go after three years of being trained by him. Khan says he’s now looking for a new trainer, which is something he’s already been talking about for weeks now.
Khan said on his twitter “Officially I’ve left Freddie Roach. Just spoke to him and had a good professional chat and maybe in the future we would work together. Freddie understand why I’m looking at other trainers and wished me all the best for the future.”
Roach: Mayweather can’t move like he used to because of age; Pacquiao and him are an even fight
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach doesn’t think that WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. has his legs anymore under him due to old age starting to set in for the 35-year-old champion. Mayweather took a lot of heavy shots in his last fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto last May in winning that fight.
Roach believes the punishment that Mayweather took was because he couldn’t move around to avoid Cotto’s shots because of his legs not working like they once did.
Roach: Chavez Jr. is slowly getting as good as his father
By Dan Ambrose: Freddie Roach believes that his fighter WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-0-1, 32 KO’s) isn’t as good as his famous father Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. (107-6-2, 86 KO’s) was during his career but Roach thinks that Chavez Jr. is on his way to becoming as good.
Roach said “He’s [Chavez Jr] a tough, tough kid. He has a great chin, one his best assets. These guys can’t walk though punches like he can. He wants to be as good as his father. He’s slowly getting there.”