By Dave Lahr: After fighting Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) twice previously and looking to have lost both of those fights, Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) is in need of special help for him to try and finally beat the now 38-year-old Marquez on November 12th. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s long-time trainer, has resorted to tricks now to try and get Pacquiao to another level to where he can summon up enough will power to get past the tough Mexican.
Freddie Roach
Roach impressed with Pacquiao’s footwork, thinks he’ll KO Marquez by the 6th
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.
Roach: Marquez disrespected Pacquiao, so now he’s going to get knocked out
By Chris Williams: You got to like Freddie Roach. He makes the same knockout predictions for his fighter Manny Pacquiao fight after fight, not matter who Pacquiao is facing. It’s always a knockout prediction and generally Roach starts with a late knockout prediction and inches it downwards as the fight nears.
Roach thinks Mayweather is slowing down, believes he’s ripe to be beaten by Khan and Pacquiao now
By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach saw things from Floyd Mayweather’s recent fight against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz that made Roach believe that his two gravy train fighters – Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao – can beat Mayweather if he ever decides on facing the two.
Roach giving Pacquiao a long leash in his outside of the ring activities
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach is allowing his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao to participate in basketball games after his training is done for the day. I just don’t want to see Pacquiao hobbled before this big fight and end up with an excuse or a delay. We don’t need a postponement for this fight. Marquez, 38, is already old enough as it is. We don’t want him to get any older on us.
Pacquiao and Roach not impressed with Mayweather’s win
By Dan Ambrose: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach didn’t like what they saw of Floyd Mayweather’s controversial 4th round stoppage victory over WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pacquiao and Roach undecided who wins Mayweather-Ortiz battle on Saturday
By Chris Williams: It may be that they both are hopeful that Floyd Mayweather Jr. loses this Saturday to WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz or it may be that they actually don’t know who will win this fight, but Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach are both undecided about how comes out the victor between Mayweather and Ortiz.
Roach: Pacquiao will knock Marquez out this time
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao has failed miserably in his first two fights with Juan Manuel Marquez, and should consider himself very fortunate that he didn’t both of those fights because Marquez outboxed him in both fights.
Pacquiao and Roach give Ortiz a good chance at beating Mayweather
By Chris Williams: To no great surprise both Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao are giving WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz a good chance at beating undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 17th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach: I’ve got two fighters [Khan and Pacquiao] that can beat Mayweather
By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach is looking to pump up his fighter Amir Khan for a bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2012. Pretty much nobody sees Khan as having a chance in a million in winning that fight, but that’s not keeping Roach from telling the world that he does.