By William Mackay: Trainer Freddie Roach says he’s impressed with the sparring sessions between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, and feels that Khan is showing a lot of improvement. However, Pacquiao is still getting the better of Khan after the initial stages of the sparring. Khan starts off well, but Pacquiao solves him and then takes charge.
Freddie Roach
Roach doesn’t want Khan to fight Morales, prefers Bradley
By Dan Ambrose: If Freddie Roach has his way, IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan won’t be facing 34-year-old Erik Morales the next time Khan fights in December. Khan destroyed 33-year-old Zab Judah last weekend in a 5th round stoppage in Las Vegas.
Roach: Khan can be the next Pacquiao
By Jason Kim: Amir Khan’s trainer Freddie Roach is very excited about his future after Khan’s 5th round stoppage win over IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach: I’d welcome Quillin against Sergio Martinez
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach says he’s interested in putting his unbeaten super middleweight contender Peter Quillin (24-0, 18 KO’s) against former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26 KO’s) if Martinez was willing to take the fight. Quillin, ranked #5 by the IBF in the super middleweight division, is a fighter that Roach has been training for a while and who sees as becoming a champion in the near future.
Roach says Khan will be the best fighter in boxing in two years
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Freddie Roach is convinced that Amir “King” Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) will be the best pound for pound fighter in the world within two years.
Should Haye ditch Booth and sign on Roach?
By William Mackay: Take one look at how awkward and amateurish David Haye (25-2, 23 KO’s) looked against IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Kltischko in Haye’s 12 round decision loss on July 2nd and it tells all you need to know about the chances of Haye beating Wladimir in a rematch. It’s probably not even realistic to talk rematch between those two fighters, because Haye isn’t remotely interested in working for a rematch.
Calzaghe, Khan, Froch, Roach & Lewis: How could so many people be so wrong about Haye-Klitschko?
By Scott Gilfoid: It’s really amusing and dreadfully disappointing to see how many knowledgeable fighters and trainers were wrong about the outcome of last Saturday’s fight between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA champion David Haye.
Roach: Khan is going to blow Judah away
By William Mackay: Freddie Roach is once again making an outrageous prediction, this time with his prediction that his fighter WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO’s) is going to destroy IBF light welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KO’s) in the early rounds of their fight on July 23 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach thinks Haye will beat Wladimir if he gets to him early
By Jason Kim: Wladimir Klitschko’s old trainer Freddie Roach sees WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) as the fighter should be favored to win this fight on July 2nd because of Haye’s “Explosive power,” according to the Telegraph. Roach previously trained Wladimir for four fights years ago and is well aware of his talent and his limitations as a fighter. Roach thinks that if Haye can jump on Wladimir early, and take away his confidence, Haye can win.
Roach needs to teach Chavez Jr. some defensive skills
By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KO’s) may be the World Boxing Council champion for the time being after defeating the previous WBC champion Sebastian Zbik by a close, some controversial, 12 round majority decision last Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Weighing 15 pounds more than Zbik at 180 lbs the fight of the fight, Chavez Jr. was able to wear Zbik down in the second part of the fight using a body attack and helped along with his much bigger size.