Mayweather Sr.: I could have done a lot better job with Amir Khan than Freddie Roach

Image: Mayweather Sr.: I could have done a lot better job with Amir Khan than Freddie RoachBy Chris Williams: Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is extremely disappointed with the lack of progress that former IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has made while under the guidance of trainer Freddie Roach in Los Angeles, California. Mayweather Sr. doesn’t see any improvement in Khan’s game whatsoever since Roach started training him and says that he’s seen women that fight better than Khan fights now.

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Roach’s fortunes change in 2011

Image: Roach’s fortunes change in 2011By John F. McKenna (McJack): 2011 will probably not be a year that five time Trainer of the Year and recent Hall of Fame inductee Freddie Roach will fondly remember. The perception at the beginning of 2011 was that anything Freddie Roach touched turn to gold. What a difference a year makes.

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Khan needs to dump Freddie Roach

Image: Khan needs to dump Freddie RoachBy Chris Williams: After seeing Amir Khan’s development in the past year under the guidance of trainer Freddie Roach, I have to say that Khan is going downhill rather than improving as a fighter and I think a good reason for this lack of improve is the fault of Roach.

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Roach to Mayweather: Manny will be bigger than you in the ring

Image: Roach to Mayweather: Manny will be bigger than you in the ringBy John F. McKenna (McJack): It is well known that World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) is a master when it comes to trash talking. He has used his trash talking for years as a way to enhance his image as one of the premier bad boys in boxing. Recently in one of Floyd’s ongoing and seemingly unending tirades against his number one rival WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) he referred to Manny as the “little man” and said that “he can come get it on May 5th”.

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Pacquiao, Arum and Roach are are in a lose-lose situation

Image: Pacquiao, Arum and Roach are are in a lose-lose situationBy Babatis Banda: Manny Pacquiao and team have squeezed themselves in a difficult corner. It is not difficult to see that the next move for his promoter Bob Arum is going to be a tricky one. If Arum decides to go for a fourth rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez, it is going to be difficult for Pacquiao to redeem himself this time around because psychologically he is not the same.

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Roach still crying about the t-shirt Marquez wore in the Philippines

Image: Roach still crying about the t-shirt Marquez wore in the PhilippinesBy Dave Lahr: Freddie Roach is still yakking about the t-shirt Juan Manuel Marquez chose to wore when he visited the Philippines not too long ago. The t-shirt, which said Marquez beat Pacquiao twice, seems to have really angered both Pacquiao and Roach because neither of them seems to want to acknowledge the reality that many boxing fans felt that Marquez was the better man in the previous two fights against Pacquiao.

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Freddie Roach vs. Ignacio Beristain: Who do you pick?

Image: Freddie Roach vs. Ignacio Beristain: Who do you pick?By Gerardo Granados: There have been many great boxing trainers such as Ray Arcel, Emmanuel Steward, Lou Duva, Cus D´Amato and Eddie Futch, just to mention a few of the most recognized. But who would you pick to be your trainer between Ignacio Beristain and Freddie Roach? I believe it would not be a hard choice to make but it would depend on your boxing taste.

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