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Khan Do: Roach sends massive message to Mayweather camp
December 5, 6:06 PMNY Boxing ExaminerMichael Marley
Let’s start talking real talk here. Nobody really knows for certain who will win the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight.
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That’s why it’s the Fight of the New Century, perhaps the most massive attraction since the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight—brilliantly billed simply as “The Fight”—back in 1971.
But the Mayweather camp got a strong message from Newcastle On Thyre, England, Satruday night, a reminder that Mayweather-Pacquiao, set for March 13, will be a mismatch in one important respect.
Roger Mayweather, a decent world champion back in the day, was a superior fighter than Manny Pacquiao mentor Coach Freddie Roach. Roach was more of journeyman, a lower level contender who could not make the jump to world title status.
But comparing the “Black Mamba” and Roach as trainers is a joke, really.
No answers: Salita's lack of effort was beyond dismal against fiery Amir Khan (News of the World UK Photo)
Not that Roger is a stumblebum trainer. It’s just that Roach is the absolute best of his era, a trainer on the level of Manny Steward, Angelo Dundee and Eddie Futch at their peaks.
As if he has not been on enough of a success roll with Pacquiao’s sizzling victories over Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto, Roach jockeyed UK boxing poster boy and WBA junior welterweight king Amir Khan to a 76 second, first round KO victory over embarrassing but unbeaten challenger Dimitriy Salita.
Khan demolished the observant Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn beginning with his first power punch, a right hand. Two knockdowns later and it was over.
Tutor Roach, who plans to use King Khan as a sparmate for Pacman leading up to the monster Mayweather bout, said he feels no 140 pounder can touch the lad from Bolton.
“Nobody can touch him, I feel,” a happy Roach told Sky Sports. “Whoever wants to step up, we’re ready!”
Khan was a 6-1 betting favorite over Salita, who may be the only undefeated boxer even given walking papers by both Bob Arum and Lou DiBella.
He should have been 100-1 because Salita never even threw a punch of any kind.
Salita’s dismal failure was in sharp contrast to the smashing success of another Brooklyn fighter and devout Jew, rabbinical student Yuri Foreman. Foreman took the WBA 154 pound title away from Daniel Santos on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard.
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What transpires in the ring with Manny and Floyd is the big drama.
But, in their respective corners, it’s no contest.
It’s Roach over Roger, all day and all night.
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December 5, 6:06 PMNY Boxing ExaminerMichael Marley
Let’s start talking real talk here. Nobody really knows for certain who will win the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight.
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT ZAB "SUPER" JUDAH HAS TO SAY ABOUT PACQUIAO
That’s why it’s the Fight of the New Century, perhaps the most massive attraction since the first Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier fight—brilliantly billed simply as “The Fight”—back in 1971.
But the Mayweather camp got a strong message from Newcastle On Thyre, England, Satruday night, a reminder that Mayweather-Pacquiao, set for March 13, will be a mismatch in one important respect.
Roger Mayweather, a decent world champion back in the day, was a superior fighter than Manny Pacquiao mentor Coach Freddie Roach. Roach was more of journeyman, a lower level contender who could not make the jump to world title status.
But comparing the “Black Mamba” and Roach as trainers is a joke, really.
No answers: Salita's lack of effort was beyond dismal against fiery Amir Khan (News of the World UK Photo)
Not that Roger is a stumblebum trainer. It’s just that Roach is the absolute best of his era, a trainer on the level of Manny Steward, Angelo Dundee and Eddie Futch at their peaks.
As if he has not been on enough of a success roll with Pacquiao’s sizzling victories over Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto, Roach jockeyed UK boxing poster boy and WBA junior welterweight king Amir Khan to a 76 second, first round KO victory over embarrassing but unbeaten challenger Dimitriy Salita.
Khan demolished the observant Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn beginning with his first power punch, a right hand. Two knockdowns later and it was over.
Tutor Roach, who plans to use King Khan as a sparmate for Pacman leading up to the monster Mayweather bout, said he feels no 140 pounder can touch the lad from Bolton.
“Nobody can touch him, I feel,” a happy Roach told Sky Sports. “Whoever wants to step up, we’re ready!”
Khan was a 6-1 betting favorite over Salita, who may be the only undefeated boxer even given walking papers by both Bob Arum and Lou DiBella.
He should have been 100-1 because Salita never even threw a punch of any kind.
Salita’s dismal failure was in sharp contrast to the smashing success of another Brooklyn fighter and devout Jew, rabbinical student Yuri Foreman. Foreman took the WBA 154 pound title away from Daniel Santos on the Pacquiao-Cotto undercard.
Getty Images
What transpires in the ring with Manny and Floyd is the big drama.
But, in their respective corners, it’s no contest.
It’s Roach over Roger, all day and all night.
http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Bo...ayweather-camp