By Mark Vester
Trainer Freddie Roach says that he plans to work on several items in his upcoming training camp with Manny Pacquiao. Roah wants to fix some mistakes that he saw Pacquiao display in his last bout, against Antonio Margarito. Pacquiao allowed the tough Mexican to bully him against the ropes at times. In the sixth round, Pacquiao was badly hurt to the body. He never let Roach know once he returned to the corner. He says Pacquiao has never once complained about being hurt in a fight.
“I didn’t ask him about it, if he was hurt or what,” related Roach The Philippine Star. “He never complains. I saw him sink a little bit after taking those shots. But he got away easily. Manny did everything we trained for in camp. Did he do anything wrong? Maybe, he should’ve gotten off the ropes a little more.”
Roach wants to keep Pacquiao off those ropes. He defends his WBO welterweight title against Shane Mosley on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
