By Edward Chaykovsky
Trainer Freddie Roach often rips down Manny Pacquiao's opponents in the weeks leading up to a fight, but his latest rant on Brandon Rios is not going to encourage fans to grab their wallets and purchase Saturday's HBO Pay-Per-View event from Macau, China. Roach has already stated that he doesn't see any possibility of Rios being capable of lasting beyond the fourth round and now he says Rios is nothing more than a journeyman opponent going up against world class fighter.
"Coming off two losses, he knows he has to be impressive, and being impressive is not winning by close decision, being impressive is winning by knockout. I don't feel Rios can go the distance with a guy with the talents of Manny Pacquiao. It's a world-class fighter going in against a guy who is a journeyman at best," Roach said.
