Roach sees easy win by Pacquiao
By NICK GIONGCODecember 9, 2009, 4:37pm
Freddie Roach doesn’t mind going to the Philippines to begin training camp with Manny Pacquiao, who faces Floyd Mayweather in what could turn out to be boxing’s most expensive fight set in March next year.
“I can’t wait for the fight,” said Roach on Wednesday morning (Tuesday afternoon in the US).
The confident Roach he doesn’t see his boy losing.
“We’ll kick Mayweather’s ass,” said the tough-talking Roach, who has guided Pacquiao to an incredible 16-1 record on US soil, including memorable victories over Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton.
Roach remains in seventh heaven as he had just steered another major fighter under his wing - British star Amir Khan - to a 76-second knockout win over Dimitri Salita over the weekend in Newcastle, England.
Roach said he doesn’t have any concerns about setting up the first half of training camp in Baguio, where Pacquiao had worked out for a month in preparation for the Miguel Cotto fight that the Filipino won in stunning fashion last November 14.
Roach is so thrilled about Pacquiao clashing with Mayweather that he has named Khan and welterweight hotshot Andre Berto as sparring partners of Pacquiao although Roach stressed that Berto will only be tapped in the second half of training, when they’ve already returned to the familiar confines of the Wild Card in Hollywood.
Berto, who has a 25-0 record with 19 knockouts, is scheduled to face Shane Mosley on Jan. 30 in Las Vegas and if Berto emerges unscathed, he will be asked to give a helping hand to Pacquiao.
Roach said he has a few more fighters lined up in the remaining weeks but is looking forward to starting Day One of training camp.
Honestly, I have so much respect for Roach's predictions and boxing brain it's crazy. Roach literally predicted exactly what would happen to Oscar, Hatton and Cotto and everyone thought he was crazy.
Only he really knows what Manny is capable of and if he thinks Manny can beat Mayweather then I'm not going to doubt him.
My days of doubting Pac are over.
then why did he say he needed a 12 week camp if its so easy??
At first he said they'd do a 10 week camp instead of the usual 8. Reason why is due to the different approach they'll need, plus to arrange suitable sparring partners. If you think about it, they haven't needed to do things any differently for the last few fights, but this time they'd need to make a few changes. It doesn't mean the fight will be hard (I'm not saying it won't) but due to the different style they need to prepare for it would take a little more time to put the right kind of game plan together. That's how I see it, anyway. Like Manny says -- work hard in the gym and the fight is easy.
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mayweather will easily beat the shit out this chinaman.
Just like how he easily beat the last right handed counter puncher he fought.
you tell them kid bumer.
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