Should Pacquiao Hire a New Trainer?

..... then freddie exposes pac. not gonna happen.

sorry... but thats a retarded question. thats like asking if jesse jackson should marry a white girl. maybe floyd needs a new trainer too or wladimir k. hahaha everyone laugh at the guy with downe syndrome

He needs to hire Jose Louis Castillo (who was his sparring partner for Cotto if I remember correctly) to teach him how to cut off the ring. JLC didn't have 1/10 the foot speed or overall quickness of a young Floyd but he was able to stay on him like white on rice: For whatever reason, Freddie hasn't bothered to instill that skill in Manny.Instead, Freddie got lazy, he didn't wanna teach anymore, he just threw statues in the ring and named them Margarita, Miguel and Joshua, lmao To answer the thread question. Nah, he doesn't need to hire a new head trainer, what PAC needs is to hire another assistant trainer. I believe Michael Moorer had great insight since he was a helluva southpaw himself, it's too bad he was acting like a pr*ck and Roach gave him the boot. Maybe someone like Winky Wright will do him some good.

To teach him what? It didn't help Oscar and it definitely won't help him. You cant teach an old dog new tricks. That is his style and he will always revert back to it when he is uncomfortable in the ring.

Roach is overrated

At this point in his career he is what he is.... Too late for a change at this stage

He needs to hire Jose Louis Castillo (who was his sparring partner for Cotto if I remember correctly) to teach him how to cut off the ring. JLC didn't have 1/10 the foot speed or overall quickness of a young Floyd but he was able to stay on him like white on rice: For whatever reason, Freddie hasn't bothered to instill that skill in Manny. no need for a change. roach was a pressure fighter when he was fighting. he learned from eddie futch , joe frazier's trainer. one of the best heavyweight pressure fighters in history. with manny's speed , roach wanted him to use in and out movement. and it has worked for almost all of pac's fights no? especially against bigger guys he can't/shouldn't really go toe to toe with. and manny himself was a pressure/workrate fighter in his younger days.

He needs to hire Jose Louis Castillo (who was his sparring partner for Cotto if I remember correctly) to teach him how to cut off the ring. JLC didn't have 1/10 the foot speed or overall quickness of a young Floyd but he was able to stay on him like white on rice: For whatever reason, Freddie hasn't bothered to instill that skill in Manny.

Norman Stone and have Ann Wolfe as your assistant

After witnessing Pacquiao fight Marquez for the third time, it was very noticeable that Pac's style had changed since the last two fights. Pac played the role of a more refined boxer, but lacked the explosiveness he once had. Even with all the experience Pac has with Roach, I think a new trainer might do him good..... In my oppinion, Ann Wolfe would be the perfect trainer for Pac to switch to right now. Why? She is one of the best trainers for pressure fighters and teaches all the fundamentals. If her and Pac hooked up, they would be unstoppable. No more of this new boxer/puncher Pacquioao, he needs to be the pressure fighter he once was... Pacquiao isn't simply a "pressure puncher", he uses his often brilliant footwork to get him where he needs to be to throw from all those unexpected angles. But you are correct if you say he has looked stale in the past couple of fights. I wrote about 2 years ago or more, that I thought he was over his peak and on the way down, and I've seen nothing to change that. He's been on the very top for a long time, and has challenged himself constantly with increasingly bigger, heavier and tougher opponents. We all know he could comfortably make 140, and has to (acording to The Roach) eat up to 6 high protein meals a day to weigh in at 144 lbs. So it's not impossible that he could even make 135, and been fighting guys who have weighed in up to 150 lbs and who've rehydrated to 165 or more. We've asked far too much of him, much more than has ever been asked of any other fighter. He really isn't even a fighter any more, he's a global merchandiser. And he can get hurt, and HAS been hurt, and has firmly stated that he would not fight in any division higher than 147. Yet, those who want to see him ground into the dirt constantly taunt him to take on the brilliant champion middleweight at 154 lbs, or fight others against whom the disadvantages would be far to many, and all weighing more than 147. Why???

I agree with you, but Pac is still young at 32. He can easily fight for another 3 to 4 years and be good. Hell, JMM is 38 and just beat Pacquiao's ass in the eyes of many! he'll be 33 next month. an old 33. the guy has about 60 fights. some tough fights too. he'll be good for another year or two. even solid for much longer. but he's on the downside and changing trainers ain't gonna help.

That's crazy talk. That explosiveness comes from within and Pac at this point in his life & career with politics and all that stuff, he likely just isn't the same. Plus more importantly, he knows he can't pull that stuff against JMM. He goes wild and does something stupid, good chance pac gets knocked down off a perfect counter shot. People need to just accept the fact that JMM knows how to fight Pacquiao. After 36 rounds, there is no real conclusive winner. JMM is Ali's Ken Norton. No trainer is going to change that at this point of Pacquiao's career. He's 32 years old and at the tail end of his boxing career (only a few fights left till retirement). I agree with you, but Pac is still young at 32. He can easily fight for another 3 to 4 years and be good. Hell, JMM is 38 and just beat Pacquiao's ass in the eyes of many!

Hell NO! What kind of question is that? ??

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcStrnPWrwVewGrtKYnXuLXfRGmOJpoIiJOCnatlOR5T1oyiXvyMrzPrXpkX if you want to be a f@ggot without adding any insight, go ahead and be one....

All jokes aside what do you think of Norman Stone being brought in for Pac right now? Roach obviously has taken Pac as far as he could. forget norman stone. pac can afford the best. capetillo.

prepare yourself. marg tko11. All jokes aside what do you think of Norman Stone being brought in for Pac right now? Roach obviously has taken Pac as far as he could.

bad idea to get a new trainer for him. pacquiao has certain qualities in abundance and heavily lacks others. roach has managed to bring out the best of his qualities and build up a style around that. it would be a lot like when hatton changed trainers- a waste of time trying to teach an old dog new tricks and move him away from the established style when he was pretty good at that. occasionally a fighter can develop in this way, a la barrera but that was a longer process and i think barrera is a whole lot more intelligent than pacquiao, he was a law student for example.

lol not gonna happen Chow. prepare yourself. marg tko11.

i am gonna enjoy every minute of marg thrashing cotto. lol not gonna happen Chow.

U know the problem was when most predicted the third fight we only expected one man to be on PEDS. :hijacked: :chairshot i am gonna enjoy every minute of marg thrashing cotto.