"I just don't know about the time period," said Roach, who will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9. There are a lot of negotiations here. Purse size, glove size, ring size.
"I don't know if there is enough time to promote it correctly."
Roach, whose HBO series premieres on Jan. 20, is also not sure Pacquiao could be ready to fight by May 5th. "It's rushing a little bit," the five-time Trainer of the Year said.
Roach has no doubts that Pacquiao would beat Mayweather, but says, "I am very confident we're going to have to fight a great fight. I know that."
He says people who believe Pacquiao is slipping because of his close decision victory against Marquez in November, are not looking at the big picture.
"A lot of people are looking at the last fight," Roach said. "But that's the only bad fight he's had in 10 years."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/story/2012-01-11/roach-wants-pacquiao-mayweather/52509750/1
just the other day he had a chance to call floyd in person but got 'fiddy' to do it for him.
just a very few days ago a TopRank lawyer gave Mayweather promotions a letter indicating, they're not interested in making the fight.
cuts, leg cramps, afraid of needs, feeling weak, not the day of the fight, not 10 days before the fight, not 25 days before the fight, not 30days before the fight, no USADA, only WADA, cowboy stadium, newly built stadium, May 5th for Marquez, late May for Mayweather, only thing stopping the fight is Mayweather's jail sentence....i can do this all day man.
these fools have brought their duckage to the forefront, the gig is up.
a fight this size cannot be sorted by may 5th.
too much to negotiate.
they've been negotiating over two years and in the process, promoting it with the constant media exposure.
The time is now, May 5th, why Manny gotta hide?
You have got to be kidding me. There has been a promtional build up of this fight for the better part of 2 years. I don't know what Freddie Roach is talking about. If Bob Arum told Manny he was fighting on May 5th, Manny would be fightin on May 5th. Since this is Floyd Mayweather we're talking about here, then Freddie Roach doesn't know if Manny's going to be ready. This 'Floyd Mayweather' is not a mythical fighter who hasn't been active. This is a fighter who just rendered a young, strong, and fit champion into a concussive stupor for the full 10 count. Something Manny hasn't done in a while. Say what you want about how it happened. If Manny were to get butted like that, Ortiz would have gotten DQd, instead of KOd. After Nov. 12th, would you want to put him in with Floyd? He's bigger, taller, has longer reach, better boxing IQ, can match speed, and is an overall nightmare scenario for Pacquiao. I don't blame them for avoiding a boring fight in which Manny wont touch Floyd at all.
i cant stand pacquiao fans. i used to think mayweather fans were bad but the pacquiao fans are the biggest retards i've ever seen. are you people legitimately serious or are you just trolling? everytime i read a post from a pactard i want to punch myself in the face repeatedly for even bothering with this forum.
Team pacquiao after all these years of calling Floyd scared now have a million and one reasons why the fight can't get made.
You don't need to promote a fight that the world wants to see.
Just name the date and site and we will be there.
People have waited 3 years for this fight.
we don't need no new stadiums.
we don't need a later date.
May 5th lets get it on or Pacquiao go retire and be forever known as the THE FIGHTER OF THE DUCKADE.
ummm theres a thread on the first page saying they agreed to floyd's demand just wants it in late may. nowhere in that thread did i read anything about roach saying pac needs a tune up, arum talking about economic reasons. get your last month news outta here!
you clearly either don't read much, just blindly defending Pacquiao, or both. I'm thinking both. You don't have to go any further than page one of this thread to see where Roach said he thinks Pac needs a tune up fight. Read this, if you can:
"However, Roach doesn't believe the two will meet this spring, "I definitely think it will be the second fight for both of them this year. I think they will both have one more fight, a tune-up fight. I think it will definitely happen." - Freddie Roach
Economic reasons?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fvgV67e2i3E#!
go to minute 1:15.
Keep being delusional if you want to. It doesn't help your cause, but have at it if it makes you feel better.
i did, i said is that gonna be floyd's new reason?? since u seem to be making a big deal out of it?
His new reason for what? Think just a little bit, bro. I posted a link about Manny saying that he would take shorter money to make the fight (and when that was originally posted, Pac fans went nuts). Now, he and his team is talking about May 5 makes no "economic sense" crying about the venue and the date. Now tell me where Floyd comes in at? I know that all you have, but let's think a little.
If it collapsed due to Floyd demanding > 50% i would call it a duck.
Right now Manny is the one that's ducking the fight.
Which won't happen. The fight is there to be made. I moreso posted that because Manny's team is now talking about how May 5 doesn't "make economic sense" crying about the venue. If Manny was willing to "shake heaven and earth to make it" by agreeing to take less money, the hell are we still wondering why the fight isn't being made. You feel me?
is this gonna be floyd's new reason??? he wants a bigger split??
If it collapsed due to Floyd demanding > 50% i would call it a duck.
Right now Manny is the one that's ducking the fight.
WTF is Roach alking about the fight practically promotes itself. With all the Flomos and Pactards talking about it all the time thats the best advertising.
that tweet was 2 days old, arum's idea of hosting the fight at at different location and a later date in may has been said months ago... so what excuses are u talking about again?? LOL..
Where do you want me to start? Roach just said Pac needs a tune up fight, now they think the fight would be better in November since Mayweather can 'do a lot of training in jail', Arum talking about economic reasons for why he doesn't think the fight is going to happen... I can go on and on about what I've heard come out of that camps ass in the last 2-3 days.
edit: I forgot to include that now they don't think theres enough time to promote the fight.
Pacquiao agrees to smaller purse
Will Mayweather take the bait?
By NICK GIONGCO
December 17, 2011, 10:20pm
MANILA, Philippines — The ball is now in Floyd Mayweather’s court.
Manny Pacquiao said from his home in General Santos City that he is going the extra mile in making sure the proposed super fight with the brash and unbeaten American fighter finally happens in 2012.
Pacquiao is willing to take the smaller piece of the pie as long as the dream fight takes place.
“Walang problema kahit pa mas maliit ang premyo ko,” said Pacquiao, who turned 33 on Saturday. “Ang importante ay matuloy lang ang laban.”
Pacquiao’s pronouncement that he is giving Mayweather the lion’s share of the pot only puts credence that he is moving heaven and earth to make it happen.
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/345203/pacquiao-agrees-smaller-purse
that tweet of floyd is like grabbing all flomos in the crouch and take them all for a ride AGAIN!!! anf flomos are salivating from it.
Its not that tweets, smart guy, its the litany of pathetic excuses that have come out of Team Pac's mouths ever since the tweets. Go deflect somewhere else.