Freddie Roach: Best I've Trained ... and Best Answer

[Ben Bolt]

From The Ring magazine:

Freddie Roach on “Best I’ve Trained”

Virgil Hill: Best Jab, Smartest.
Miguel Cotto: Best Defense.
Mike Tyson: Best Hand Speed, Best Puncher.
Michael Moorer: Strongest.
Manny Pacquaio: Best Footwork, Best Overall.

What amused me was his pick for the question of Best Chin.
Freddie Roach answered … Freddie Roach.
“While doing mitts with Mike Tyson, Mike clipped me on the chin.
It started getting dark, but I didn’t go down!”

[them_apples]

From The Ring magazine:

Freddie Roach on “Best I’ve Trained”

Virgil Hill: Best Jab, Smartest.
Miguel Cotto: Best Defense.
Mike Tyson: Best Hand Speed, Best Puncher.
Michael Moorer: Strongest.
Manny Pacquaio: Best Footwork, Best Overall.

What amused me was his pick for the question of Best Chin.
Freddie Roach answered … Freddie Roach.
“While doing mitts with Mike Tyson, Mike clipped me on the chin.
It started getting dark, but I didn’t go down!”

surprised he said moore was the strongest, might have been him being nice. roach is a bit of a marketer, has to watch what he says

[ShoulderRoll]

Michael Moorer was an assistant trainer to Freddie Roach for a while until he got fired for personality issues.

That's kind of a shame, it would have been beneficial to boxing if he could have passed on to the next generation his understanding of the Roach/Eddie Futch lineage combined with his Kronk background.

[QueensburyRules]

surprised he said moore was the strongest, might have been him being nice. roach is a bit of a marketer, has to watch what he says

- - Likely talking p4p strength. Freddie also been on a daily ever changing c0cktail of drugs to control his Parkinson's for most of his life.

Point being he ain't all there in his elder years.

[markusmod]

surprised he said moore was the strongest, might have been him being nice. roach is a bit of a marketer, has to watch what he says

I always thought Roach called Wladimir Klitschko the strongest ever

[The Old LefHook]

I always thought Roach called Wladimir Klitschko the strongest ever

He slept on 'er, your honor.

[markusmod]

He slept on 'er, your honor.

Damn right Old Left