Roach Says Weight, Age and Speed are Pacquiao’s Keys

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Trainer Freddie Roach feels the boxing public is paying too much attention to the weight of both Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao, the WBC lightweight champion, is moving up from 135 to meet De La Hoya at the agreed weight of 147 on December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. [details]

[bambamdaddio]

The weight has got to come into play at some point .. its nearly a stone man ... and it tells a lot more on the lighter weights generally than it does on the heavier, plus ODLH is fast at that weight PACMAN will not be faster for carrying the extra weight ...

[Carlisle]

DLH looked horrible in his last fight. Just horrible. Hes not going to be better in this fight. Steve Forbes beat DLH face up badly in that fight. People are caught up in the mystique. DLH is fighting Pacquaio because he knows he is a diminished fighter. Mayweather was beating his head in all night... Forbes was beating his head in all night... he doesnt have it. His only chance at beating Pacquaio is a knockout which doesnt bode well for him.

The weight has got to come into play at some point .. its nearly a stone man ... and it tells a lot more on the lighter weights generally than it does on the heavier, plus ODLH is fast at that weight PACMAN will not be faster for carrying the extra weight ...

[trainhard_187]

The weight has got to come into play at some point .. its nearly a stone man ... and it tells a lot more on the lighter weights generally than it does on the heavier, plus ODLH is fast at that weight PACMAN will not be faster for carrying the extra weight ...

Why do people say Pac is gonna have the extra weight. In the Diaz fight he weighed in at 147. Thats the catch weight for his fight with DLH. Pac still had the speed and intensity during his fight with Diaz which the catch was 135 but on fight night he was 147. Pacs training at 150 with his speed still intact, so coming down 3lbs would only make him more dangerous. DLH fades in the later rounds and with a fighter like Pac pushing him every minute of every round, unless DLH can close the show early, it will be a LONG night for DLH.

[TheGoldenChamp]

Freddie Roach retiring

I got a better suggestion, why don't you retire after this fight Freddie Roach? Did you even watch the Hopkins fight? Weren't you the one that said he might get hurt against Pavlik? Just to remind you, the 43 year old took the 26 year old undefeated champ to school. Age ain't nothing these days.

[slickwalt210]

DLH looked horrible in his last fight. Just horrible. Hes not going to be better in this fight. Steve Forbes beat DLH face up badly in that fight. People are caught up in the mystique. DLH is fighting Pacquaio because he knows he is a diminished fighter. Mayweather was beating his head in all night... Forbes was beating his head in all night... he doesnt have it. His only chance at beating Pacquaio is a knockout which doesnt bode well for him.

finally someone who is not just a fan, but a student of the game.. de la hoya will look even worse this fight; trying to catch a 'speed" demon such as pacman. forbes cracked his orbital bone and forbes is not even a puncher. also, forbes is a natural lightweight.. i expect pacman to win, but he has to box the entire fight. if he stands in front of de la hoya he will have trouble..i fought for 12 years as an amateur and sparred those small, speedy guys and they can frustrate the hell outta of you..
go pacman !!!!!!!!!

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Trainer Freddie Roach feels the boxing public is paying too much attention to the weight of both Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao, the WBC lightweight champion, is moving up from 135 to meet De La Hoya at the agreed weight of 147 on December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. [details]

i dunno why people compare pac to forbes... forbes is a very good defensive fighter. pac is an aggressive offensive fighter w/ average to below average defensive skills. if dlh land the left hook its over.

[loui_ludwig]

There are Pac fans and unbiased fans stating that Pac will lose cuz he is the shorter and smaller man. But the fact is Pac accepted this fight, even it is for money.

As far as Pac fighting a out of primeDela Hoya, his size and skills give him the edge. Now if Dela Hoya is out of his prime, how come you want him to face Margarito. Antonio and Pac are almost the same age, in their primes. Let Margarito face the younger guys, Clottey and Paul Williams. Not hating Margarito, i respect him before the Cotto fight even though i thought he would lose. But with his performance and win over Miguel, he impressed the hell out of me. Margarito over the Golden Boy if that fights materialize.

[TheGoldenChamp]

i dunno why people compare pac to forbes... forbes is a very good defensive fighter. pac is an aggressive offensive fighter w/ average to below average defensive skills. if dlh land the left hook its over.

Exactly. How can they compare Forbes to Pacman. Also, Forbes goal when he fought Oscar was to go 12 rounds, which he did. Forbes did takes some hard shots from Oscar, which I don't think Pacman is gonna be able to take.

[chen]

Roach said Hopkins was too old and should retire. Maybe Roach shoud retire instead and start promoting.
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