Roach: We'll knock Hatton out quick, I'll bet my house on it!

[cuzfozzy]

roach is really pissed - rotfl

good thing manny is calm - 'i'll try my best to knock him out in 3' - lol

[Benny Leonard]

Freddie probably noticed that when Floyd opened up with combos that Hatton was having lots of problems. Manny isn't going to sit there most of the fight like Floyd did so he could put an ass-whipping on Hatton if Hatton can't find a way to push Pac around and fight back.

Hatton has to hope that his jab can push Pac back and continue to put combos together with a mix of body to head shots or head to body shots. Pac has to hope he can take a true JrWW's power and attack.

Hatton also has a tendency to try to clinch when he gets punched around. We'll see if Floyd Sr. has really changed that or will instincts kick in for Ricky.


It's the same with Tszyu: Had Tszyu been younger, he would have thrown more (and had the energy to do it) and would have picked Hatton apart and taken out Hatton in my opinion.

I think Pac might try to treat Hatton like a bully and straight up attack him for 5 seconds at a time...get out...then attack him again, and again, and again. It's Hatton's job to to stop it and say "*****, you ****ed with the wrong guy little man."

[cuzfozzy]

http://www.latimes.com/video/?slug=l...-2009apr16-vid

[Benny Leonard]

http://www.latimes.com/video/?slug=l...-2009apr16-vid

WOW...Thanks. That's my boy Freddie. I have my complaints with Freddie on certain things, but I like that he is honest about many things and we notice the same things (even though he notices more, but hell, he is an elite trainer).

He has a good statement about the weight and I didn't think about that for gaining to much weight back based on food. "Food makes you sluggish"- Roach.
The point I think he is making is that in such a short amount of time to put that much weight back on from food and water, it takes lots of energy/blood source, to digest the food. While Pac will remain in steady-drive with his body/machine, Hatton risks over-working his body in breaking down the food he digests thus causing him to be sluggish.

BALANCE is key.




Have any more interviews?


K for that

[RodBarker]

freddie really is turning "freddie the joke coach roach" into reality these days.

What are you talking about , it was a good interview with a good trainer , they said Hatton was stronger than Floyd and now way could Floyd KO him , he wasnt and Floyd did at a smaller fight weight ,, Freddie said Pac is the stronger fighter , you better take note of that because if he is Pac will KO Hatton earlier than Floyd because he lets his hands go more , Freddie is confident and not saying anything that is not possible , what he is saying is highly probable .

[FLY TY]

What are you talking about , it was a good interview with a good trainer , they said Hatton was stronger than Floyd and now way could Floyd KO him , he wasnt and Floyd did at a smaller fight weight ,, Freddie said Pac is the stronger fighter , you better take note of that because if he is Pac will KO Hatton earlier than Floyd because he lets his hands go more , Freddie is confident and not saying anything that is not possible , what he is saying is highly probable .

he will get hit more than floyd too, so he has a chance of getting stopped also.

but roach and floyd sr. continue to crack me up....throwing fuel onto a full blown forest fire.

[Pudgemeister]

I bet these are all mindgames by Roach.

I bet the real gameplan is to box Hatton early then turn the tables on him late after hes been stung a few times.

[FreshPrince]

EVERY News paper needs to cover boxing like the LA times.

[J.B.moneY.]

yea see pac was the stronger guy in the 130 and lower divisions here....if he goes toe-to-toe with hatton who has above average power for a jr. welter....hatton has potential to ko pac....i think roach is smart enough to recognize this

[trainhard_187]

if that happens what are u fuuuckers gonna do?

If Pac does do it then excuses will pore throughout these boards saying, Hatton was dehydrated or Mayweather Sr. wasnt the right trainer. Theyll have to find an excuse cause Pac disposing of Hatton that early is unimaginable to some.