Roach: 'Mosley not on my radar

[Mr. Philadel]

Roach is smart... why would Manny pursue Mosley? He will get nothing on that fight...

just KTFO.......thats it!!!

[larry x]

damn mosley....lol still begging even willing to drain yourself....wow..whos in need of money now shane??

[Mr. Philadel]

Mosley is looking real desperate right now, he actually went to the wild card gym...?
What type of stalker **** is that?
lol

this **** is getting out of control.I think the roid rage is driving him crazy...

Shane Mosley means nothing to nobody career right now.
a win over him is an excuse waiting to happen.

yea that aint a good look for Shane......goin' to the Gym

[Pullcounter]

Seems like bs and lol @ Roach "we crushed Oscar" "So we can crush Mosley to cause they had two close fights". No way in hell he said that or he has really lost it maybe....

he said it in the heat of the moment. don't take it seriously.

Cotto>Mosley, Margo>Cotto, Mosley>Margo, styles make fights and Roach knows this so thats why i cant believe any of the stuff you posted. He cant believe Dela Hoya Mosley faced is the same one Pac faced either ?

of course he doesn't, he probably said it right after someone quoted dlh saying "mosley will crush pac"

lol he's comparing oscar from 2000 to oscar from 2008. what an idiotic comment by roach. he knows mosley would kill pac. enuff said.

obviously he's not comparing a 2000 oscar w/ a 2008 oscar, just like roach isn't expecting a 2000 mosley, he'll be expecting a 2008 mosley.

Still roach needs to stop the talking like its him who laces the gloves on and fights

roach knows his boxer inside out. he is a very knowledgeable boxing trainer. He knows how to analyze fights. roach used to lace the gloves on and fight. if anyone can talk the way roach talks, its roach.

[TheSurgeonMDMPH]

Roach: 'Mosley not on my radar
'Posted Jun. 4, 2009 at 02:59pm
By Michael Rosenthal
Shane Mosley recently went to Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., to discuss a possible fight against Roach’s star protégé, Manny Pacquiao.

The conversation wasn’t complicated, Roach said. It went something like this:

Roach: “Can you make 142 (pounds)?”

Mosley: “No, I can’t get below 147.”

Roach: “Then there’ll be no fight.”

Mosley: “But you fought Oscar (De La Hoya) at 147?”

Roach: “You’re not Oscar.”

That’s where a possible fight between Pacquiao, the world’s No. 1 fighter pound for pound, and Mosley apparently stands. It doesn’t seem likely, at least at the moment.

And weight isn’t the only issue. Roach said that Pacquiao would prefer to face Mayweather – if he beats Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 -- because he perceives that as a bigger fight.

“Manny wants Mayweather because that’s the biggest fight, the fight everyone wants to see. Shane isn’t even on my radar,” Roach said.

Roach also said that nothing is impossible, meaning Pacquiao could end up in the ring with Mosley yet depending on how things unfold.

First, Roach has always acknowledged that he doesn’t have final say on whom Pacquiao fights. The Filipino icon could change his mind at any time.

Second, Marquez could win, which probably would preclude a fight against Mayweather and open up many possibilities.

And, third, Roach said the 142-pound limit he mentioned on Thursday isn’t set in stone. He said 143 or 144 – the latter of which Mosley ultimately said he’d agree to – could be discussed if Pacquiao should decide to pursue Mosley.

“I want to negotiate as best I can for my fighter,” Roach said. “I think 142 is best. I’m not saying 143 or 144 is impossible, though. Everything is negotiable.”

Meanwhile, Oscar De La Hoya, with whom Mosley works in Golden Boy Promotions, said he doesn’t believe Pacquiao and his handlers would ever take the Mosley fight. And if they did, De La Hoya said, “Mosley would crush Pacquiao in a heartbeat.”

“That’s why I think it would never happen,” De La Hoya said. “Mosley is willing to come down in weight and take a smaller share of the pot, which show you he wants to fight the best. Obviously that’s an admirable quality.

“I just don’t feel Freddie and Manny will do it. … Mosley is too big a threat. Was I a risk when I came down to 147? Freddie Roach is smart. He saw something. Was Ricky Hatton a risk? Again, Freddie is a smart guy. That’s why he’s the best.

“And it’s why he’s not going to risk his fighter’s pound-for-pound status against a real champion like Mosley.”

Why would Mosley beat Pacquiao? Speed and brains, De La Hoya said.

“Mosley saw my fight against Pacquiao,” he said. “He saw the Ricky Hatton fight. He wouldn’t commit the mistakes we both made. He won’t come down in weight too much like I did. He won’t leave his head up there like Ricky did. He’s smart.”

Of course, Roach took exception to De La Hoya’s comments.

“We crushed Oscar,” he said, “and we can crush Mosley too because they had two close fights.”

So if pbf crushes jmm then expect pacq to look the other way?!

[Bobby Shaw]

Roach: 'Mosley not on my radar
'Posted Jun. 4, 2009 at 02:59pm
By Michael Rosenthal
Shane Mosley recently went to Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., to discuss a possible fight against Roach’s star protégé, Manny Pacquiao.

The conversation wasn’t complicated, Roach said. It went something like this:

Roach: “Can you make 142 (pounds)?”

Mosley: “No, I can’t get below 147.”

Roach: “Then there’ll be no fight.”

Mosley: “But you fought Oscar (De La Hoya) at 147?”

Roach: “You’re not Oscar.”

That’s where a possible fight between Pacquiao, the world’s No. 1 fighter pound for pound, and Mosley apparently stands. It doesn’t seem likely, at least at the moment.

And weight isn’t the only issue. Roach said that Pacquiao would prefer to face Mayweather – if he beats Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 -- because he perceives that as a bigger fight.

“Manny wants Mayweather because that’s the biggest fight, the fight everyone wants to see. Shane isn’t even on my radar,” Roach said.

Roach also said that nothing is impossible, meaning Pacquiao could end up in the ring with Mosley yet depending on how things unfold.

First, Roach has always acknowledged that he doesn’t have final say on whom Pacquiao fights. The Filipino icon could change his mind at any time.

Second, Marquez could win, which probably would preclude a fight against Mayweather and open up many possibilities.

And, third, Roach said the 142-pound limit he mentioned on Thursday isn’t set in stone. He said 143 or 144 – the latter of which Mosley ultimately said he’d agree to – could be discussed if Pacquiao should decide to pursue Mosley.

“I want to negotiate as best I can for my fighter,” Roach said. “I think 142 is best. I’m not saying 143 or 144 is impossible, though. Everything is negotiable.”

Meanwhile, Oscar De La Hoya, with whom Mosley works in Golden Boy Promotions, said he doesn’t believe Pacquiao and his handlers would ever take the Mosley fight. And if they did, De La Hoya said, “Mosley would crush Pacquiao in a heartbeat.”

“That’s why I think it would never happen,” De La Hoya said. “Mosley is willing to come down in weight and take a smaller share of the pot, which show you he wants to fight the best. Obviously that’s an admirable quality.

“I just don’t feel Freddie and Manny will do it. … Mosley is too big a threat. Was I a risk when I came down to 147? Freddie Roach is smart. He saw something. Was Ricky Hatton a risk? Again, Freddie is a smart guy. That’s why he’s the best.

“And it’s why he’s not going to risk his fighter’s pound-for-pound status against a real champion like Mosley.”

Why would Mosley beat Pacquiao? Speed and brains, De La Hoya said.

“Mosley saw my fight against Pacquiao,” he said. “He saw the Ricky Hatton fight. He wouldn’t commit the mistakes we both made. He won’t come down in weight too much like I did. He won’t leave his head up there like Ricky did. He’s smart.”

Of course, Roach took exception to De La Hoya’s comments.

“We crushed Oscar,” he said, “and we can crush Mosley too because they had two close fights.”

Isnt this the same ***** who claims Pacquiao is too small for Floyd.How come he wanted to fight Pacquiao