Roach: "Floyd is fragile and over-rated and Pacquiao will surely cut him to ribbons"

[Shadow boxer 3]

roach is just tyin to make floyd upset and hype the fight up. wait till floyd and Roger start talkin ****

[Shadow boxer 3]

roach doesnt really belive that. if he did, he would give marquez a better chance of beating floyd. and if he did that he wouldnt say he would have pac fight JMM again if JMM comes out on top.. roach wants no part of dinimita.

floyd beats pacs ass too though, dont get me wrong.

exactly .

[Shadow boxer 3]

Forget Roach. Roach is just being Roach so Im not that upset at that. He's supposed to talk trash as a trainer. However, Arum is the one still spreading lies. He says that the Cotto fight is just as big as a Mayweather fight? Ha! That has to be the biggest joke in history. Its no comparison on which fight would be bigger

Arum wants pac to fight cotto cause he promotes both fighter so thats more money for him. all Arum cares about is makin money nothin else

[Chip2006uk]

I really like Pacquiao but the more I think about this fight the more I think Floyd will take it. Ive yet to make a bet though, right now Im leaning in Floyds favour but it all depends on his performance against JMM

[sandyvahra]

roach ****ting out of his mouth as usual..in other words "lets make sure the fight doesnt happen"

not sure where you got that from. Manny is the most sought after boxer in the world, i dont think there much room for argument about that.

[Bobby Shaw]

If Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists of getting the lion’s share of the money, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum may opt for Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico as the probable opponent of Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao.

"Mayweather is taking the position that unless he gets more money, there will never be a fight, that's absurd," Arum told the British press. "Manny is the most sought-after boxer on the planet. If Mayweather persists with this position, a fight will never happen."

Arum said Cotto, who also fights under the Top Rank banner like Pacquiao, appears to be a more viable
foe most especially if he wins against Ghanaian Joshua Clottey on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) at Madison Square Garden in New York.

"If Cotto beats Clottey that's just as big a fight," said Arum, noting that Cotto has a tremendous following
among the Hispanics, making a match-up with Pacquiao as sure box-office hit.

Pacquiao gets to size Cotto up close and personal as the Filipino will be in the Big Apple for the 84th annual Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) awards on the eve of the fight.

Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said he prefers the brash Mayweather for Pacquiao over the other names being mentioned since he doesn't only commands big money but is the easiest to defeat compared with Shane Mosley and Cotto.

Roach said Mayweather is "fragile and over-rated" and Pacquiao will surely cut him to ribbons.

Mayweather, however, has a big test to overcome on July 18: Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico.

What if Marquez scores an upset?

"Then, we'll fight him (Marquez)?" said Roach, who plans to convince Pacquiao to wait until the third week of July before making a decision as to who to fight next.

Arum said he will be compelled to move the Oct. 17 fight to Nov. 14 if Pacquiao delays his decision to name his next opponent, something Roach is comfortable with, saying he doesn't mind waiting up to December as long as it is Mayweather.

Meanwhile, Pacquiao left for the US via Northwest Airlines Friday morning to grace the BWAA banquet at the Capitale. Pacquiao, wife Jinkee, Canadian adviser Mike Koncz and lawyer Franklin Gacal boarded the 8:10 a.m. flight to New York with a stopover in Tokyo.

Pacquiao had initially decided to skip the event but changed his mind on the urging of his advisers.

Pacquiao, who knocked out Ricky Hatton of England in his last fight on May 2, could be back in the country by Monday or Tuesday although the Los Angeles Dodgers have booked him to appear for a ceremonial pitch on Wednesday.

Roach is a certified ******.He's just running his mouth off because he wants a payday.They want Floyd because he's the most sought out fighter.
How much money will Pacquio make fighting Cotto and how much will he get fighting Mosley.
The reason why Mosley voiced his desire to fight Manny is because he knows whoever fights Manny next will beat him.
Floyd beat Oscar with the ****** in his corner and he will knock out Manny with the ****** in his corner.What will the ****** say?

[sandyvahra]

Roach is a certified ******.He's just running his mouth off because he wants a payday.They want Floyd because he's the most sought out fighter.
How much money will Pacquio make fighting Cotto and how much will he get fighting Mosley.
The reason why Mosley voiced his desire to fight Manny is because he knows whoever fights Manny next will beat him.
Floyd beat Oscar with the ****** in his corner and he will knock out Manny with the ****** in his corner.What will the ****** say?

If your trying to imply that mayweather is more sought after fighter globally than pac then you're the certified ******. Boxing and fans extend beyond the USA incase you didn't know. Mannys catching floyd pretty quickly in US popularity, outside the US mayweather is a nobody.

[nycbgdogg]

Roach is a certified ******.He's just running his mouth off because he wants a payday.They want Floyd because he's the most sought out fighter.
How much money will Pacquio make fighting Cotto and how much will he get fighting Mosley.
The reason why Mosley voiced his desire to fight Manny is because he knows whoever fights Manny next will beat him.
Floyd beat Oscar with the ****** in his corner and he will knock out Manny with the ****** in his corner.What will the ****** say?

That ****** is due for his 3rd (?) trainer of the year award and is the most sought after trainer in the game at the moment...

If you think Roach is ******ed then I guess Mayweather sr. must have the intelligence of a slug, huh?

[baracuda]

pac ko's that motha****er back to retirement.....

[915]

roach is just tyin to make floyd upset and hype the fight up. wait till floyd and Roger start talkin ****

Oh man I can't wait for that