Comments Thread For: Manny Pacquiao Coach Justin Fortune Splits From Freddie Roach After Disparaging Remarks

[chepboxingking]

After subpar performances, pac always blames "leg cramps". He had the with Alex Ariza as well. Nothing new. Not sure why they're making a big deal out of it now and pointing fingers. Truth is, Roach and pac are both sore losers.

[NC Uppercut]

Regardless of said comments from either side, Pac is 42 years old. Hang em up champ. You have nothing left to prove. Let Fortune and Roach squabble about something that actually matters

[KillaMane26]

Team Pacquiao always has excuses. If anything the best excuse is that long layoff and age but saying that would kinda admit that he his done at the top level

[Bundt]

Trevor Ariza was Pacs best trainer and a helluva spot up 3pt shooter. Too bad he just couldn’t get along with people.

[Combat Talk Radio]

... So, are we saying that Manny had to get rid of at least one of the "snakes in the grass"?

OK NSB, I expect you all to criticize Manny like you criticized Wilder.

[Coachcody]

40 something year old legs......what would you expect?

[alexjust]

Pinpointing a reason is not always an excuse. It does seem like some things went south right before the fight, but when you are 42 you can't afford anything not being 100% done right. Manny lost legitimately and it's time to retire. He's an ATG and nothing can tarnish his ATG status at this stage, even if he loses to an amateur with 3 fights. If there is one guy who really have got nothing else to prove in boxing, that's Manny.

[alexjust]

... So, are we saying that Manny had to get rid of at least one of the "snakes in the grass"?

OK NSB, I expect you all to criticize Manny like you criticized Wilder.

What draws this parallel? I must have missed Manny coming up with outlandish nonsense and blaming Justin for intentionally sabotaging his fight with spiked drink, socks, shoes and etc.

[Oregonian]

Manny Pacquiao strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune has been a staple in the Filipino boxing icon's corner for better parts of the last two decades. Fortune is a former Australian heavyweight fighter who tallied a record of 15-9-2 and 9 KOs and trained under Roach before retiring in 2009, and he's worked in tandem with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach to help Pacquiao from 2001 until 2007, and again from 2013 till now.
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So Roach has accused Fortune of using PEDs and we know about Ariza’s famous milk shakes plus the rumors surrounding Manny’s PED’s.
What we have here is plenty of smoke …. A pattern going on two decades now.

[champion4ever]

There's no one to blame here. Manny is just getting old that's all. It's called Father time and it's undefeated. Pac's body is slowly breaking down due to aging. Had this been the Pacman of ten or thirteen years ago then Roach would have had a valid point. There are no excuses. Ugas was just the better man that night.