Roach Wants Cotto Disqualified If...

[-MAKAVELLI-]

It is a good strategy to get what he really wants , to keep it a clean fight , he will get a clean fight man , Cotto is not a dirty fighter.

can't blame the trainer for dotting his I's and crossing his T's....if Cotto doesnt throw ANY low blows, then this becomes a non issue...no big deal really

[Talisayen]

**** roach!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaajajaaja

[-MAKAVELLI-]

Agree 100%. That's obviously the plan although I suspect Cotto isn't going to give a ****. This fight is going to be SICK.

Freddie's been thru it before with the Agapito fight where the ref almost seemed like he was ignoring the fouls....IMO, as long as the official is mindful of tactics that 'could' happen, i think his objective is met

[Talisayen]

What's wrong for a trainer to ask a fighter to fight fair and square.

[big_james10]

[QUOTE=Lady Fan;6342806]12
Oct
2009 Roach wants Cotto disqualified if…

In most bouts, if a fighter throws an intentional low blow, the fighter is penalized a point. However, Freddie Roach wants that rule change. They are fighting at a catchweight, but are still fighting for a championship. Cotto is making a lot less money. Cotto will be penalized $1 million for every pound he comes in over. And now he wants Cotto disqualified for a low blow. He should just take it to the next level and demand that Cotto stand still and let Pacquaio hit him for at least one minute of every round without punching back....Oh wait! That's already in the contract they signed!

The haters on this site are right about one thing. Pac/Mayweather will never happen because even if they agree on a money split, Mayweather will never agree to the type of things that Cotto has agreed to that give Pacquaio a major advantage.

[WhoreUs]

that's just f'n great....another short PAC fight

1 round dq win for pacquiao.

[Easy-E]

Roach is clearly worried. And no, Freddie, the rules will not be bent for your fighter.

[Buckfever]

Roach doesn't want Cotto going to the body. This tactic is to try and limit Cotto's effort there.

[Rabbit ♠]

12
Oct
2009 Roach wants Cotto disqualified if…

By Dennis Principe
Legendary trainer Freddie Roach wants one specific but stricter rule implemented in the 12-round face-off between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. Interviewed by ********* at the upscale Manor Hotel, Roach said he will insist during the rules meeting that an automatic disqualification be imposed for the first intentional low blow thrown during the match. “Cotto tends to get dirty when the going gets tough in most of his fights and I don’t want that to happen. I will make sure the referee will be very strict about it,” said Roach.
One fight that Roach said saw Cotto get away with the supposed ploy was the Puerto Rican’s welterweight bout against American Zab Judah back in November 2007.
Though Cotto stopped Judah in the 11th round, the American did not easily give up and even had the Puerto Rican wobbly at times.
“Cotto stops his opponents momentum with that kind of blow. In that Judah fight he had five low blows,” said Roach.
Another issue Roach wants to bring up is the choice of the referee for the bout. The amiable trainer said he learned about seasoned referee Joe Cortez having an inside track in getting the job.
“Joe Cortez is Puerto Rican and he’s in the running as one of the referees. I don’t want him letting Cotto get away with stuff like that. We’re going to make an issue of it first,” said Roach.
Meantime Roach dismissed rumors they plan to leave earlier than expected after intermittent rains hampered this city last week.
Roach insists they will leave the country on the 24th and that despite the bad weather in the city, it has not caused any major negative effect as far as their training is concerned.
“As long as I’m seeing Manny happy there won’t be any problem. So far he’s in high spirits,” said Roach.
Friday morning Roach was able to convince Pacquiao to try swimming to make up for lost time in their road work.
Non-stop rains last weekend forced Pacquiao to work out on a thread mill, something which Roach believes would not be enough to compensate for their inability to run in the mornings.

The WBO adopts the ABC rules and they are as follows (WBO web site):



B. Intentional Fouls
1. If an intentional foul causes an injury, and the injury is severe enough to terminate the bout immediately, the boxer causing the injury shall lose by disqualification.


2. If an intentional foul causes an injury and the bout is allowed to continue, the Referee will notify the authorities and deduct 2 points from the boxer who committed the foul. Point deductions for intentional fouls are mandatory.



3. If an intentional foul causes an injury, and the injury results in the bout being stopped in a later round, the injured boxer will win by TECHNICAL DECISION if he is ahead on the score cards when the bout is stopped or the bout will result in a TECHNICAL DRAW if the injured boxer is behind or even on the score cards when the bout is stopped.



4. If a boxer injures himself while attempting to intentionally foul his opponent, the Referee will not take any action in his favor, and this injury will be the same as one produced by a fair blow.



5. If the referee feels that a boxer has conducted himself in an unsportsman-like manner he may stop the bout and disqualify the boxer.


6. A fighter who is hit with an accidental low blow must continue after a reasonable amount of time but no more than five (5) minutes or he will lose the fight.

[North Star]

Roach will have Pac's trunks pulled up to his chin to stop Cotto from attacking the body. What a paranoid move considering his bold prediction of knocking out Cotto.