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Manny will KO Barrera again –Roach
By nick giongco
FREDDIE ROACH wants it done immediately. That is, a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. Now, Pacquiao versus Barrera II is the fight everyone wants to see.
While Barrera may have put on a show against Erik Morales, that doesn’t mean he will do the same thing when given the opportunity to lock horns anew with Pacquiao, said Roach.
"Manny will knock him out," Roach told the Bulletin yesterday after presiding over Pacquiao’s two-hour workout at the Almendras Gym in Davao in preparation for a tuneup fight with Fahsan 3K Battery of Thailand on Dec. 11 at The Fort in Taguig.
"Marco fought a very good fight against Morales. I believe he won the fight but it’s going to be different when he fights Manny. He can’t do that against Manny. Although he looked good out there, he remains the same though," the American trainer said.
Now that Barrera has succeeded in making noises by beating Morales, one of the best in the world pound for pound, Roach wants to know if it is feasible that a bout with Barrera be arranged instead of a rematch with another Mexican, Juan Manuel Marquez, on Feb. 26.
"This is what a lot of people want to see next. This is the bigger fight," said Roach, who arrived in the country from Los Angeles exactly a week ago.
"Then let Morales fight the winner of Pacquiao versus Barrera," he said.
Buboy Fernandez, a disciple of Roach, also doesn’t see Barrera avenging his 11th-round knockout defeat at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
"Ganun pa rin naman si Barrera," said Fernandez, who also dabbles as Pacquiao’s sidekick. "Pero maganda nga na paglabanin ulit sila dahil nga tinalo niya si Morales."
"Pero knockout pa rin siya kay Manny dahil hindi niya magagawa yung ginawa niya kay Morales sa katulad ni Manny."
Fernandez points out that Morales was not able to hurt Barrera badly enough to compel Barrera to think twice before boring inside.
"Hindi niya (Barrera) magawa yung basta na lang papasok kasi tatamaan siya ng masasakit na suntok na pakakawalan ni Manny," added Fernandez.
Meanwhile, Roach said "this week is going to be hard for Manny."
"By weekend, we are going to start to taper off. Manny will probably have his last sparring on Monday," Roach added.
Pacquiao, Roach and the rest of the gang are arriving in Manila late Thursday night, in time for a meeting with high-ranking officials of Smart Communications, which is financing the Dec. 11 show in partnership with Solar Sports.
By nick giongco
FREDDIE ROACH wants it done immediately. That is, a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. Now, Pacquiao versus Barrera II is the fight everyone wants to see.
While Barrera may have put on a show against Erik Morales, that doesn’t mean he will do the same thing when given the opportunity to lock horns anew with Pacquiao, said Roach.
"Manny will knock him out," Roach told the Bulletin yesterday after presiding over Pacquiao’s two-hour workout at the Almendras Gym in Davao in preparation for a tuneup fight with Fahsan 3K Battery of Thailand on Dec. 11 at The Fort in Taguig.
"Marco fought a very good fight against Morales. I believe he won the fight but it’s going to be different when he fights Manny. He can’t do that against Manny. Although he looked good out there, he remains the same though," the American trainer said.
Now that Barrera has succeeded in making noises by beating Morales, one of the best in the world pound for pound, Roach wants to know if it is feasible that a bout with Barrera be arranged instead of a rematch with another Mexican, Juan Manuel Marquez, on Feb. 26.
"This is what a lot of people want to see next. This is the bigger fight," said Roach, who arrived in the country from Los Angeles exactly a week ago.
"Then let Morales fight the winner of Pacquiao versus Barrera," he said.
Buboy Fernandez, a disciple of Roach, also doesn’t see Barrera avenging his 11th-round knockout defeat at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
"Ganun pa rin naman si Barrera," said Fernandez, who also dabbles as Pacquiao’s sidekick. "Pero maganda nga na paglabanin ulit sila dahil nga tinalo niya si Morales."
"Pero knockout pa rin siya kay Manny dahil hindi niya magagawa yung ginawa niya kay Morales sa katulad ni Manny."
Fernandez points out that Morales was not able to hurt Barrera badly enough to compel Barrera to think twice before boring inside.
"Hindi niya (Barrera) magawa yung basta na lang papasok kasi tatamaan siya ng masasakit na suntok na pakakawalan ni Manny," added Fernandez.
Meanwhile, Roach said "this week is going to be hard for Manny."
"By weekend, we are going to start to taper off. Manny will probably have his last sparring on Monday," Roach added.
Pacquiao, Roach and the rest of the gang are arriving in Manila late Thursday night, in time for a meeting with high-ranking officials of Smart Communications, which is financing the Dec. 11 show in partnership with Solar Sports.
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