Freddie Roach: "I'd take the tests" on ESPN Rome.

[Fer14]

You have got to ask yourself a question, though? How can the supposedly P4P4P champion who has been walking through opponents for four consecutive years not be ready for a guy who spent two years in retirement and has fought once in the last three years?

I agree that they turned the fight down because he was not ready. But fact that he needed 8 or 9 months and a tuneup first to prepare tells me that Freddie Roach knows that Pac is not as good as his hype.

ofc he does, especially since he got the good gameplan to take mayweather out... pac is just a beast n roach has been teaching him how to box in the last few years but still need time to get him enough skills to be ready for mayweather (ready for a sure win we talking about cause roach aint gonna take the fight if he got the slightest doubt about pacs victory)

[jayblack]

Are you that ******? He never said he was afraid of needles. He has tattoos. He doesn't like blood being taken close to the fight because he felt it had something to do with his loss against Morales. And I think that is ****** but its not him being afraid of needles. And he should realize that it was probably him wearing the winning gloves and not a ****** blood test. Or having an off night or something.

Do your research before you start debating. Pacs first excuse was that he was afraid of needles. Well that may not have been his first excuse, but it was one of the early ones.

[The Great Shark]

Roach is already losing his mind. The disability he has is getting pretty bad.

[flexxx145]

Maybe Roach thinks his gamplan for PBF is ready now.
Anybody got the interview yet?

[Blue Heffner]

I think the Floyd that fought Hatton beats Manny, but I also think that Manny beats the Floyd that fought JMM. Too flat footed, didnt use the right hand enough and was relying on the left hook too much imo.

He did that to JMM because he knew JMM couldn't touch him. At times in the fight, he showed how great his footwork STILL is.

The version of Manny that fought Cotto, Hatton, and Clottey gets KO'd by Mayweather IMO.

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Cmon Freddie get this fight done.

[pbftxrs316]

it's been a while since i've been on here---but not too much has changed---manny will still be dominated by floyd and manny ducked the fight---and freddie knows it---jim rome knows it also---

[jqSide]

As a Pac fan I would have hoped that Pac took the tests. (I've said this numerous times.) How many Floyd fans would say Floyd should have give in to the 24 days cutoff? Or just went on to the current rules. None. At the end of the day, who would believe Pac is on steroids, anyway. Or FM saying he wants to clean up boxing. Who are we kidding? Pac's mistake was to make excuses. He didn't have to. If he was pissed because of the nasty accusations against him, then he should have simply said he wants an apology in exchange for the OST demands.

[carts]

oh shiet!! if manny agree to the tests PPV buys will be floyd's next excuse!! TRUE STORY!!

[Allucard]

Manny beats that version of Floyd way too bulky imo. He needs to return to the form he showed against Hatton.

wtf are you talking about?! That Floyd was actually better than the one that fought Hatton defensively... Different fights, hard to compare, i KNOW. But Floyd was also coming off a 1 year retirement, his fight with Mosley will say more. I'm sure if Floyd is visibly slipping, Manny will take the random testing. Not that he's a coward but that's how it goes in boxing, Manny is way more afraid to lose than Floyd is, because he knows prime for prime, they aren't even close in skills. Clottey triple uppercut Manny, Clottey! It wasn't no counter-punch, right between his guard, that's how good of a defense Manny has.