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...who would you bring in as sparring partners? I remember Roach saying he wanted to bring in Andre Berto, Shane Mosley and Tim Bradley for Floyd. I think that's a joke of a team. He'd be bringing in a guy with little footwork, less speed than Floyd and more power than him (Mosley), along with another guy who doesn't even really box, has poor head/foot movement and just has speed and power (Berto). The only one of the three that makes sense is Bradley, but he's far too small to do everything by himself and it just wouldn't be a good idea.
If I was preparing Pacquiao, I'd bring in the big three at JWW. Devon Alexander is the perfect size, has a great jab and I'm sure he'd do a good job emulating his style if he could fight orthodox comfortably, Bradley has the reflexes, right hand and counter punching and Amir Khan's footwork + speed would be a great team.
It would be harder for me to decide on who to bring in if I was training Floyd for Pacquiao, because the JWW/WW division doesn't have many fighters with a style like that. If they were in a division a little lower or a little higher or if Pac was a little taller, I'd have like 10 different guys he could use. But I'd say maybe Zab Judah for the combination of speed and power from a southpaw, Devon for the movement and counter punching from a southpaw and maybe Bradley for the activity and size?
Who would you guys bring in?
If I was preparing Pacquiao, I'd bring in the big three at JWW. Devon Alexander is the perfect size, has a great jab and I'm sure he'd do a good job emulating his style if he could fight orthodox comfortably, Bradley has the reflexes, right hand and counter punching and Amir Khan's footwork + speed would be a great team.
It would be harder for me to decide on who to bring in if I was training Floyd for Pacquiao, because the JWW/WW division doesn't have many fighters with a style like that. If they were in a division a little lower or a little higher or if Pac was a little taller, I'd have like 10 different guys he could use. But I'd say maybe Zab Judah for the combination of speed and power from a southpaw, Devon for the movement and counter punching from a southpaw and maybe Bradley for the activity and size?
Who would you guys bring in?
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