Why is roach downplaying Donaire's accomplishments?

[Bushbaby]

He called the punches that starched Vic D & Montiel lucky punches? Twice? I think Donaire's the real deal. I also think that if he makes 126 & is strong & healthy, he starches Gamboa's china chinned a$$. Donaire is the truth & Roach needs to recognize!!

[Canelo Phresh]

He called the punches that starched Vic D & Montiel lucky punches? Twice? I think Donaire's the real deal. I also think that if he makes 126 & is strong & healthy, he starches Gamboa's china chinned a$$. Donaire is the truth & Roach needs to recognize!!

a threat to his gravy train just like martinez theyre both legit p4p #1s

[Bushbaby]

a threat to his gravy train just like martinez theyre both legit p4p #1s

That's a shame if that's the real reason, instead of downplaying Donaires destruction of legit champions that were winners he should learn from it. Step his game up & make some championship fights. Not defenses against crap, or fat fighters.

[gayfish]

you mean like what floyd senior usually do?

[Juof]

Donaire is a beast

[JOM'S]

a threat to his gravy train just like martinez theyre both legit p4p #1s

both are a threats to p4p rankings but in no way legit p4p#1, not just yet, I have seen how hard it is to climb the top of the p4p ladder with pacquiao and wont just give anyone this status...

[Bushbaby]

you mean like what floyd senior usually do?

Topic-Roack-Donaire-downplay, thanks.

[lefthook2daliva]

He called the punches that starched Vic D & Montiel lucky punches? Twice? I think Donaire's the real deal. I also think that if he makes 126 & is strong & healthy, he starches Gamboa's china chinned a$$. Donaire is the truth & Roach needs to recognize!!

I'm with ya' except I don't have Nonito KOing Gamboa as anywhere near a sure thing.

I do, however, think that Donaire/Gamboa is maybe the most exciting matchup that could be made currently.

No doubt Roach is a great trainer, but he's become a buffoon in the press in recent years.

[JOM'S]

Topic-Roack-Donaire-downplay, thanks.

any links to roach downplay of nonito bro? I usually read freddie's down play of Pac's previous/future opponents, the latest one is his branding of bradley as mismatch, but I still have to see his comments on nonito ...

[FeFist]

any links to roach downplay of nonito bro? I usually read freddie's down play of Pac's previous/future opponents, the latest one is his branding of bradley as mismatch, but I still have to see his comments on nonito ...

And what his assessment of the other top Filipino fighters?

Nonito Donaire, Jr.?

For a boxer ranked among the best Pound for Pound and peddled by his handlers as “technically better than Manny Pacquiao,” the world bantamweight champion did not get a rave review from the world’s best trainer.

“He is either damn lucky or the cornermen of his last four opponents are just plain dumb. He used that same left hook to knockout [Vic] Darchinyan, Sidorenko, [Hector] Marquez and [Fernando] Montiel,” Roach said.

Roach said Donaire needs to develop a variety of punches because if he is matched against a thinking boxer who has a good trainer and cornerman, the vaunted left hook could be easily neutralized.

Asked about Donaire’s chances if moves up to the featherweight division and fights the big names, Roach said “He does not stand a chance against [Yuriorkis] Gamboa. That Cuban will kill him.”

Mercita Gesta?
“There’s just too much hype about the boy. He does not have the power and there’s a lot of improvement to be done on his fighting style,” Roach said.

Roach said Gesta floats when he throws his punches thus greatly reducing whatever power he has, an observation which was seconded by physical conditioner Alex Ariza, who overheard our discussion about the US-based Filipino lightwelterweight prospect.

“I don’t know how they could come up with a story about Gesta “holding his own” in a sparring against Amir Khan at the [Wild Card] Gym. He was badly punished in that sparring,” Roach said.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php...lippine-boxers

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