Should Pacquiao Hire a New Trainer?

[Left Hook Tua]

lol not gonna happen Chow.

prepare yourself.

marg tko11.

[frosty-g]

bad idea to get a new trainer for him. pacquiao has certain qualities in abundance and heavily lacks others. roach has managed to bring out the best of his qualities and build up a style around that.
it would be a lot like when hatton changed trainers- a waste of time trying to teach an old dog new tricks and move him away from the established style when he was pretty good at that.
occasionally a fighter can develop in this way, a la barrera but that was a longer process and i think barrera is a whole lot more intelligent than pacquiao, he was a law student for example.

[ny123]

prepare yourself.

marg tko11.

All jokes aside what do you think of Norman Stone being brought in for Pac right now? Roach obviously has taken Pac as far as he could.

[Left Hook Tua]

All jokes aside what do you think of Norman Stone being brought in for Pac right now? Roach obviously has taken Pac as far as he could.

forget norman stone.

pac can afford the best.


capetillo.

[extracurRICular]

After witnessing Pacquiao fight Marquez for the third time, it was very noticeable that Pac's style had changed since the last two fights. Pac played the role of a more refined boxer, but lacked the explosiveness he once had. Even with all the experience Pac has with Roach, I think a new trainer might do him good.....

In my oppinion, Ann Wolfe would be the perfect trainer for Pac to switch to right now. Why? She is one of the best trainers for pressure fighters and teaches all the fundamentals. If her and Pac hooked up, they would be unstoppable. No more of this new boxer/puncher Pacquioao, he needs to be the pressure fighter he once was...

[BoxingGenius27]

Norman Stone would be my choice.

The trainer is more exciting than the fighter.

[The Guillotine]

if you want to be a f@ggot without adding any insight, go ahead and be one....

[sunnydee]

Hell NO! What kind of question is that? ??

[-Huey-]

That's crazy talk. That explosiveness comes from within and Pac at this point in his life & career with politics and all that stuff, he likely just isn't the same. Plus more importantly, he knows he can't pull that stuff against JMM. He goes wild and does something ******, good chance pac gets knocked down off a perfect counter shot.

People need to just accept the fact that JMM knows how to fight Pacquiao. After 36 rounds, there is no real conclusive winner. JMM is Ali's Ken Norton. No trainer is going to change that at this point of Pacquiao's career. He's 32 years old and at the tail end of his boxing career (only a few fights left till retirement).

I agree with you, but Pac is still young at 32. He can easily fight for another 3 to 4 years and be good. Hell, JMM is 38 and just beat Pacquiao's ass in the eyes of many!

[Left Hook Tua]

I agree with you, but Pac is still young at 32. He can easily fight for another 3 to 4 years and be good. Hell, JMM is 38 and just beat Pacquiao's ass in the eyes of many!

he'll be 33 next month.

an old 33.

the guy has about 60 fights. some tough fights too.

he'll be good for another year or two. even solid for much longer.

but he's on the downside and changing trainers ain't gonna help.