Comments Thread For: Freddie Roach on Tim Bradley's Taunts: Payback is a *****!

[MaskedMurderer]

Looks like that kick in the chest aint teach this idiot nothing.

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The reason Bradley said that was because that's how he wanted Manny to be, probably due to lack of confidence. Bradley is concerned with Manny power and speed and that's why he goes around and tell everyone that Manny is not the same. He wants to see him this way but this is a far from reality and he knows that deep down in his heart.

More sounds like you are talking about yourself... sounds like you are trying to convince yourself that Manny is the same and that he will fight like Manny of old but us "realistic" boxing (not just Manny) fans know he is not the same. The Pacman that fights today has no chance at beating Mayweather but the Pacman from a few years ago had a 50/50 chance because his intensity made up for the talent gap. Now the intensity is just not there anymore. Even if he fights with heart, it's sadly still not the same Manny.

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There might be some truth to what Bradley has said, we will see. Manny is 35 years old, one of the greatest boxers ever, very rich and famous, why is he still fighting?

I also think that he's become too nice since really becoming a religious nut. He preaches Jesus to everyone, and everything and I think he is missing that killer instinct.

Boxing is a brutal sport, you have to go in the ring with ZERO respect and compassion for your opponent. Outside the ring it's a different story, but you can't be a nice guy in there or it will be you face down.

I'm interested to see how Manny comes back from this loss and what this fight means to him. I think if he loses this fight, he's done. It's a rap and his career is over as an elite fighter.

Evander Holyfield was and still is very deep into religion, he used to preach all that religious and God talk all the time and he was bodying men in the ring. Andre S.O.G. (Son Of God) Ward is also a very big religious advocate and he also puts the hurt on many fighters and fights with intensity and grit. Blaming Manny's decline on his religious ties is a weak excuse for the "diehard" Manny fans. Us regular Manny and all round boxing fans know this is not the case. When I was picking Manny to beat Barrera and also to stop Morales, ppl said i was ****** and crazy. Iv'e been backing him for sooooo long but it's the obesssive diehard Pac fans that turned me off, some of you are just full of excuses and unrealistic and that doesn't sit well with me. It's the same as the Floyd fans who won't admit that he does not realistically want to fight Pacman yet. That's just not a fight he wanted before, now it's more of him sticking to his guns. He knows he will beat Manny now but if he fights him it feeds into the theory that he was ducking him when he was prime etc. It is what it is, just be men about it, admit the ****ery and move on.

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So Roach actually asked Tyson if he fought with no socks and he said no way it would be ****** to do so, but when Tim says that's why he hurt his ankles Roach thinks he's lying? LMAO....Roach, you should just stop talking before you lose ALL credibility.