Comments Thread For: Video: Roach Discusses Strategy for Beating Mayweather

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Los Angeles - Michael Mardones caught up with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who was present for the kickoff press conference to announce the mega-fight between welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. The much-anticipated mega-fight will take place Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Top Rank Inc., the pay-per-view telecast will be co-produced and co-distributed by SHOWTIME PPV® and HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/ 6:00 p.m. PT. [Click Here To Read More]

[MindBat]

That's good. Freddie's sounding quite confident of pulling off the game plan.

It'll be interesting to watch how it plays out.

[Rath]

Floyd is already a beaten man.

This is the first time in his life as an "A Side" that he did not get all his demands.

First time in his life as an "A Side" that he was not able to trash talk his opponent.

First time in his life as an "A Side" that he was not able to do what he want to do and say what he want to say on the presser.

First time in his life as an "A Side" that his opponent is not intimidated by him.

All of his opponents are already a beaten man even before the weigh-in this time he is in that position, already a beaten man.

[torosboxing75]

I don't thin Manny can KO Floyd. I do think he has a good chance of scoring a KD and winning by UD.

[MindBat]

Floyd is already a beaten man.

This is the first time in his life as an "A Side" that he did not get all his demands.

First time in his life as an "A Side" that he was not able to trash talk his opponent.

First time in his life as an "A Side" that he was not able to do what he want to do and say what he want to say on the presser.

First time in his life as an "A Side" that his opponent is not intimidated by him.

All of his opponents are already a beaten man even before the weigh-in this time he is in that position, already a beaten man.

Is that why Manny chose to postpone the same random drug testing he's taking now?

Waited years and sued over something he will be partaking of anyway?

What kind of sense does that make?

Sounds more liKe Manny gave in to all the demands he supposedly didn't agree with at first.

[Dafoo]

If Manny loses this fight, Freddie Roach will have mud on his face with all this talk about a 5 year game plan and how Manny is executing it brilliantly in training. I hope his game plan includes at least 3 adjustment strategies, cause love or hate Floyd, that's what it's going to take (at a minimum) to beat him.

[Robbie Barrett]

"He's been knocked down a couple of times by a couple of southpaws." No he hasn't.

[Rath]

Is that why Manny chose to postpone the same random drug testing he's taking now?

Waited years and sued over something he will be partaking of anyway?

What kind of sense does that make?

Sounds more liKe Manny gave in to all the demands he supposedly didn't agree with at first.

Pac already earned a lot from that lawsuit plus he did not have to leave arum plus from 40 million offer doubled to 80 million all that with two losses. yeah Floyd gets all his demands

Floyd is really a smart bidnizman

[Rath]

"He's been knocked down a couple of times by a couple of southpaws." No he hasn't.

You don't believe Roach now? that's strange

[The Big Dunn]

Pac already earned a lot from that lawsuit plus he did not have to leave arum plus from 40 million offer doubled to 80 million all that with two losses. yeah Floyd gets all his demands

Floyd is really a smart bidnizman

You skewed this considerably.

The fight got held up 5 years ago because Manny walked away because he didn't want to do full testing. He is now doing full testing, but his cut is 10% less than it would've been then-which, based on projected totals, is around $20-25 mil.

That's a lot to give up.