Comments Thread For: Roach is Concerned: Pacquiao Looks Tired, Sluggish in Sparring

[copernico]

I will buy the PPV

All those drugs and alcohol are catching up to this dirty doper lying politician! Hope vargas puts him to sleep and sends him back to filisheno land!

Common man, how old was pacman back then? Like 12 years old?

I think this one would be the most exciting fight involving pacquiao since Marquez KO, mark my words

[JASON SHAW]

common man, how old was pacman back then? Like 12 years old?

I think this one would be the most exciting fight involving pacquiao since marquez ko, mark my words

hahahahah this will be the most exciting fight since manny vs brandon rios lmfaoooooooo

[copernico]

rios de punching bag

hahahahah this will be the most exciting fight since manny vs brandon rios lmfaoooooooo

Lol, Vargas beats Rios with one arm.TBH any WW beats Rios besides Mike Alvarado or Victor Ortiz. Even Paulie M. will defeat that stone's feet Rios.

[New England]

why would roach announce this? He is undermining his fighter, perhaps Manny is 40! He is not going to train with the sam gusto that he did at 26. He could be blowing smoke, but Freddie has a habit of taking shots at Manny, somethings should stay in camp, I wonder if Manny reads some of these articles that Freddie is responsible for. I am not a huge fan of Manny, but the premise of this article is absolutely ridiculous, and unfair to the fighter

to sell a mismatch. they've done it in the past. trainers these days, especially for the very top flight fighters who are essentially paid by the ppv buys, have to function in part as promotors. freddie has been doing this for a while. they used to sell "distractions" on 24/7, if you recall. this is no different. it's just a storyline to sell a fight. if roach was genuinely concerned about pacquiao he would hush up about it. he's not going to put his prized pupil and life's work under the wheel of a bus.

[baya]

i'll take his word for it.

... but that footage of him on the heavy bag a couple days ago showed paq looking like a beast.

[GGG Gloveking]

Some days are like that when you're damn near 40. Im 38, I know. Some days I feel 25 and some days I feel 55. For Pac's sake and for the fans sake that want to see a good fight, I hope fight night is a "feel 25" day

[Reloaded]

i'll take his word for it.

... but that footage of him on the heavy bag a couple days ago showed paq looking like a beast.

its a built in excuse is that why you will take it .

Old fighter near the end ,,,, Freddie is doing the right thing Manny doesnt need to be grinding into the ground he needs to be fresh and sharp , at Mannys stage of the game training is more about recovery than work .

[Xi_]

He won't need to be sharp against weak opposition like this....Freddie should know because he and Pacquiao have a history of picking this type of opponents. Doesn't really matter cause he already got his legacy.

[WesternChamp]

This is Roach being Roach. Selling the fight as the trainer. It's their way to sell, as you said (as well as I picked up on), they have used the same concepts for previous fights.

how exactly is saying pac doesnt loook good gonna help sell the fight? lol.

shouldnt he be saying shit like pac looks amazing, super craxy fast. the best he's ever been. im 100% sure this pac will blast floyd off, etc?

how is saying manny looks bad gonna help sell anything? in fact, it'll turn more people away beccause who wants to spend money to see some looks bad? lol

[WesternChamp]

Roach has always been a great matchmaker and a good promoter for Pac. He obviously has his promoter hat on in this interview, trying to make the readers believe Vargas has a chance because Pac looks sluggish

not sure how this is gonna help boost up the sale? its not like vargas has a strong following. pac is the one that is gonna be selling this fight here. his fans are the one that will be buying it. if he doesnt look good, who wants to watch it? its not like manny is the bad guy here and vargas is suppose to come in and save the day.