Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach says he will tell his famous charge to retire if he loses to Jeff Horn in Sunday’s world title fight in Brisbane
Originally posted by The Guardian
Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach says he will encourage his famous charge to retire if he loses to unheralded Australian Jeff Horn in Sunday’s world title fight in Brisbane.
Roach said the 11-time world champion had hoped to raise his profile with this weekend’s WBO welterweight title bout in a bid to earn a re-match with Floyd Mayweather.
But Roach – who has trained 49 world champions – said the Filipino great would even consider walking away from the sport if he didn’t dominate the undefeated Horn.
Asked what he would do if Horn won, Roach said: "Depending on how he lost but I would probably encourage him to retire. We have to win this fight. It is a crucial fight for us."
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