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EVER since Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao annihilated Marco Antonio Barrera on Nov. 15, 2003 before a stunned, predominantly Mexican crowd at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, promoters and potential managers have been lining up, eager to get a piece of the action.
Outside the genuine boxing people, a new breed of hangers-on emerged from the woodwork in Los Angeles to crowd around the exciting ring gladiator, singing his praises and partaking of his generosity.
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach, who was named Trainer of the Year due mainly to what he had done to hone the skills of Pacquiao and the Filipino southpaw’s own ring exploits, soon won the admiration and respect of Pacquiao.
A former prizefighter himself, Roach had his own ideas about, who should handle Pacquiao and how they should treat the young warrior from General Santos City.
It was not long afterwards that Roach began to influence Pacquiao to junk flamboyant promoter Murad Muhammad, whose exuberant style, fancy suits and overall demeanor didn’t sit well with the simple-mannered Roach. Roach was convinced that Muhammad was taking more than his due from Paquiao and although he never said so openly, hinted that Pacquiao’s business manager Rod Nazario was either tolerating Muhammad or was in cahoots with him.
The purse of Pacquiao for the Barrera fight was the principal bone of contention with Roach and all those, who began to slowly gang up on Muhammad and Nazario claiming that Pacquiao didn’t get what he was supposed to get. [details]
Outside the genuine boxing people, a new breed of hangers-on emerged from the woodwork in Los Angeles to crowd around the exciting ring gladiator, singing his praises and partaking of his generosity.
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach, who was named Trainer of the Year due mainly to what he had done to hone the skills of Pacquiao and the Filipino southpaw’s own ring exploits, soon won the admiration and respect of Pacquiao.
A former prizefighter himself, Roach had his own ideas about, who should handle Pacquiao and how they should treat the young warrior from General Santos City.
It was not long afterwards that Roach began to influence Pacquiao to junk flamboyant promoter Murad Muhammad, whose exuberant style, fancy suits and overall demeanor didn’t sit well with the simple-mannered Roach. Roach was convinced that Muhammad was taking more than his due from Paquiao and although he never said so openly, hinted that Pacquiao’s business manager Rod Nazario was either tolerating Muhammad or was in cahoots with him.
The purse of Pacquiao for the Barrera fight was the principal bone of contention with Roach and all those, who began to slowly gang up on Muhammad and Nazario claiming that Pacquiao didn’t get what he was supposed to get. [details]