Freddie Roach: record, next fight and profile →
CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- Al Bernstein stood in front of a thousand fans as he accepted his commemorative ring, and then took the podium at the 23rd International Boxing Hall of Fame's induction ceremony on Sunday. Behind him sat a "who's who" of boxing legends.
Manny Pacquiao wants another shot at Timothy Bradley, and next time he doesn't plan to give the him a chance to win over any judges. Pacquiao, considered by many the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, had won 15 straight fights dating back to 2005.
Freddie Roach continued to exude confidence just before Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley weighed in Friday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “Well, he’s a young guy, coming up,” Roach told HBO’s Max Kellerman regarding Bradley. “He’s in his prime right now. He’s undefeated and he’s a little bit resilient. But believe me, this is not the end of Manny Pacquiao — guaranteed.”
When Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title against American Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas on Saturday, he will come under much closer scrutiny than usual as he attempts to prove he is still at the height of his powers.
Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach smiled as Timothy Bradley held up a gigantic, fake ticket Wednesday for a rematch Bradley predicts will need to be scheduled for Nov. 10 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Trainers Freddie Roach and Joel Diaz sat down with the media to discuss this Saturday's welterweight showdown between WBO champion Manny Pacquiao, handled by Roach, and undefeated Timothy Bradley, who trains under Diaz. Former champion and HBO expert analyst Roy Jones Jr. was present to discuss the fight as well. Photos by Stacey Verbeek.
Las Vegas, Nevada --- "ROACH BACK IN CHARGE" --- Trainer Freddie Roach ties the gloves of WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. during training for his upcoming WBC World Middleweight Championship against top middleweight contender Andy Lee of Limerick, Ireland, Saturday,June 16 at the Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso,Texas. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Zanfer Promotions, DiBella Entertainment, At&T and Tecate, this championship card will be televised live on HBO Championship Boxing. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.
Despite some of the comments that were made on last weekend's episode of 24/7, trainer Freddie Roach has confirmed that strength and conditioning Alex Ariza will indeed work the corner of Manny Pacquiao this Saturday night at the MGM Grand, when the Filipino superstar defends his WBO welterweight title against undefeated Timothy Bradley.
Trainer Freddie Roach plans to be realistic with WBO junior welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, who defends his belt against undefeated Timothy Bradley this coming Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In his last fight, a trilogy bout with Juan Manuel Marquez last November, Pacquiao struggled to a twelve round majority decision win.
Renowned trainer Freddie Roach has delivered some memorable sound bites during the last two installments of HBO’s 24/7 Pacquiao-Bradley series, taking direct aim at strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza. Ariza was brought into Manny Pacquiao’s camp on a hands-on basis following his March 2008 split-decision victory over Juan Manuel Marquez and while his methods have seemed to work wonders, so too have his antics apparently worn thin on Roach. During last Saturday’s 24/7, Roach insisted that he won’t be including Ariza as part of Pacquiao’s corner when he sets foot inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to defend his belt against Timothy Bradley in another high-profile affair.