By Yuri Tarantin

Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is currently in Russia, where the veteran coach is going to work the corner of Ruslan Provodnikov on November 28th when he faces Mexican veteran Jose Luis Castillo.

Roach is a few days removed from Pacquiao's battering of Chris Algieri in Macau, China.

The coach wants the Filipino star to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a mega-fight next year. But if Mayweather rejects the advances of Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, then Roach would like Pacquiao to face WBC/WBA champion Garcia (29-0, 17KOs) at 140-pounds of a possible catch-weight of 144-pounds.

"I think that the first opponent at junior welterweight for Manny should be Danny Garcia. I have no information about this [actually happening], but this is my opinion," Roach said. 

After the fight with Algieri, Roach explained to BoxingScene.com why he believes Garcia is the perfect choice for his boxer.

"I think he's an exciting fighter, he's a puncher, he will go for the knockout. He will swing as hard as he can. He's a little bit wild. If you box him the smart way I think he's beatable, but if you stand and trade with him he's very dangerous. It's a good fight, it's a good fight for the fans I feel," Roach said.

Yuri Tarantin covers boxing for Allboxing.ru