Hall of Famer Coach Roach Predicts a KO Win for Manny
Freddie Roach, the four-time trainer of the year and current coach of seven-division boxing world champion Manny Pacquiao predicts a KO win for his ward when Manny will defend his world welterweight title against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey in March 13 live on HBO Pay-Per-View at Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
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Roach wants a 3rd round KO win for Manny
With only less than five weeks of preparation with the most anticipated fight of the year between the current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, Manny is looking very sharp in his preparations leading up to the fight.
Roach, who added predicting how his prized ward’s fights would end to his resume, said Pacquiao’s May 2 (May 3 in Manila) fight against Ricky Hatton would end early when asked by reporters during “The Battle of East vs. West” promotional tour in Hollywood.
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Oscar Wants a Knockout and Roach Promises One
During a conference call happened yesterday, Oscar De La Hoya talked about the need to win by knockout, claiming it would be a disaster if he didn’t. In light of those comments, Freddie Roach today had some things to say to his former student.
“Tell Oscar not to worry, the fight will end in a knockout,” Roach said through ace publicist Fred Sternburg yesterday from the Wild Card Boxing Club, the hotbed of Southern California fisticuffs.
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Roach No to Blame about Oscar’s lost to Mayweather Bout
MANILA, Philippines – If Oscar de la Hoya loses on December 6, Freddie Roach will surely don’t feel bad about getting blamed for it.
The Hall of Fame trainer said in an international media-conference call on Monday that de la Hoya blamed him for losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2007.
Roach rejected de la Hoya’s claims and said Oscar strayed from using his bread and butter, the jab.
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