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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Mexicans Wants Manny to Win against Oscar
It began when Mexico’s greatest fighter Julio Cesar Chavez assailed Oscar De La Hoya who had beaten him twice. Then after a dominating win in a rematch against tough Matt Vanda, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr picked it up from his father and said in a post-fight interview that his money was on Pacquiao.
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Roach Predicts a KO at Round 9!
Freddie Roach said that The Dream Match won’t go the distance.
In an interview with GMANews.TV, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer was asked to predict what round the Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya bout would end. He had an abrupt reply, in the “ninth round”.
Manny finished a five-round sparring session with light-middleweight Rashad Holloway and Roach was pleased with what he saw Thursday afternoon at his Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.
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Pacman’s Power Stops Sparmate
Manny Pacquiao again biffed his third sparring partner as he intensified his training on his showdown against an American superstar Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. His sparring partner named Marcus McDaniels, a junior middleweight fell back against the ropes and dropped his hands, prompting the Filipino ring hero to stop the onslaught and Manny had asked him if he’s OK. It was the same gesture recalled on how Pacquiao reacted after he sent the former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz to the canvas for good during their June 28 fight for the World Boxing Council lightweight championship.
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Is it a dangerous fight for Manny against Oscar?
Many speculations have been talking about the most anticipated boxing match of the year between the new p4p king Manny Pacquiao and the ‘Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya. Some people said it is a walk-a-way fight for Oscar because of its size and height advantage. They believed that the age difference between the two fighters isn’t really a big factor on beating the six-time world division champion. The 35-year-old De La Hoya, the undisputed box-office king usually fought at light middleweight and it will be a huge advantage for him to secure a victory against the Pacman.
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