Pacquiao's Sparring Partners Get $1000 If They Knock Him Down-freddie Roach

[MR. NUTHUGGER]

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao's Sparring Partners Get $1,000 if They Knock Him Down
Posted Nov 25th 2008 4:34PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Golden Boy Promotions

As the great boxing trainer Freddie Roach gets Manny Pacquiao prepared for his fight on December 6 against Oscar De La Hoya, he has an interesting incentive for Pacquiao's sparring partners: Knock him down and get some cold, hard cash.

"I don't hire sparring partners, I hire real fighters -- contenders who can really push Manny," Roach said on HBO's 24/7 show. "Sparring in my gym is not play. ... It's pretty much a fight, the only rule is if you hurt somebody you don't finish them. ... Sparring partners have a job to do, and the thing is, if they knock Manny down, they get a $1,000 bonus."

Roach says his biggest concern heading into the fight is De La Hoya's jab, so that's what the sparring partners are working. So far, none of Pacquiao's sparring partners (including Amir Khan) have been able to collect that $1,000 bonus. But with cash on the line, you can bet they're trying.

[The_Bull]

Freddie has the same offer going when he trained Oscar. $1000???????? What the fuck?! Are these sparring partners starving?!

[ferocity]

And once they win the 1k that will be there last day in the camp of Pacquiao.

[The_Bull]

Manny will probably make some $30mil and all he could give is 0.0033333333333333335% of that?

[{}MATADOR{}]

And once they win the 1k that will be there last day in the camp of Pacquiao.

Very true. As soon as you start beating up on the boxer that you're supposed to be helping prepare for a fight. They send you packing!

[The_Bull]

Very true. As soon as you start beating up on the boxer that you're supposed to be helping prepare for a fight. They send you packing!

Just ask Victor Ortiz.

[{}MATADOR{}]

Just ask Victor Ortiz.

At this stage I think Ortiz would work DLH pretty good.

[bt16]

The_Bull, i dont see why you're complaining. if someone asked you to knock someone the **** out for an easy $1000, you're gonna complain? it doesnt matter how much the dude makes, if someone's offering you a grand for ****in **** up, that's an easy payday right there.

[i box apples]

you guys are ******.

$1k is a bonus.

if your boss gave you $1k as a bonus at work you wouldn't take it?

you guys are talking out of your ass.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

you guys are ******.

$1k is a bonus.

if your boss gave you $1k as a bonus at work you wouldn't take it?

you guys are talking out of your ass.

it was 1000 in pesos