Roach thumbs down march fight for pacquiao

[OaktownGhost]

I wouldn't want my favorite fighter loosing because he wasn't 100%, so I don't mind the delay, aslong as there is good fights lined up for next year.

[jrv1932]

hahahaha...its a certain duck man!

Roach keep your mouth shut next time.

March was the date a few days ago...it was all good just a week ago!



naw....ARUM is over there, hopefully he can get Pac to sign.

Lol manny is ducking arum now. No for real though we all just need to see how arums trip plays out but roach is a joke man. March was just fine when it was yuri foreman.

[vercingetorix3]

Floyd should then agree to a later date, but only if he gets a bigger slice of the pie (assuming it's 50/50, then it becomes 52/48).

[fabie]

I agree with ROACH. I don't know why they are rushing this whereas they can do a mega promotion wherein both fighters are in their best shape to fight. Pacquiao have other commitments while healing up.

Mayweather had to postpone his fight against Marquez due to a rib injury right?

So I don't think that pushing for a later date equates to "ducking"...it is a matter of getting both sides to agree and March IS too soon with the holidays, commitments and all.

[madsweeney]

ehhh......that's what the 8 weeks training camp is for.

even if they delay it a few months , you swear like he'd be busy studying up for the fight.

he'll be doing his ****** singing and political stuff.

LOL your right about the singing/pol crap but Roach did say they wanted a 10 week camp for Floyd that means he'd have to start end of this month. That barely over a month of recovery from his last fight. I'm not saying the right thing to do is delay the fight, I just can understand the argument that it might be a little soon.

[Left Hook Tua]

LOL your right about the singing/pol crap but Roach did say they wanted a 10 week camp for Floyd that means he'd have to start end of this month. That barely over a month of recovery from his last fight. I'm not saying the right thing to do is delay the fight, I just can understand the argument that it might be a little soon.

it's still doable.

i don't even think 10 is needed but if it is it is still doable.

spend the holidays with his family and start camp a week after new years.

[FLY TY]

the fight will happen. pacquiao doesn't duck anyone.

what this is a mess because of ****** , dumbass pacquiao running for congress.

here's my theory:

1. march is okay for pacquiao , however , roach would prefer to delay it further to give mayweather a longer layoff.

2. may for roach is perfect (8 month layoff for floyd only 6 for pac) but the ****** congress thing will mess with pacquiao's training. imagine how many distractions he had for cotto without running for congress.

3. september is too late. yes no election distractions but mayweather would have taken a tuneup and that screws roach's plan of fighting a floyd with a long layoff.



in the end roach will go with march. it's not what he wants but pacquiao's ****** political stuff messed with his plans.

you are thinking waaaaayyyy too much about this "layoff" ****....

the best fighter will win this fight period. you talk as if mayweather is hatton, and blows up and gets fat and outta shape in between fights.....both guys are professional, and stay in shape. the same guy will win, whether the fight happens in march, may, or september.

[cortdawg25]

ROACH THUMBS DOWN MARCH FIGHT FOR PACQUIAO
GMA News, December 3, 2009 20:44:18
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Freddie Roach is definitely thrilled with a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. showdown.

But he’s definitely not hot on a possible March 13 face-off between two of boxing’s most popular fighters today.

Roach readily thumbed down the proposed March gig being dangled by Top Rank Promotions’ big boss Bob Arum following a series of negotiations he had with Golden Boy Promotions’ CEO Richard Schaefer, representing Mayweather.

"March 13 is too fast a turnaround," said Roach from Europe, where he is currently preparing reigning World Boxing Association (WBA) light-welterweight champion Amir Khan for his Dec. 5 title defense against Dmitriy Salita.

The unbeaten Mayweather had already agreed to the fight contract, which Arum hopes Pacquiao would also approve.

As of posting time, Arum has been waiting for Pacquiao for hours at the New World Renaissance Hotel in Makati to discuss about the fight. The Filipino boxing icon was busy completing the final scenes of his action picture Wapakman to be shown on Dec. 25.

Other than Mayweather, who boasts of a 40-0 ring record, with 25 KOs, Roach is also concern about Pacquiao’s physical health, having gone 12 rounds of war with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto just four weeks ago for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title.

Although the Filipino boxing pride scored a late stoppage against the 29-year old Cotto, Pacquiao emerged out of it bearing bruises on both eyes and an injured right ear.

"Manny has a broken (right) eardrum," Roach said. "So I’d like to have more time."

Arum agreed to book Pacquiao’s mega-bout with Mayweather on March 13 as the seven-time world champion is set to seek public office in the province of Saranggani in the May 10 national elections.

But Roach said the proximity of the fight and the date of election is too close for comfort that he’s not discounting distraction in training camp to come along the way.

For the three-time Trainer of the Year, it would be better if Arum and Schaefer, would be able to put off the fight at a later date, preferably shortly after the elections.

"I’d say he (Pacquiao) rest for a while, enjoy the holidays, run for elections, and Congressman Manny Pacquiao will kick Mayweather’s ***," said Roach.

Stressing the 32-year old Mayweather is a different kind of animal, Roach added Pacquaio should come in for the bout in his best possible shape.

"I hope the fight happens, yes, but I want us to be in the best possible shape," he said.

"We need time to get ready for that (fight). We have to come out with a real different style. It’s a whole different ballgame." – GMANews.TV



... r-pacquiao

this is hilarious though...when talking trash goes wrong...lmao!!! the joke Coach roach need to keep that trap quiet!

[Left Hook Tua]

you are thinking waaaaayyyy too much about this "layoff" ****....

the best fighter will win this fight period. you talk as if mayweather is hatton, and blows up and gets fat and outta shape in between fights.....both guys are professional, and stay in shape. the same guy will win, whether the fight happens in march, may, or september.

hey smart guy , read the post again.

i'm telling you what i think roach wants or what he's thinking.

it's just how i view what roach is thinking right or wrong.

whether it matters or not is not the point. i personally don't think it matters.

[Manny_P]

Pacquiao vs Mayweather will happen in November. You heard it here first.