Freddie Roach: "I want Amir to stay at 140 and beat Rios just for me"

[PACsmash]

I know some people are gonna be pissed at me for this but I feel that once Roach opens his mouth and talks ****, (thinking hes off limits because of his disease) hes fair game.

Yea it was roach who dissed gracia first? Or did roach dissed rios and Marg first also?? As a trainer roach is suppose to give his opinion about other fighters when he is asked about them. Sometimes roach will praise that fighter and other times roach will exposed the flaws that fighter have, it's his job he is a trainer. Roach doesn't go talking about someone's personal life or health problems as a diss like some people do but yea I guess you're right roach is fair game???............

[-Lowkey-]

The irony is if I was to predict two fighters in boxing that are most likely to develop Parkinson’s once they retire it would be Rios and Margarito who are both walking heavy bags.

[Derranged]

If Khan wins, expect lots of crying from the usual suspects.

[TRAV1$]

Khan schools him.

[Da Boxer]

I dont like either but I tell you! I really dislike Rios! I cant wait to see him KTFO!

Ill love to see Khan beat on his head and outbox him. Make him look like the clown he is!

[D4thincarnation]

Rios should fight Ortiz next year, that will be the grudge match and their styles match up well.

Khan will just give Bam Bam a boxing lesson.


Khan has bigger fish to fry at 147lbs, Roach should not hold Khan back just to satisfy his personal vendetta.

And Marg was not making fun on Roach's parkinson's he was saying Pacquiao is scared

[Shogunofharlem1]

Yea it was roach who dissed gracia first? Or did roach dissed rios and Marg first also?? As a trainer roach is suppose to give his opinion about other fighters when he is asked about them. Sometimes roach will praise that fighter and other times roach will exposed the flaws that fighter have, it's his job he is a trainer. Roach doesn't go talking about someone's personal life or health problems as a diss like some people do but yea I guess you're right roach is fair game???............

Lets not pretend Roach is a normal trainer. "Floyds a coward" "Martinez is a no talent fighter who got knocked out by Margarito". Lets be real he talks a lot for a trainer. I admit Rios went overboard with the impression(it was in poor taste) but I also feel roach should be open for smack talk since he does it so much. Also i believe that incident started when Roach accused margarito of lying about the wraps and garcia as a poor coach for making a joke, then Margarito called manny a coward with rios doing the impression, followed by roach walking around with medieval gauntlets in an attempt to mock margarito. Hes a lite floyd mayweather senior when it comes to trash talk

[THe TRiNiTY]

Very interesting read overall. I will say that along with some of you, the Rios-Khan fight isn't the worst idea ever. It's a pretty decent fight and there is quality back-story to keep both sides talking/selling the fight.

I think a great three fight game-plan for Khan would be (assuming he beats Peterson, of course) that he takes on Rios at 140, Bradley at 140 and then moves up and possibly faces Guerrero at 147. All great fights with enough bad blood to really set Khan in the right direction. Now, he isn't guaranteed a win in any of his fights (including that fight with Peterson), I still wouldn't mind seeing those three fights even with him losing in one of those bouts.

[Puya]

If Amir does that I will start to like him because it will not only be for Roach it will be for me too. I hate that prick.

I can imagine Roach all shaky doing to Rios something like this below:

[PACsmash]

Lets not pretend Roach is a normal trainer. "Floyds a coward" "Martinez is a no talent fighter who got knocked out by Margarito". Lets be real he talks a lot for a trainer. I admit Rios went overboard with the impression(it was in poor taste) but I also feel roach should be open for smack talk since he does it so much. Also i believe that incident started when Roach accused margarito of lying about the wraps and garcia as a poor coach for making a joke, then Margarito called manny a coward with rios doing the impression, followed by roach walking around with medieval gauntlets in an attempt to mock margarito. Hes a lite floyd mayweather senior when it comes to trash talk

Read what i said, those comments are not personal attacks like attacking someones health. Roach is simply exposing the flaws that the fighter have just like any other trainer would say if asked about other fighters especially fighters that their fighter is suppose to fight or is going too. What roach says is nothing close to other trainer which im not even gonna mention because this aint even about them. Theres nothing wrong with a lil trash talk but come on if u cant handle the heat and start attacking someones health then dont even open your mouth. I bet u would feel different if a family member of yours is suffering from the same illness roach is. This is boxing so keep it boxing related, if u wanna talk ***** talk ***** about his fighters and what not or how bad of a trainer he is, etc.