TANGGAP ni Freddie Roach na hindi siya ang magdidikta sa coner ni Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao sa pag-sagupa ng huli kay Adrien Broner sa Las Vegas sa Enero 19.
“That would be Buboy (Fernandez),” wika ni Roach sa panayam ni Joaquin Henson na naka-post sa Philboxing.com. “Buboy did a good job with Manny in getting him ready for (Lucas) Matthysse and the result was a knockout.”
Sina Roach at Pacquiao ay muling magkakasama makaraang maghiwalay ng landas nang matalo ang Pambansang Kamao kay Jeff Horn noong 2017. Kinuha ni Pacquiao si Roach bilang consultant.
“I hadn’t talked with Manny since the (Jeff) Horn fight (in July last year), then we met up two weeks ago when he went to LA for the second stop in the press tour to promote the Broner fight. We spoke for about 15 minutes. It’s up to Manny how he wants me to be involved with the team. I’m just happy to be back. He’ll be working out at the Wild Card Gym, which is like his home,” wika ni Roach.
“I’ll be ready to do whatever Manny wants me to do. It’s not a long training period for Manny, like eight weeks in total. We’re rushing it but Manny will be fine. There’s time to prepare. It won’t be a problem.”
Naniniwala si Roach na masyadong malakas si Pacquiao para kay Broner, na sinasabing copycat ni Floyd Mayweathe, Jr.
“Manny will kill Broner,” aniya. “You can bet your house on it. Broner tries to fight like (Floyd) Mayweather but he’s nowhere near the skill level. He even uses the shoulder-roll.”
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