Freddie Roach sure has lived some life, and he’s overcome some tremendous odds in doing so. Known today of course as one of the great boxing trainers, Roach, who has worked with around 40 world champions, was a genuinely tough ring warrior himself.
Ahead of his fight with Yordenis Ugás next weekend, entering the ring for the first time in two years, Manny Pacquiao and his renowned coach Freddie Roach spoke to Betway Insider’s US blog:
MANNY PACQUIAO HINTS AT RETIREMENT: ‘Everything is at stake as this might be my last fight’… promises ‘spectacular performance’
“I feel great.
You may have enjoyed watching Manny Pacquiao’s open workout yesterday. If you are a Manny fan (and who isn’t?), you may be even more optimistic about the 42-year-old’s chances in the fast-approaching fight with Errol Spence.
Most fans seem to feel the upcoming fight superstar and living legend Manny Pacquiao will have with Errol Spence will be the 42 year old great’s swansong, win or lose.
Trainer Freddie Roach states that it was Manny Pacquiao’s idea to face IBF/WBC welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. for his next fight on August 21st rather than the guy he wanted to face in Mikey Garcia.
Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) will be taking his first true combat athlete this Saturday night when he battles former UFC star Ben Askren in an eight-round boxing match in the cruiserweight division on Triller pay-per-view at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta.
Does a boxing trainer have to have fought himself in order to gain the full respect of the fighter or fighters he is coaching and, of more importance, to fully understand and appreciate what his warrior is going through when he’s battling away in the ring?
The World Boxing Council will pay tribute to superstar champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones jr, who through their wondrous careers, have written with golden letters several chapters in the history books of the WBC and boxing in general.
Just who might superstar and living legend Manny Pacquiao fight next? It’s coming up a full year since the incredible 41-year-old last dazzled us all in the ring; his July 2019 decision win over an unbeaten Keith Thurman, adding even more luster to Pac-Man’s astonishing legacy.
Star trainers Freddie Roach, Robert Garcia, and Andre Rozier join Chris Mannix in a new show on Matchroom Boxing’s YouTube channel as they view the COVID-19 pandemic and the return of the sport ‘From The Corner’.