Freedie Roach's P4P Top 10

I agree Kosaros to leave out Williams is really poor. Andre Ward hasn't even done anything near getting in the top 20 let alone top 10.

It has to be a wind up as Losfer Words said because i remember the Valero comment and i don't see Freddie as type to backtrack..Freddie does like a joke so i hope he just pulling a few legs with this one.

 

Freddy is basing his list on potential. Amir? 10? Not a sniffle.

 

He is probably planning to set up some of his own fighters with these guys so in the future he can claim he rated them by showing this list lol

 

This is the full article for any lads interested.

Boxing trainer Freddie Roach has already established himself as THE boxing trainer of his generation. Sandwiched between Virgil Hill and Manny Pacquiao have been over 33 world champions trained by Freddie. His latest protégé, Amir Khan, was recently crowned the WBA light welterweight champion of the world. Why Freddie Roach has not been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY, is one of the great mysteries of boxing.

Freddie may be clairvoyant
as he has successfully predicted the winner and outcome of every important fight in the last two years. We’ll test Freddie with his analysis of seven important fights due this year. As a bonus, Freddie provides us his list of top ten “pound for pound” fighters. Look for this list at the end of this article.

David T. – Freddie let’s take a look at the super middleweight elimination bouts sponsored by Showtime. Start with Carl Froch vs. Andre Dirrell.

Freddie Roach – You would give me the tough one first. Froch is a strong puncher with a solid chin. Dirrell is a southpaw with great boxing skills. Prediction: Froch in a very, very, close fight.

DT- Mikkel Kessler vs. Andre Ward

FR- Kessler by decision. Ward has boxing skills but not enough power to present a problem for Kessler.

DT – King Arthur Abraham vs. Jermaine Taylor

FR – Middle round Kayo by Abraham.

DT – Amir Khan vs. Dmitriy Salita

FR – Khan with an easy victory by Kayo. I am constantly being asked if Amir Khan is the next pound for pound champ. My answer is maybe in six years. Amir will be sparring with Manny during training camp. He has a great future in this sport if he stays focused. I am pushing hard for this fight to be on the undercard of the Pacquiao/ Cotto fight. Fight fans deserve better undercards on the pay for view fights.

DT – Kermit Cintron vs. Shane Mosley

FR – Cintron has struggled a bit lately and Shane is full of confidence after his impressive win over Antonio Margarito. Shane should win this one by a knockout.

DT – Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez

FR – Great fight. I’m just worried about Marquez going up so much in weight, the fight is at 147 lbs. At 135 Marquez was behind in the 6th round of the Diaz fight. He eventually won but now he is moving up two divisions from that weight. It’s going to be difficult for him to do but if anyone is capable it is Marquez because he is a very clever, clever fighter. Marquez is basically a counter puncher but has been more aggressive in recent fights. I’m not quite sure that his style will beat Mayweather. I’m taking Mayweather by a decision.

DT – Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto

FR – I am aware that many fight fans believe that Manny will beat Cotto the same way he handled Ricky Hatton. I am sure that Manny will win but I need to study more video of Cotto. Of course I have seen the Margarito fight and the Clottey fight but I need to see the fights where he was at his best. This is the only way that I can study his strengths as well as his weaknesses. In a couple of weeks I will be able to tell Manny how to beat Cotto and he will work on this strategy in the gym.

DT – With the many, many, weight divisions and the 100’s of sanctioning associations, many fans look to the “Pound for Pound” list for the top fighters. Fans would love to read the Freddie Roach list of top 10 fighters.

FR – Keep the tape running because I might have to make some changes as we go along:

1.Manny Pacquiao – Who else? I have been preaching this for the last three years.

2.Floyd Mayweather Jr. – He gave us the title but he should be the second best. The Marquez fight will dictate whether he stays there or not.

3.Juan Manuel Marquez – What can I say? One tough hombre and will hold his own against Mayweather.

4.Edwin Valerio – Some will question this pick but he has something like 25 victories by Kayo without a loss.

5.Shane Mosley – His big victory over Margarito moves him up the list.

6.Arthur Abraham – A really tough puncher with quick hands and a concrete chin.

7.Mikkel Kessler – Only loss to former pound for pound champ, Joe Calzaghe. He should wind up fighting Abraham for the Super Middleweight title.

8.Andre Ward – Great boxing skills and looked very impressive against Edison Miranda.

9.Israel Vasquez – You got to love his heart. Truly a champion as he proved in his fights against Marquez.

10. Amir Khan – I know that some will question Amir on the top ten list. Trust me, he is the real deal!

 

Dont think Frank Warren will be happy at his cash cow being on an undercard lol. Although its another good reason to charge PPV (if we get the Cotto Pac fight too)

 

It might not make Frank much money on the night, but it will be an investment if Khan can put on a show, and build his fan base in the U.S.

This could set up Khan for bigger fights in the U.S as a main event.

 

It's more '10 fighters that he rates and wants to big up', as opposed to a painstakingly thought out appraisal as to who he thinks are the 10 top P4P fighters right now.

Think his predictions are right though.

 

amir khan at 10 is a disgrace because he has beat ***an, a grandad barrera and kotelnik that is a disgrace

andre ward is gonna be up there this timenext year, the man is pure class

 

Its amazing that people forget that Freddie Roach trained fighters have lost several times as well. I am making a prediction now that I am picking Cotto to stop Pacman. The Cotto that beat Shane Mosley will win this fight. I have noticed that Pacman has not been hit properly since he went up to Lightweight. His time is coming.

 

Hatton caught him once. You are correct that he is yet to take some from 135 up. It's an interesting fight and it will be interesting to see how it pans out- I think people are a bit too keen to write Cotto off as well:good.

 

I too am very surprised at the boxing world's general dismissal of Cotto in this fight. To me, he's the favourite in this one. I'm picking Cotto by KO.

Take nothing away from Pacquiao, he is an awesome fighter but he's never fought anyone as big or as strong as Cotto who's going to be as tenacious as hell. He won't steam in face first like Hatton, he won't be as slow as Diaz and he certainly won't be drained and faded as De La Hoya.

To me, this is the step too far for Manny. If he does pull it off then he gets major props from me (he already has them, but if he wins this then that'll be amazing). I think a lot of people, including Team Pac, are getting slightly carried away a little with Manny's recent successes - as fantastic as they were - and are starting to believe he is invincible and are somewhat overlooking Cotto.
Seriously, if Pac gets the win then all respect to him, but he's fighting a very live, young, hungry beast in Miguel Cotto and I personally feel he's bitten off more than he can chew. To me this is 70/30 in Cotto's favour, and if Pacquiao scores a legitimate win, then it will be his most impressive victory by far.

 

khan, what a lot of absolute pish.