It seems that Roach could benefit from...

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  1. Reppin501

    Reppin501 The People's Champ Full Member

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    bringing in someone to help his stable of fighters improve defensively. The common thread between most of his fighters is that they have little to no defensive prowess. Manny (is so/so defensively, he's better than some want to act like he is, but still not very good), Khan (is a little below average, but with his skillset and athletic ability there's no reason for him to get hit as much as he does, and he hasn't improved defensively since joining Roach), Linares (obviously great talent offensively, has plenty of tools, but defensively sucks), JCC Jr has little to no real defensive ability either. It's no disrespect to Freddie he's a great trainer and has had a lot of success, as have his fighters, but with their respective offensive and physical gifts, the entire stable could benefit from incorporating sound defensive principles into their game.
     
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  2. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    Roach is having a terrible ****ing stretch of Late. To recap:

    Linares gets ****ed up (twice)
    Pacquiao gets whooped by Marquez
    Khan gets smacked around by Peterson

    Not a good run for old Freddie of late.
     
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  3. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    James Toney as Teacher?
     
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  4. Vagabund_vD

    Vagabund_vD Member Full Member

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    Not a bad idea :) Just make sure he's not hiring him as nutritionist.
     
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  5. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That could help, but Toney's mouth.....
     
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  6. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    better to hire a translator instead.
     
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  7. Caelum

    Caelum Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Man you have in your avatar would make a great teacher. Especially since he would be able to teach a broad base his defensive style since its more of a traditional style instead of Toney's.
     
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  8. Atlanta

    Atlanta Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't think anyone could understand a conversation between Pacquiao, Toney, and Roach.
     
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  9. Vagabund_vD

    Vagabund_vD Member Full Member

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    Ahh damn, I was considering to look up the spelling but went ahead and posted anyway. Fixed now.
     
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  10. Zopilote

    Zopilote Dinamita Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  11. Prince.

    Prince. 24/7 365 Full Member

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    I would approach Roy Jones to give me some pointers if I was a Amir Khan.
     
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  12. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    :rofl
     
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  13. megavolt

    megavolt Constantly Shadowboxing Full Member

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    Not to sound ****ed up but is he becoming past prime as a trainer? I don't know how parkinsons accelerates with age
     
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  14. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree.
     
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  15. gobblock

    gobblock Boxing Addict banned

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    Before we know it, Roach is going to have his fighters drinking some water, baby before throwing in the towel prematurely. Buddy can't keep the curse to himself forever.
     
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