Roach shot himself in the foot last night ...

kalunya5964 · May 26, 2009

Jeff M said: ↑

Ah, poor Pac-man!:|:|:|

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LOL! Pacman is a multi-millionaire now!

scatterbrain · May 26, 2009

Leprikawn7 said: ↑

It always amazes me how much anger there is for Freddie Roach! People are so pissed that Manny went up to 147 and beat the hell out of Oscar, that they now throw all these excuses out! The bottom line is Oscar.......who is a multi millionaire.... could have came in heavy and faced Pac man at a comfortable weight, but he didnt want to pay the penalty. He was arrogant enough to think he could walk all over this little man, and made a huge mistake. I have said it before, all i heard before the oscar fight was how he was going to blow manny out in one or two rounds..........now these same people act like it what happened was obvious. Floyd almost lost his ass to oscar and it was oscars stupidity that lost him that fight......not Freddies game plan!

Now these people come on here and other forums and go off on Roach for protecting his fighter! His job is to get his fighter the best fight with the best advantages...PERIOD! so dont fault him for that! Floyd does the same thing and always has....chosing the size of the ring so he can run, the size of the gloves so he doesnt get hit hard and any thing else he can get away with! NOW though Floyd might be in a negotiation with someone who has the ball in their court and he cant stand it.....

Tell me why would Freddie fight at 147 when he knows that 140 is a much better weight for Manny to make? Why would he make his fighter struggle to make these welterweights rich??? if they want to make 15 or 20 million off manny let them kiss his ass for the fight!
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:deal
deal:deal one of the best posts ever.

SmokinJoe · May 26, 2009

fitzgeraldz said: ↑

Why should he fight Mosley, Cotto, or Floyd at anything else other than 147?
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Exactly.

Ricky369 · May 26, 2009

fitzgeraldz said: ↑

He basically confirmed that DLH was in better form fighting Mayweather and the same goes for Hatton ... he was just banking on the fact that Pac stopped both of them.

He also kept talking about fighting at catchweights ... if you just beat Oscar DLH at 147, why can't you fight at 147 again against Shane Mosley or Miguel Cotto ... he's going to screw himself out of some good fights.

I can tell you like this those welterweights don't need him to make money ...

Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Paul Williams, Antonio Margarito, Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto are good to go without Pacquiao.
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Whats wrong with his comment???? Not the first time. He already talked about seeing the IV marks before the fight started. Still, Floyd is a 147 pounder and Manny a 135lbs. The point here is not if Floyd is good or not. The point is why he always duck 147lbs top fighters at their primes.

Zavy · May 26, 2009

Stovepipe said: ↑

JMM fight is a cherry pick.
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If he would have fought Manny in his first fight back would it have been cherry picking?

Zavy · May 26, 2009

Jeff M said: ↑

Ah, poor Pac-man!:|:|:|

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Tito Time · May 26, 2009

bachatu said: ↑

Although the welterweights don't need him to make money (300 dollars or 300000), they do NEED him for the type of money they want to make in a single fight; Pac offers the ability for them to make 2 fold what they would normally make in a single fight.

I agree about the catchweight BS -- if Roach is boasting about how much better his fighter dominated De La Hoya at 147lbs, then he shouldn't have any issues with his fighter continuing to fight at that weight; he even said so himself, to be considered great or the #1 guy, you have to fight the best. In Pac's case, he's already fought at 147lbs and is taking the glory from it, why not fight the best in that division too.
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Couldn't of said it any better?

kalunya5964 · May 27, 2009

Zavy said: ↑

If he would have fought Manny in his first fight back would it have been cherry picking?
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Yes, if he would insist on 147 limit as Pac is still a small lightweight fighting at 140.

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