Roach starts homework: KO in nine

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  1. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Freddie Roach didn’t waste his time laying out his plan for the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight on May 2 in Las Vegas.

    “Knockout,” he told The STAR which caught today’s hottest trainer by phone yesterday noon (Friday evening in Los Angeles).

    “We’ll open up training camp on March 1. We’ll get ready, be in shape and take care of this guy,” said Roach.

    And probably fight Antonio Margarito later on.

    Roach still hasn’t talked to Pacquiao despite persistent attempts on his part. Over the last two weeks he’s been trying.

    “Manny hasn’t talked to me yet. I wanted him to know I’m on his side, not like some crooks,” he said without elaborating.

    The Pacquiao-Hatton fight, which could be the biggest this year, almost didn’t push through due to disputes on the purse.

    Now there’s a deal, and Pacquiao stands to earn as much as $20 million or close to a billion pesos. Hatton will get just a little less.

    “Manny had a problem with one thing in the deal but we worked it out,” Bob Arum told ESPN.com. “I massaged something in the deal, which I’m not going to tell you about, but it didn’t cost me anything. We got it done.”

    “Nine is my favorite number,” he said, hinting of a stoppage inside nine rounds.

    “Hatton is made for Manny. He’s a tough guy who comes forward. He’s a game guy looking to mug you. That’s the perfect style for Manny,” Roach told The Sweet Science.

    “You don’t have to chase Hatton. You don’t have to look for Ricky. You know where he’s going to be. He’s right there in front of you, which is what Manny likes. He likes a guy who wants to try and make it a fight.’’

    That’s half the job done for Roach.
     
    Realspitts, Jan 24, 2009
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  2. GazOC

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    Well Roach has spoken, lets all pack up and go home.

    The two gobshite trainers are going to be in the news more than the fighters for this fight.
     
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  3. Kush

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    Rickys in for the worst beating of his life. God bless him
     
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  4. GazOC

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    yep, and I'm sure he'll just stand there taking it like Diaz did....
     
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  5. TFFP

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    Roach is absolutely correct. This is going exactly how he predicted the Hoya fight.

    Hatton is going to get a sustained beating.
     
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  6. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I really can't believe Roach is picking Pac for this fight. I'm gutted and its really making me question my own opinion on the outcome.
     
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  7. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    If your opinion is Hatton is going to win you should be questioning it long and hard.
     
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  8. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    On what basis? A great career up to 130 and then Diaz and Oscar? Nah, there are plenty of question marks on both sides about this fight, probably moreso on Pacs.
     
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  9. TRUEBELIEVER 66

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    Paq UD... Hatton will give a better fight than most people think..
     
    TRUEBELIEVER 66, Jan 24, 2009
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  10. Hermit

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    You're forgetting Hatton's training technique of carrying 60 pounds of extra weight with him 24/7. Works the muscles, especially the heart, and when he gets rid of it he has faster reflexes. :lol:
     
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  11. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    what roach said about hatton coming forward and being there for pacman to hit all night long is the exact way i see this fight going i feel sorry for ricky
     
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  12. Hermit

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    Nah. Mayweather is going to turn him into, well, Mayweather. Seriously, though, will this be the same Ricky? How much of this fight is between Roach and Mayweather?
     
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  13. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  14. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    seriously?

    please enlighten us.
     
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  15. SouthpawSlayer

    SouthpawSlayer Im coming for you Full Member

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    shame i was never good at mastering that training technique
     
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