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Freddie Roach suggests Manny Pacquiao could fight GGG
Posted on 6/9/20 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 6/9/20 at 12:37 pm
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The trainer says he wouldn’t advise doing it at 160, though.
The trainer says he wouldn’t advise doing it at 160, though.
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Freddie Roach has been with Manny Pacquiao for a long time now, barring one short semi-split, and the acclaimed veteran trainer says the 41-year-old fighter still has a desire to be seen as the best boxer in the world.
Roach talked with DAZN’s Chris Mannix about what could be next for Pacquiao, who holds the WBA welterweight title.
“One thing about Manny, he doesn’t wanna beat just anybody, he wants to fight the top guys,” Roach said. “Like, Mikey Garcia called him out a couple times; I think that’s a good fight for him, of course. Robert (Garcia, Mikey’s brother and trainer) called him out on one of your shows. It made me smile, because I like that fight for Manny, I think it’s a great fight.
“But the thing is, Manny might wanna go a little bit higher and fight GGG or one of those guys who’s supposed to be the best guy in the world today, because Pacquiao still desires to be the best there is.”
Mannix’s eyes lit up at Roach suggesting a fight with Gennadiy Golovkin (40-1-1, 35 KO), the 38-year-old Kazakh who holds the IBF middleweight title, and they should have. Pacquiao has never fought over a 150-pound catchweight, and while he decimated Antonio Margarito in that fight, Manny knew then that even 150 was too high a weight for him to fight — mostly to allow an opponent to be that much bigger than him. And that was 10 years ago.
Roach did clarify that he doesn’t think Pacquiao should fight at 160 pounds.
“No, I would not advise him to go to 160. Not when you’re getting old,” he said, before leaving a bit more of a flirtation with the idea in the air. “But putting him at 147 was a risk at one time. Everyone told me, ‘Why are you moving him up to 147?’
“He can make 140 pretty easy, he can actually make 135 if he digs down. But to fight the biggest guys at 147, where the money was, it made good sense to all of us to fight the great Oscar (De La Hoya). It was a great deal and it worked out really good for us.”
Pacquiao vs GGG isn’t likely to happen, but just for the sake of discussion, Golovkin has said over the years — though not particularly recently that I recall — that he could make 154 if he needed to do so. You have to wonder, if Gennadiy would risk boiling down to 154 — or even a catchweight at, say, 152 — would Pacquiao take that gamble? Maybe, maybe not. He probably shouldn’t, as there are big welterweight fights to be made, but sure, Pacquiao-GGG would certainly be an event.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 12:40 pm to That LSU Guy
Manny would get his head taken off
Posted on 6/9/20 at 12:42 pm to That LSU Guy
That would not be a good fight for Manny. He's getting too long in the tooth to keep climbing through the ropes.
At his age and with his resume as a fighter, he is a sure fire first ballot Hall Of Fame inductee when he finally hangs them up.
Far too many fighters have hung around way too long and it did nothing to enhance their legacies. Just look no farther than Roy Jones Jr. to know what I mean as he's suffered some bad KO's by the hands of people he would have had no trouble beating in his prime.
Manny need to hang them up and walk out on top.
At his age and with his resume as a fighter, he is a sure fire first ballot Hall Of Fame inductee when he finally hangs them up.
Far too many fighters have hung around way too long and it did nothing to enhance their legacies. Just look no farther than Roy Jones Jr. to know what I mean as he's suffered some bad KO's by the hands of people he would have had no trouble beating in his prime.
Manny need to hang them up and walk out on top.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 9:57 pm to That LSU Guy
GGG would destroy him.
Manny might be the biggest fraud boxing has ever seen.
Manny might be the biggest fraud boxing has ever seen.
Posted on 6/9/20 at 10:05 pm to That LSU Guy
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Freddie Roach
Was a pretty good LB at alabama
Posted on 6/10/20 at 4:27 am to That LSU Guy
He's already senile if he thinks this fight goes off.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 7:00 am to That LSU Guy
I feel like people in boxing spend too much time talking about potential big time matchups rather than actually setting them up
It’s like they can’t get out of their own way. They had a huge opportunity to capitalize on the covid situation like UFC did, but they’ve done next to nothing
It’s like they can’t get out of their own way. They had a huge opportunity to capitalize on the covid situation like UFC did, but they’ve done next to nothing
Posted on 6/10/20 at 7:42 am to JodyPlauche
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Manny might be the biggest fraud boxing has ever seen.
I can't even fathom how you could say this. The guys a multi weight division champion, has been fighting since 95 and the last 31 out of 34 fights have been for titles.
Hate to think what your take on Roberto Duran is if Manny is a fraud in your eyes.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:08 am to JodyPlauche
I actually think a fight with GGG would be more competitive than a fight with the younger top guys like Spence and Crawford. I even think Pac could catch GGG coming in.
He should just fight Mikey though.
He should just fight Mikey though.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:37 am to smash williams
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I actually think a fight with GGG would be more competitive than a fight with the younger top guys like Spence and Crawford. I even think Pac could catch GGG coming in.
I have my doubts about that. GGG is the naturally bigger guy at 5' 11" and he's no walk in the park as far as fighters go. He's now 38 and younger than Pac, who is now 41 years old, and that is considered ancient for lighter weight fighters.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:49 am to JodyPlauche
This takes the cake for the worst take ever on this site.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 10:25 am to GeauxHouston
Well the person who said it is a moron so it shouldn’t shock you
Posted on 6/10/20 at 12:25 pm to JodyPlauche
quote:Request to ban you from ANY boxing talk ever again.
Manny might be the biggest fraud boxing has ever seen.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 12:32 pm to JodyPlauche
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Manny might be the biggest fraud boxing has ever seen.
Please be a joke.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 12:59 pm to TheCaterpillar
I hope he responds with his reasoning, this should be good.
Posted on 6/10/20 at 1:14 pm to That LSU Guy
Not a bigger Pac fan out there than me, but this is dumb.
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