“Maybe it’s the excitement of getting this fight. The coach said he still trusts Pacquiao’s ability - his punches are stronger than ever, he said - but he sees the thin difference between these boxers. Pacquiao met Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club in 2001, when he was a 122-pound bantamweight on a bus trip vacation from San Francisco. But because my mood is always happy with what I’m doing, it just comes naturally.” I never thought I could be a champion in eight different weight divisions. “When you’re not excited by it, that’s a problem. When you’re not happy with what you’re doing, that’s a problem,” Pacquiao said. But a knockout loss to Marquez in 2012 proved Pacquiao is beatable. Pacquiao, 36, has career-defining wins over Marquez (twice), Erik Morales (twice), Cotto and Hatton. His undefeated record - including marquee wins over Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Canelo Alvarez, Jose Luis Castillo (twice) and Diego Corrales - will command something in the neighborhood of a $300 million payday for this fight. Mayweather, 38, is boxing’s undisputed No. I’ll be the laughingstock of boxing if we lose this fight.” “We can’t lose this fight - because my whole reputation is on the line,” Roach said. But the doctor encouraged Roach to see a psychiatrist. He has thought about breaking the window of a hotel room and jumping out. Roach sees a neurologist for Parkinson’s disease, and that doctor was concerned enough recently to ask Roach if he has considered suicide. It’s an obsession.īut with the fight finally here, Roach is wearing his worry, even if he won’t say it to his fighter. And he has been studying Mayweather for years, watching VHS tapes of his fights over and over. He has directed Pacquiao to titles in eight weight divisions.
Roach, 55, a seven-time trainer of the year, put his reputation on the line. There were lawsuits and public trash talk.
Pacquiao accused Mayweather of dodging him. Mayweather accused Pacquiao of blood doping. Mayweather and his coaches, uncle Roger and father Floyd Sr., are on one side. And the on-again, off-again drama only built up an honest hatred between the camps. 1 pound-for-pound badge.īut the bout took years to materialize. But the lead-in has lasted years.Īfter Mayweather (47-0, 26 knockouts) and Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) each defeated Oscar De La Hoya in 2007-08, it seemed obvious they should settle their claims to the No. The long-awaited welterweight title bout between the two best boxers in the sport will play out over 12 three-minute rounds.
My whole life, to me, is riding on this fight.” “I don’t know what I’m going do if we lose. “I’m a little worried about losing,” Roach told The Denver Post before Pacquiao arrived at the closed gym last week for a workout. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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