Re: Manny could have been so much better.
Uncle Bobs crooked and feeds a good line of bull$h*t. Still as it was if he signed with al Haymon, he may have made more money, but no way al's letting him fight all the people fought (especially not marquez that many times) so he's ho humming it like Al's other fighters (like peterson/ garcia). As far as mannys relationship with Roach, theres a bond there which is why freddy was able to overhaul him as a fighter. There's no saying he couldn't possibly bond with someone else but more than likely that person doesn't have his trust like Freddy does so the message doesn't get through. Lets say for the sake of argument he finds a trainer that makes him more defensive and has him using every inch of the ring. He's now not fighting the style that endeared a lot of fans to him and he becomes less exciting to watch.
You cant rewrite a person's history without looking at the parts of the personality that made things happen that way the first time. With all do respect, your scenario takes place in a vacuum as you try to sprinkle some kind of Floydness on him.
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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