Quote Originally Posted by Pacstraightleft View Post
Roach spends countless hours studying his fighters' opponents. He can sit all night and mircocheck frame-by-frame boxing tapes. He's expert on that. Roach said something like.. he's now more confident that Manny will beat Floyd because Floyd's footwork and reflex are no longer what they've used to be.
And that is so obviously not true based on Floyd's last two fights. IMO I think he is trying to make Floyd focus on moving and trying to outspeed Manny physically which wouldn't be a smart idea because they have similar speed, but Manny has greater volume and tenacity. He was there for Hopkins-Calzaghe, he should know what needs to be done to beat a tricky fighter like Floyd, and honestly I would do everything to bring in a guy like Ricky Hatton and force Manny to try and learn how to fight Ricky on the inside.