link --> ROACH BELIEVES PACQUIAO CAN BEAT DE LA HOYA
"Roach said: ”to be honest with you I think Manny can beat Oscar.” He said Pacquiao’s speed would be too much for “an old man” referring to De La Hoya.
For the fight to happen, Roach, who trained De La Hoya for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr said “he (De La Hoya) must at least come down to 147 pounds.”
With Mayweather’s announced retirement the planned September rematch that De La Hoya was looking at is out and his other possible opponent Ricky Hatton has made it clear he wouldn’t be ready to fight in September.
This makes a Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight a possibility although the question as to the Golden Boy’s willingness to come down in weight may eventually determine whether the fight would happen."
This is a credible assessment since Roach trained both Dela Hoya and Pacquiao and he can have an accurate assessment of both fighter's abilities...
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