Roach wants some more

[The Fightfan]

I hate to agree with Roach but I think I do on this one. If you watch the Judah fight Cotto did hit him low at LEAST 5 times. Granted this is a fight and thing's get a little heated in the moment. I don't think an automatic disqualification is right but you can be sure people are now listening and watching Roach's little rant and on the fight night the ref will be looking a little more for the low blows then usual. I think a smart move by Roach but a bit embarrassing if he actually meant an immediate disqualification.

[Kel]

What a load of crap, he has no right to try and meddle with the rules and the ref has the job of deciding what punishment to dish out, not him.

Getting on my nerves...

[Diane]

Freddie can fuk off!!

I know the man is a good trainer, but he's let that go to his head too much. Does he now think that he's Keith Kizer, the Nevada State Athlectic Director, and that he can call all the shots, and make the all the rules? Please.

Like I said, fuk off Freddie.

[JazMerkin]

I think the thing about asking for an automatic disqualification is bullshiit, but the fact is Cotto does low blow quite a lot. He did it more than he should have got away with against both Judah & Clottey. I mean he's great to watch but Cotto is by no means a clean fighter.

But it's the kind of air of authority that Roach & most of the Pacquiao team seem to think they have now that is getting on people's nerves. When I met Roach he was a really nice guy as was Floyd Mayweather Sr actually, but both come across as the biggest pricks you'd ever heard in the media

[Master]

Hype and putting pressure on the ref, that is all it is.

[Taeth]

Cotto does have a bad tendency to hit low when he is hurt, but just get a good ref, I think Kenny Bayless would put a stop to that quick. Its not just Roach, but every coach who stands opposite of Cotto that worries about low blows, that being said, let the ref do his job. Roach shouldn't be whining about this.

[OumaFan]

I don't know why you guys take stuff like this so seriously, its just head games with Cotto and trying to get a referee to pay attention to something, no different than if a trainer talked about holding before a fight with Hatton or using the elbow before a fight with Floyd, no different than a college basketball coach complaining about one call in order to try to get the next. There's nothing new here.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

Hype and putting pressure on the ref, that is all it is.

shouldn't be tolerated. PBF vs Hatton...........

[Chowsu]

Hype and putting pressure on the ref, that is all it is.

I agree with you on this. I think it's just one of those things where Freddie just wants to stir things up a bit and to make the ref more mindful of low blows.

[jamiebhoy]

Hype and putting pressure on the ref, that is all it is.

I agree with you on this. I think it's just one of those things where Freddie just wants to stir things up a bit and to make the ref more mindful of low blows.

welcome aboard, and well done for getting the thread back onto the subject. I also think it's primarily mind games but Roach is starting to get too pissy for his own good. One day a ref will completely ignore anything he says to just show who is really in charge.

[rjj tszyu]

I hate to agree with Roach but I think I do on this one. If you watch the Judah fight Cotto did hit him low at LEAST 5 times. Granted this is a fight and thing's get a little heated in the moment. I don't think an automatic disqualification is right but you can be sure people are now listening and watching Roach's little rant and on the fight night the ref will be looking a little more for the low blows then usual. I think a smart move by Roach but a bit embarrassing if he actually meant an immediate disqualification.

I actually thought Judah was winning until he started all that and ever since Zab has been crap.

I don't think Roach really believes he can influence this though, I just think he's trying to get inside Cotto's head, it won't work!!