Quote Originally Posted by zhubin View Post
One reason I will be pulling for Floyd in this fight is because I detest Freddie Roach. A few years ago he came across as this sympathetic figure battling Parkinson's...but he now just comes across as an egomaniac. I have no idea where the "greatest trainer in the world tag" came from. He has pretty much successfully trained ONE fighter (please don't bring up Khan). Now he thinks he is this zen master who can figure out fighters. Guess what Freddie...the last three fights...you yourself pointed out the GLARING, obvious weaknesses of Manny's opponents before the actual fights. Weather it was Hatton being shot worn and one dimensional, Oscar being well past it and being brought down to 147, or an already mentally broken down fighter who also was brought down to 145 in Cotto. Now...i give PAC props for handling his business....but the Floyd fight isn't being handpicked. The MARKET demands it. So no matter how brave a face Roach is putting on...he knows damn well he has the toughest fight of his career ahead of him and his fighter.
Except that at the time, nobody believed him when he said he would bring them down and peoples saw them as 2 potential lethal threats to Manny. Like it or not, the guy also made the right on point accurate predictions, can't remove it from the guy. As for his record, 3 times trainer of the year (possibly 4 with this year), that's the hell of an achievement, I think now he's up to 16-17 wolds champion trained under his belt, with the like of israel Vasquez, James Toney, Pacquiao, now Khan too. Like it or not, the guy is definitely one of the best today, I've heard even some great trainers like Nacho Besistain stating he was one if not the best of his generation and how much he did learn from Eddie Futch.
One thing to understand as well: Roach tries as much as possible to get fire instead of his boxers. HE knows how much stress can play on someone's mind and he tries to get fire for them. Sometimes these comment can irks but it is to be taken lightly most of the time.