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.
I'm a fan or Roach and how he goes about this.. Some trainers get a bit delusion in the end and their fighter get's punished for it in the ring.. Roach knows exactly where to put his faith, in the fighters and in their skills, and how they can win. He doesn't delude their weaknesses or the strengths of the opponents... That is where he has become so well respected as a trainer..

I'm thinking everyone knows though including Roach that this will be the toughest battle of his and Manny's career, and I don't think he's commented anywhere where he's saying it will be easy or Floyd has these "weaknesses" that are supposably so obvious that no one has been able to exploit them before... Even Roach (who loves doing this) knows there is no weakness he can call out of Floyd's as to why Pac will win,,, because he isn't deluded and knows any weakness Mayweather is perceived to have, is ny impossible to exploit for even the best brained boxers and trainers...

So I honestly think he's humbled by having to face up to Mayweather, and I beleive this will be the tamest we see him in regards to comments regarding the other fighter..