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Manny Pacquiao fired longtime trainer Freddie Roach without phone call

Freddie Roach confirmed on Friday that he has split with Manny Pacquiao, but he says he is “hurt” by the way it went down. Roach, who trained Pacquiao for 15 years, says Manny never personally contacted him about the decision. …

Manny Pacquiao splits from longtime trainer Freddie Roach

One of the longest and most successful partnerships in recent boxing history appears to have come to an end. Manny Pacquiao will not be trained by Freddie Roach ahead of his July fight against Lucas Matthysse, according to ESPN’s Dan Rafael. …

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Freddie Roach believes Conor McGregor can beat Floyd Mayweather

Freddie Roach has gone back and forth with his opinion of whether or not Conor McGregor can pull off a stunning upset against Floyd Mayweather Jr, but apparently Manny Pacquiao’s recent loss to Jeff Horn has helped the trainer make up his mind. …

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Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao hasn’t paid me for Jeff Horn fight, could be angry

Manny Pacquiao was understandably frustrated after he lost his WBO welterweight title to Jeff Horn in a controversial unanimous decision. Just how upset was he? Apparently so much so that he didn’t speak a single word to his trainer. Freddie …

Bob Arum critical of Freddie Roach after Manny Pacquiao loss

Manny Pacquiao was on the losing end of one of the most controversial judging decisions in boxing history when he lost his WBO welterweight title to Jeff Horn on Saturday, but his promoter isn’t only blaming the judges. Bob Arum, …

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Freddie Roach may tell Manny Pacquiao to retire

Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Jeff Horn on Saturday following a unanimous decision that has been labeled a complete sham, and the Filipino legend’s trainer may encourage him to not bother trying to win the belt back. …

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Freddie Roach frustrated: Manny Pacquiao is ‘way behind on training’

Freddie Roach seems concerned ahead of Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming fight in July. Pacquiao is set to face Jeff Horn on July 2 in Australia, and his trainer, Roach, believes the fighter is way behind of schedule on his training. Roach recently …

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Freddie Roach does not want Manny Pacquiao fighting Crawford yet

Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to fight again in November, though his opponent has not yet been unannounced. Some have talked about him fighting Bud Crawford, who just beat Viktor Postol last weekend. But Pac-Man’s trainer Freddie Roach does not …

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Freddie Roach thinks Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will fight again

Manny Pacquiao’s next fight is said to be his last, but one person who does not believe the Filipino legend is ready to retire yet is his trainer. Freddie Roach said on Wednesday that he does not think Pac-Man will be done fighting after his …

Freddie Roach discusses suicidal thoughts, dealing with Parkinson’s

Freddie Roach is one of the most respected trainers in boxing history, and he has found seemingly endless success working with fighters like Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Unfortunately, that success cannot keep Roach from …

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Freddie Roach talks trash about Chris Algieri

Based on the amount of trash talk Manny Pacquiao’s camp has down towards Chris Algieri, you have to wonder whether they forgot how to sell a fight. See, Pac-Man’s camp has done nothing but disparage Algieri leading up to the Nov. 22 fight …

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Freddie Roach roasts Floyd Mayweather Sr., says he looks like ‘Predator’

The trash talking regarding Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao doesn’t only go one way. Floyd has been active on social media the past week talking all kinds of trash. Prior to Christmas, he sent out his “Christmas card” that …

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao would beat ‘slow’ Floyd Mayweather

The Manny Pacquiao camp has been banging the Floyd Mayweather fight drum pretty hard over the past few weeks, and the latest words come from Freddie Roach, who believes his fighter would beat Floyd. Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) defeated Brandon Rios by …

Freddie Roach trash talks Brandon Rios ahead of fight

Freddie Roach has lost all diplomacy when it comes to Brandon Rios. Roach, who trains Manny Pacquiao, has gone into full trash-talking mode ahead of the fight between Pac-man and Rios on Sunday in Macau (Saturday night in the US). This week Roach …

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Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios camps get into fight at gym (Video)

The camp members of Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios got into a big altercation at a gym in Macau on Wednesday morning (local time) that involved racial and homophobic slurs as well as an assault. The fight may or may not have been staged to drum up …

Freddie Roach will tell Manny Pacquiao to retire if he loses again

Freddie Roach reportedly said that he will tell Manny Pacquiao to retire if the fighter loses for a third straight time. Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) is scheduled to fight Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs) on Nov. 23 in Macau, China. Pac-Man is coming off …

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