Who is freddie roach

But then I thought, 'We had 15 f great years together. How can I get mad? One fight can't change that. So I stopped being angry and went back to work. After Pacquiao stopped Matthysse in seven rounds, Roach reached out to his former fighter when he was in Los Angeles for a press conference.

After a half-hour discussion, the dynamic duo worked out position and salary and ironed out their differences. They resumed their successful partnership in January, when Pacquiao dominated former three-division titlist Adrien Broner.

For his part, Pacquiao says he never left Roach. He simply wanted to give Fernandez the experience of being a head trainer for one fight. Now, Pacquiao is facing perhaps his most significant challenge since his unsuccessful bid to unseat Floyd Mayweather in Lopez, a veteran and a massive underdog — came close to knocking Thurman out.

I think he'll come and try and show he's the bigger, stronger man. We're definitely ready for both. It's amazing that, almost 25 years after his pro debut, 21 years after winning his first world title, 10 years after his prime and four years after the Mayweather extravaganza — "Pac-Man" is still chomping on. He made a lot of choices in his life that have made his life a better place.

Paul won the New England featherweight championship in , a title that Freddie would also claim some 32 years later.

Freddie turned pro in at the age of eighteen. He hung up his trunks for good at age twenty-six after compiling a record of with 15 knockouts. He lost to all three. He never made much money as a prizefighter. Upon retiring and in need of an income, he went to work as a telemarketer.

The only thing he knew was boxing and he soon found himself back in the gym, this time as an assistant to renowned trainer Eddie Futch who had grown his legend in the corners of fighters such as Joe Frazier, Larry Homes and Ken Norton. There are a number of excellent independent trainers available at the gym for one-on-one training at an additional cost. The trainers are not gym employees, so rates vary and can be negotiated one-on-one with the trainer of your choice.

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