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ROACH HAS NO PROBLEM WITH PACQUIAO FIGHTING CRAWFORD By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Mon, 16 Nov 2015  Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach has no problem with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao fighting undefeated WBO super lightweight champion Terence Crawford in his last scheduled fight in April next year. Roach was quoted by Boxing Scene in an interview with TV Azteca in which Roach revealed that he had spoken to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum had asked him if he would be willing to have Pacquiao fight Terence Crawford and he said ?yes but the final decision is up to Manny. The longtime trainer of Pacquiao said that while ?the next opponent may be Crawford but it also could be Floyd Mayweather Jr if he comes out of retirement which I think will happen and I think he (Floyd) will return to the ring.? Roach maintained that should there be a rematch he was sure, Pacquiao ?will make a much better fight than what he was able to do in his first fight? than last May 2 in the ?Fight of the Century? which Mayweather won and Pacquiao complained he hurt his right shoulder in the fourth round and underwent surgery five days later to repair a tear in his right shoulder rotator cuff. Arum who also promotes Crawford has been pushing for a Pacquiao fight at the expense of Britain?s WBC welterweight Silver champion Amir Khan who claimed he had sent a fight contract to Pacquiao but hadn?t received a response. The two fighters met earlier this year in a London Gym and agreed to a fight late this year but the Mayweather showdown pushed through and Amir Khan was left empty handed. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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