Gareth A Davies
760 articles · Telegraph.co.uk
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Manny Pacquiao will send Cotto packing, says trainer
Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, believes the Filipino fighter's "speed and power" will be enough to beat World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas in the early hours of…
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Exclusive video: Manny Pacquiao “a dangerous machine” says Freddie Roach
Freddie Roach receives so many plaudits – but insists that Manny Pacquiao makes it easy for him. There are some wonderful words from Roach on Pacquiao, on the eve of his meeting…
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Amir Khan: I want to remain in the United States to work with Freddie Roach
"I want to fight here. After my title defence in Newcastle in December [the WBA light-welterweight title against Dimitriy Salita], I want fights in America," Khan said. "If I'm having three fights…
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Brandon Vera aims to beat MMA legend Randy Couture and then watch Manny Pacquiao
Mixed martial artist Brandon Vera told Telegraph Sport on Tuesday that he has a cunning plan which involves two fighting legends on Saturday night at UFC 105 in Manchester. Vera, an American…
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Will Manny Pacquiao v Miguel Cotto be another Hagler-Hearns?
Could Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto recreate 8 minutes of ring mayhem as Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns did 24 years ago ? Promoter Bob Arum thinks it is possible. Hagler v…
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Video exclusive: Freddie Roach breaks down Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto
In a series of video exclusives from Telegraph Sport this week with Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym, in LA, the trainer of Manny Pacquiao has insisted that a first round…
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Manny Pacquiao fight with Miguel Cotto a classic in the making
Arum, speaking exclusively to Telegraph Sport from the Top Rank offices in Las Vegas, explained: "I see this fight as a modern version of Duran v Hagler, or a Hagler v Hearns…
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Video exclusive: Freddie Roach breaks down Haye-Valuev
In this video exclusive which I filmed with Freddie Roach, at the Wild Card Gym, in LA, where Roach is preparing Manny Pacquiao for his contest in Las Vegas next weekend against…
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David Haye ‘will flatten’ Nikolai Valuev, says Freddie Roach
Haye, the former three-belt world cruiserweight champion, meets the 7ft Russian in Nuremberg on Saturday, with the prize the World Boxing Association heavyweight title at stake. Roach, who spoke exclusively to Telegraph…
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Miguel Cotto: Manny Pacquiao ‘is just another boxer’
Miguel Cotto is confident. Indeed, supremely confident of shocking Manny Pacquaio, who many consider to be the pound for pound No 1, when they meet in Las Vegas in 16 days’ time.…
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Roach: Hatton not particularly good world champion as Pacquiao opponent
Freddie Roach has insisted Manny Pacquiao’s crushing defeat of Ricky Hatton was his greatest moment. However, Roach has also described Hatton in less than glowing terms, after a disastrous defeat by the…
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Arum moved by respect for Islam and Judaism from Khan and Salita
Bob Arum, the veteran American promoter of Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, insists he was touched by seeing and reading of the meeting between Amir Khan and Dmitry Salita in London this…
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Manny Pacquiao/Miguel Cotto: Cotto team underestimating Pacquiao
Deep, deep down, in the psyche of the Miguel Cotto training camp, they are underestimating Manny Pacquiao. Fatal. It is a mistake other opponents/rivals have made. It is because Pacquiao has come…
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Nations collide: Manny Pacquiao v Miguel Cotto is Puerto Rico v The Philippines
Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto is a sporting war between two countries. No question. Both prize fighters have major profile in their respective homelands. As the fight at the MGM Grand in…
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Manny Pacquaio: Will underdog status play with Cotto’s mind and machismo?
It seems remarkable, given that Miguel Cotto is a tried and tested welterweight, when he meets Manny Pacquiao in the boxing ring at the MGM Grand on Nov 14 in Las Vegas,…
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Amir Khan to spar again with Manny Pacquiao in LA
Amir Khan has his routine at the Wild Card Gym, Freddie’s Roach’s Hollywood training base. He runs, he goes on the pads, then he spars in the afternoon. The plan is laid…
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Manny Pacquiao speed will make Miguel Cotto dirty, says Roach
Roach on Cotto: Cotto is a dirty fighter when he does not get his own way. Cotto uses his head, his elbows when he gets frustrated, and he gets dirty. We know…
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Manny Pacquiao: Once hit Cotto will revert to counter-punching
Freedie Roach: Cotto will revert to being a counter-puncher once he gets hit. Cotto will be around 160lbs on the night; we’ll be coming in at around 149. Manny is in his…
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Manny Pacquiao wary of rough ugly fight with Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto will want a rough, ugly fight with Manny Pacquiao. Cotto fights close to the border, has a hard head, and will use it if he has to. Pacquiao must be…
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Manny Pacquiao: Cotto could be greater challenge than Mayweather
As revealed in this column last week Freddie Roach has unearthed a gameplan for Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto on Nov 14 which involves a ‘hit and run’ fight strategy. It makes…
