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ROACH SAYS HE'LL TRAIN PACQUIAO, NOT DE LA HOYA!
By Salven L. Lagumbay
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 04 Jan 2007
Here's a report that will calm the nerves of Floyd Mayweather Sr.
The very humble and well-loved celebrated boxing trainer Freddie Roach revealed in an interview with Philboxing.com's Duljoman that he may not have the time to train Oscar De la Hoya for his May 5 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., as he will be busy training Manny Pacquiao for a fight in April.
"There's no way I can train him... we talked several times, but it's just no way for me to train him... like I have no time at all... it's impossible, I have to give up almost everybody if I have to train him, coz I know I'm gonna be exclusive for him and I just can't do that," Roach told Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales.
"What if you will be offered more money to train Oscar?" asked the Duljoman.
To which Roach said: "I'm a very loyal person Duljoman, Manny inspires me a lot, and I love working with him... He brings life to my gym, and inspires everybody... money can't make me leave Manny."
Floyd Mayweather Sr. (left) poses with the author during the Pacquiao-Morales III weigh-in in Las Vegas. Photo by Dong Secuya.
When asked about the strong words Mayweather Sr said about Roach and Pacquiao over at leading boxing website Boxingconfidential.com, Roach simply said: "Let him talk and we listen and then we?ll learn..."
Are we seeing Floyd Mayweather Sr jumping up and down?
Full text of the interview to be posted in a while...
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