It’s my pleasure to go 12 rounds with the greatest trainer in the history of boxing!
David Tyler – Your immediate impression of the Amir Khan / Paulie Malignaggi bout?
Fred Roach – Great fight for HBO. Amir fought a great fight with his left hand and held to the game plan.
DT – Your impression of the Mayweather/ Mosley fight?
FR – Mayweather’s legs are gone. He is flat footed, he is very hittable, an easy target for Manny.
DT – Will there ever be a Mayweather/ Pacquiao fight?
FR – I hope so.
DT – Your favorite Manny Pacquiao fight to this point?
FR – The second Marquez fight.
DT – Other than one of your fighters, who is the best in the sport today?
FR – Mayweather.
DT – Your favorite fighter to watch on HBO?
FR – Israel Vasquez.
DT – Your all time favorite boxer?
FR – Joe Louis.
DT – The best boxing match you have ever seen?
FR – Marvin Hagler vs. Tommy Hearns.
DT – The best single punch you have ever seen?
FR – Third round of the Hagler/ Hearns fight. The shot by Hagler that ended the fight.
DT – What fighter have you worked with that had the most potential?
FR – James Toney.
DT – If you could take a fighter from today and match him against a fighter from the glory days, who are those fighters?
FR – How about Manny Pacquiao vs. Henry Armstrong and Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Sugar Ray Robinson. The winners fight each other.
DT – If you had the power, what would you change about boxing today?
FR – I would go back to 15 round title fights.
DT – Anything new?
FR – I am now the trainer for Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Readers: Many of you have read my last interview with Fred back in December ’09. We had a falling out of sorts of which I am totally responsible (please see the article posted on the doghouse boxing website). Fred Roach is a very busy man with every second of his day in high demand! I express my gratitude to Team Roach for allowing Fred to grant me one last interview which will be posted on the doghouse boxing website, Monday 5/24/2010. Fred is at the top of his game both mentally and physically and I wish him the best of luck in all future endeavors!
David Tyler
