In Robert Morales’ Insider Notebook on BoxingScene.com, star trainer Freddie Roach says his two top charges Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan won’t fight each other no matter what:
“They are not going to fight each other. I’m not going to let that happen because I train both fighters. They are both my fighters and they are like sons to me. How can I let both my sons fight? … I’ve been with Manny for 10 years and I’ve been with Amir for three years. We have a great relationship. Why would I ruin that relationship?”
Really, as long as both Pacquiao and Khan are winning and doing so impressively, this is a question that’s going to be asked, even if it just doesn’t make sense due to the fact that they share a trainer and have become friends over the last few years. It’s because it seems like a good fight, really, and eventually, it could possibly be the biggest possible fight at 147 pounds.
What if the fight really did become that lucrative? Would one of them seek out another trainer for a fight? I mean, you’d think that would be Khan, but Khan and Roach seem to have a great relationship, and I can’t imagine either of them looking to go forward without Freddie, barring something really unexpected happening between the parties.
As for their sparring together, Roach says Khan starts ahead and Manny’s experience helps him take over later. Sounds kind of generic, but what can you expect? Details?
Khan is due to fight in December, and Richard Schaefer says that possible opponents include Erik Morales (which Schaefer seems to be pushing but I just don’t see happening), the Peterson vs Cayo winner from this week’s Friday Night Fights, and the Guerrero vs Maidana winner. Those two fight on August 27.
