LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao can do 10 more fights and not even slow down.
One time, he said, the world?s greatest fighter must have thought he had slowed down since the day they met in 2001 and formed what is now the best tandem in boxing.
Roach did not say exactly when this happened but he remembered Pacquiao asking him.
?He asked me that if you see me slowing down, will you tell me?? said Roach inside the VIP lounge of the MGM Grand and before a group of scribes Tuesday.
?And I said yeah,? he promised.
When in truth, Roach said he has never seen Pacquiao slow down ? on his own.
The only time the 32-year-old king of the ring slows down is when he is being forced to slow down. Oftentimes, they argue on the number of rounds in training because Pacquiao is always asking for more.
?But I want him to stay hungry and never overdo things,? Roach would often say.
But honestly, he feels that Pacquiao is like a Ferrari that just came out of the factory line.
?I don?t see any decline in Manny Pacquiao. He can fight years more if he wants to. He still has motivation and the first day he comes through the Wild Card doors and if he?s lazy, I?ll tell him.?
