Roach gusto nga mapahigayon ang Pacquiao-Horn II
Gibutyag ni Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach nga nagkasulti sila ni World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight king Manny Pacquiao human sa 7th round TKO nga kadaugan niini batok kang Argentine Lucas Matthysse niadtong Hulyo 15 sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Si Roach, kinsa wala gikuha ni Pacquiao sa pagpakig-away niini kang Matthysse, midayeg sa Pambansang Kamao sa Pilipinas sa interbyu niini sa ESPN.
“I talked to Manny and I told him that he looked good. I think his opponent tried to pack it in early. He couldn’t handle Manny’s pressure. It was a good fight for him,” matod ni Roach nga napatik GMA News.
Nagkanayon si Roach nga adunay posibilidad nga magkauban ra sila'g balik ni Pacquiao alang sa usa ka tahas.
“We have had several conversations where we have talked about working together. The truth is I’m happy with the 16 years I was next to Manny. He is already 39 years old. He still has good speed and power. But father time does not forgive and we all get slow,” dugang ni Roach.
Wala pa man tuod klaro kon kinsa ang sunod nga makontra sa 8-division world champions apan nipadayag nang daan si Roach nga dili maayo nga makigkontra si Pacquiao bisan asa nila ni WBA world lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko o World Boxing Organization (WBO) world welterweight champion Terence Crawford.
Kon siya lang ang matuman, gusto ni Roach nga makigaway og balik si Pacquiao kang Australian Jeff Horn unya inig human niini, puwede nang moretiro ang fighting senator.
Sa premiro nilang away niadtong Hulyo 2 sa miaging tuig sa Brisbane, Australia, giapakaging ni Horn si Pacquiao pinaagi sa pagposte og unanimous decision nga kadaugan.
“Horn would be a good fight to finish [his career],” matod ni Roach. “But the names they are talking about out there [Vasyl Lomachenko and Terence Crawford], I think they wouldn’t be the right opponents. I think that I wouldn’t like those fight for Manny.”