Freddie Roach speaks out on Manny Pacquiao Boxing Camp
 By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing (Oct 15, 2011) Doghouse Boxing
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As Manny Pacquiao prepares for Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12, you haven't heard any of the usual reports of an
unfocused and distracted fighter. In fact, it's been eerily quiet and workmanlike.
What gives?
“Manny was very focused right away,” explained
Roach, who arrived back in the States with Pacquiao last week. “When Marquez
came to this country and wore the t-shirt that said, ‘I Beat Manny Pacquiao
Twice,’ that was a slap in the face. Manny will never say it but he doesn't
like this guy. I can tell. He has a little sparkle in his eye and when I tell
him, ‘Don't be a nice guy. See what happens to nice guys like Victor Ortiz?
Manny don't let this fight go any longer than it should.’ He said, ‘Don't
worry. I won’t.’”
In many respects, this has been the easiest training
camp Roach has had with Pacquiao in years.
“Yeah, it actually is. I'm really happy. He's
on time. One day, I said, ‘Manny, you finally got a watch that works,’ He says,
‘Oh, here’- He thought I was asking for his $30,000 watch. He wanted to give it
to me. I said, ‘No, I'm just glad it works because you're on time.’”
Regardless, Roach is just glad to be home.
“Yeah, I am. It's been almost three months.
Between the [Vyacheslav]
Senchenko fight and then the U.S. Olympic team and then Manny Pacquiao [in the
Philippines], so I've had a busy schedule on the road. It's nice to be home and
have the crowd back.”
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