Freddie Roach

...rise to the top of the P4P tree. And while Khan may not be able to quite match that level of brilliance, trainer Roach says he has what it takes to star at more than one weight. Amir currently holds the WBA light-welterweight title...

In this article: Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao

...on the heavy-, and speed-bags, as well as the ringing bells of those who were sparring. "Once I get into the gym, I work through it." Roach took a break long enough to share Q&A time with FanHouse, during which the 49-year-old boxing guru...

In this article: Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather, Amir Khan, Toolbar, Roberto Duran, and Ricky Hatton

...reeling backward in the ring. Referee Kenny Bayless halted the fight 55 seconds into Round 12. Roach said if he had been running Cotto's corner, he would have thrown in the towel in the ninth round, during which Cotto was spitting...

In this article: Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, Kenny Bayless, Bob Arum, Willie Pep, and Sugar Ray Robinson

...who he would choose to fight next, saying: "I'm just going to take a vacation first and spend time with my family and have fun." But Roach was not so reluctant. He said: "The whole world wants to see him fight Mayweather and I want...

In this article: Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Las Vegas, WBO, and Juan Manuel Marquez

...Arum approached him once and asked if he was interested in training Cotto. "I told him sure," said Roach. "He's a talented guy. [Arum] asked me if I was interested and that was the last I heard of it." Arum told SI.com recently that the...

In this article: Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., David Haye, Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley, Emmanuel Steward, and Juan Manuel Marquez

...years removed from the second knockout and made a promise to his new trainer when the issue came up. "He showed me both knockouts," Roach said. "The first time he got knocked out, one of his countrymen hit him with a good shot and he was...

In this article: Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey, MGM Grand Hotel, MGM Grand Garden Arena, and WBO

...November 11, 2009 11:19AM; Updated: Wednesday November 11, 2009 5:18PM Top trainer Roach talks Pacquiao-Cotto, Mayweather and more Freddie Roach has been working with Manny Pacquiao for nearly a decade The multi-divisional champion is...

In this article: Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Margarito, Ricky Hatton, WBO, Jet lag, and The Ring magazine

...on the TV. Until then the best boxing trainer in the world would be at work. "Last time I saw a dead person was 1981," says Roach. "I went with my girlfriend to see her father's body the night before his funeral. Ever since, all these...

In this article: Manny Pacquiao, Mike Tyson, Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Brain damage, Parkinson's disease, WBO, and James Toney

...Mayweather Sr., leading up to Pacquiao's next fight. "For the Oscar fight, it worked so well, and I got in his head so much," Roach said. "I'll take any advantage I can get. " Originally Roach said the knockout would come in the first...

In this article: Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, WBO, Oscar De La Hoya, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Boxing, and Bob Arum

...flatten Nikolai Valuev" and is the ideal man to reignite the world heavyweight division, according to trainer Freddie Roach. Making Haye: Freddie Roach says David Hatye (pictured) will 'flatten' Nikolai Valuev in their WBA heavyweight title...

In this article: David Haye, Nikolai Valuev, Manny Pacquiao, World Boxing Association, Amir Khan, and Hollywood