Pacquiao will knock out Mayweather– Roach

Pacquiao will knock out Mayweather– Roach

Roy Luarca Philippine Daily Inquirer November 23, 2009 22:28:00

EITHER FREDDIE ROACH is trying to get the goat of Floyd Mayweather Jr. or he’d seen a kink in the American’s armor.

While negotiations for the Manny Pacquiao-Mayweather super clash have yet to formally begin, Roach has already predicted a knockout win for his prized ward if the two clash.

Roach’s predictions just can’t be ignored.

The Hall of Famer was right on the button when Pacquiao stopped David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto in succession.

And when he said that Hatton would fall inside two rounds, Pacquiao happily proved the American trainer right.

In an interview with Elie Seckbach of ES News Channel, Roach said Mayweather is fragile and defense-minded because he is afraid to get hit.

“And Manny will hit him,” added Roach.

But Hatton offered a different view.

In an article by Billy Sloan in Britain’s Daily Record, Hatton—who was also stopped by Mayweather in the 10th round—picked the American to win over the Filipino ring icon.

“I think Mayweather would win because he’s just so good defensively and hard to hit,” said Hatton.

Though Hatton admitted he was blown away by Pacquiao’s 12th-round TKO of Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas, the Briton said he would bet on Mayweather when the fight, touted to be the decade’s biggest, pushes through.