Freddie Roach Has Special Bond with Manny Pacquiao

Opposingviews.com, October 11, 2010

Freddie Roach may have enjoyed a pro boxing career from 1978 to 1986, but when he steps into the ring now it’s doubtful anybody recognizes him as anything other than Manny Pacquiao’s trainer.

And that suits Roach just fine.

Roach wasn’t bad when he laced up the gloves himself  Hee had a record of 40-13, with 15 KOs and was trained by the legendary Eddie Futch.

He took on some of the toughest guys around in his era as a lightweight, including former world champions Greg Haugen, Hector Camacho, and Bobby Chacon, but the biggest check he ever cashed for going toe-to-toe with some of the world’s best was the $13,000 he received for a decision he lost to Camacho back in 1985. 

Twenty-two years later, after becoming one of the most sought-after boxing trainers on the planet, Roach took $750,000 to the bank after he worked the corner of Oscar de la Hoya in his bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and he usually makes at least $1 million a fight with pound-for-pound king Pacquiao.  Read More >>>

Two living legends....