Columbus Boxing Examiner | Samuel Rossi
Although Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have managed to exercised some modicum of civility in hyping their March 13 date thus far, it appears that the fighters' cornermen are all-too-ready to rumble outside of the ring. In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Pacquiao guru and all-around zen-master of the fistic arts, Freddie Roach declared that if the two trainers were to meet outside of the ring today, he would handily drop Uncle Roger.
Roach conceded that Roger Mayweather was a better fighter than himself during their days in the ring and would have probably been able to handle "The Choir Boy" in his heyday. However, Roach has taken exception to comments Mayweather has made about his mentor, Eddie Futch. Pacquiao's trainer believes Mayweather disrespected the memory of the late-trainer by "saying Eddie Futch wasn't sh*t and stuff." Roach went on to say that, "If [Roger Mayweather] gets disrespectful about me he's gonna have a fight on his hands."
It appears that years of fighting off Parkinson's Disease has done little to tame Roach's fighting spirit. And though Roger has remained silent since Roach's statement hit the press, expect the always vocal and colorful Mayweather clansman to offer an attention-getting retort of his own.
The war of words that is sure to ensue over the coming months is likely not to go far beyond a heated verbal sparring match. However, Roach's volley of trash-talk adds another intriguing dynamic to the much-anticipated bout. In addition, Roach serves as another prime example in reinforcing the old adage that "you can take the dog outta the fight, but you can never take the fight outta the dog."
I guess the same can easily be said for Roger Mayweather. After all, who can forget Roger's eagerness to enter the ring in his nephew's defense following a flagrant low-blow during the tenth round Zab Judah fight?
Vegas should hurry to set some odds for the potential "Trainer vs. Trainer Showdown" that may happen on March 13.
Source: Examiner.com
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