Roach does not want to rely on judges anymore after Pacquiao’s defeat – Boxing News
Manny Pacquiao has been Freddie Roach’s most promising fighter to date, and his controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson has not settled well with the Hall of Famer coach. Therefore, Roach wants his number 2 fighter Amir Khan to knockout Danny Garcia instead
of relying on judges for points.
Amir ‘King’ Khan will be taking on Danny Garcia on July 14 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The Bolton proud will challenge the unbeaten American for the WBC light welterweight title, along with the vacant WBA light welterweight title.
“I’m worried about decisions since Manny Pacquiao’s fight,” said Freddie Roach in his recent interview.
He added, “I’ve told Amir that we have to knock this guy out somewhere along the way.”
On Danny Garcia’s father’s ridiculous comments regarding Khan’s religion and descent, Roach said, “He’s trying to get under our skin, trying to talk s***. I laughed at him. I think he’s funny.”
“He says stupid stuff, where does that come from? I hope his son has a better education than him. I feel sorry for his son, but you can’t choose your parents,” he added.
It should be noted here that Angel Garcia, Danny’s father, has been targeting Khan’s ethnicity for quite some time now. Being the trainer and father of Danny, Angel Garcia has been present in every press conference the duo has been invited to. While Danny
Garcia has remained quiet most of the time, his father has pointed fingers at Khan and his accomplishment.
Moreover, Angel Garcia has even shot arrows at Roach, calling the Hall of Famer coach an opportunist and not a true a trainer. According to Angel Garcia, Roach has always trained champions but has never trained an amateur to championship.
With all the degrading remarks, Roach and Khan have maintained their calm. In fact, Khan believes Angel is uttering such remarks just to get under his skin and pressurise him for the fight, which is something Khan does want to succumb to.
For now, the British fighter wants to focus on his training instead of taking offence of Garcia’s comments.
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