Freddie Roach Quotes (21 Quotes)

It was a tactical fight and they were our tactics. The fight went the way we wanted it to go even though we didn't get the decision.

(Marco Antonio) Barrera had beaten Morales, and Manny had beaten Barrera, and I just think Manny took him lightly, believing he was on the downside. But we miscalculated. We won't do that this time. Morales will still have the reach and height advantage, but Manny will have speed going for him. And he knows he has to win this fight.

We know Morales can take a punch, because Manny is a puncher and Morales took a lot of Manny's good stuff.

My fighter is 100 percent ready and he is just two pounds over the limit yesterday.

I want him working more on his technique and not just going out there and putting a show on for the fans that come and watch him train.

The tide turned in the sixth round. I could see Morales was fading from the body punches. Manny's right hook was beautiful. We still have to work on Manny's defense a bit.

Manny's Filipino audience loves to watch him, but I wanted it to be more private so we could better work on going to the body and the other things we need to work on. Velazquez is somebody we definitely can't take lightly. Everybody's talking about Morales and the rematch, but there won't be a rematch without winning this fight. We've been working on a little bit of everything to make Manny more of a complete fighter.

In the last fight, the game plan went out the window,

Keep working that body and it's going to pay off. No single punches. He can't handle combinations.

I thought it was something I could go to the sideline and shake it off.

We are going to start training camp in the Philippines for two weeks then we will go back to the States for another six weeks.

He looked very good. The jab was really a key punch and it set everything up for him.

We love the Filipino crowds and it was great to have them there, but it got too much in the end. You couldn't breath in the gym, as more and more came each day.

It was nice having them in the gym, but ... Manny was performing for them more than for me. I wanted him working on technique and so forth. ... They've respected it. They realize it's for his benefit and they want Manny to win.

When we did make it public that we were not letting anyone watch any longer, the Filipino fans stopped coming. They respected the decision and knew it was for Manny's benefit. They helped us out and we respect that.

One of (Juan's) friends told me that he thought he made a mistake and wanted to come back. I told him all he had to do was pick up the phone and ask me, and that's all it took. I don't hold grudges at all. It's a good working relationship, which is what you need to have success.

Erik has a propensity to hold his hands way up. That leaves his body wide open. We saw that, and we broke him down.

We're working on boxing and we're going to be smart about it. A basic 1-2 is not going to work. Manny knows that now.

You can celebrate birthday every year and fights like this (with Morales) comes once in a lifetime,

The recovery has come miles, ... I feel great. ... I did everything today and I enjoyed every bit of it.

Manny relied too much on connecting with that left hand of his (Pacquiao). He wanted a homerun.