Roach: Mayweather is boring | Inquirer Sports

Roach: Mayweather is boring

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 07:48 PM March 04, 2015

MANILA, Philippines — Freddie Roach is certainly not a fan of how Floyd Mayweather Jr. fights.

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Roach described Mayweather as a “bit boring.”

“I studied him [Mayweather] quite a bit. He’s a good fighter, don’t get me wrong, but he’s a bit boring,” said Roach, who predicted his fighter will knock Mayweather out late in the scheduled May 2 bout. “We have to dictate the pace of the fight, we have to throw more punches. He’s very defensive.”

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The Hall of Fame trainer is currently in Macau to help China’s two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming win the IBF flyweight title on Saturday.

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Roach, who turns 55 on Thursday, flies back to the US next week to start working with his most celebrated fighter in Manny Pacquiao and prepare the Filipino for his toughest challenge yet.

The seven-time Trainer of the Year also said he already has a plan on how to beat Mayweather, who boasts a 47-0 record, but intends to keep it to himself.

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