Roach to sit with Pacquiao about boxing future

BRISBANE, Australia – Freddie Roach said he and Manny Pacquiao will soon discuss whether to continue fighting or call it quits.

Pacquiao’s close loss to Jeff Horn on Sunday, where the Filipino icon appeared to be a shell of his former self, had Roach contemplating if his ward is done being a boxer.

Roach was clearly not satisfied with Pacquiao’s performance, but had to accept how things came to be.

“"It went the other way and we have to live with that," the trainer said in a boxingscene.com report.

"I'm gonna have a long talk with him over that, because I think maybe being a senator and being a fighter, both is just maybe too much,” added Roach.

Prior to Sunday’s bout at the Suncorp Stadium, Roach and the rest of Pacquiao’s camp had declared the it’s either a knockout win or bust for the Filipino icon, whose career badly needed a shot in the arm.

Roach even told reporters that they might “call it a day” even if Pacquiao beats Horn but struggles in doing so.

Pacquiao ended up struggling in parts of his 12-round bout with Horn, and now he and Roach must make the ultimate decision.

"He didn't fight badly or anything like that, he did well in some of the rounds, but he just wasn't consistent enough for what I want," said Roach.