LOS ANGELES--Hindi natatakot si chief trainer Freddie Roach sa naunang pahayag ni Timothy Bradley na pababagsakin niya si Manny Pacquiao sa pamamagitan ng kanyang left hook.
“He can’t punch with either hand so I’m not worried about it. He can kick me if he wants to,†wika ni Roach sa kanyang Wild Card Gym.
Ginawa ni Bradley ang kanyang komento isang araw matapos isagawa ang isang media workout sa Fortune Gym.
“Kawawa,†sagot naman ni Pacquiao sa nasabing pagyayabang ni Bradley.
Hindi inintindi ni Roach nang sabihin ni Bradley na ang left hook ang magpapatumba kay Pacquiao para mapanatili niyang suot ang WBO welterweight crown.
“For Bradley to say that it surprises me because I thought he was a good guy and a gentleman like Manny is. He’s just trying to talk himself into the fight,†wika ni Roach.
Ipinaalam din sa American trainer ang sparring regimen ni Bradley kung saan sumasabak ito ng isang 10-minute rounds sa tatlong magkakaibang sparmates nang walang hinto.
Ngunit hindi ito ikinagulat ni Roach dahil aniya ay hindi lamang si Bradley ang gumagawa nito.
“I think (Floyd) Mayweather does that also,†sabi ni Roach.
“(Adrien) Broner goes like half hour straight with no rest. Strange, yeah. It might be good for conditioÂning but I really don’t care what Bradley is doing,†dagdag pa nito.
Hindi rin bumilib si Roach sa vegan diet ni Bradley at maging ang pagiging maskulado nito.
“The vegan diet makes him weak. And I think the training stuff he does with the weights that makes him muscular slows him down. Then he boxes 10-minute rounds,†ani Roach.