When Juan Manuel Marquez decided on Timothy Bradley as his next opponent, it was met with adulation and criticism. Marquez fans had been searching for a definitive close of the rivalry between their man and Manny Pacquiao and in their eyes, finally got that with Marquez’s KO over the Pacman. A 5th bout would seem redundant to Marquez fans, given the brutal nature of the KO. Pacquiao fans were hoping for a piece of redemption and claimed if Pacquiao was able to give Marquez four fights, the least Marquez could do was give Pacquiao one last fight.
The hopes of Pacquiao fans were shattered though when Marquez announced he would be facing WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in the fall. Freddie Roach, the trainer of Manny Pacquiao reacted with disappointment. Roach is just as competitive as Pacquiao as the former fighter certainly wants to get some wins back his way after a 2012 full of losses and fighters leaving his stable.
Marcos Villegas caught up with Roach as he gave us a update on Pacquiao and his reaction to Marquez’s decision not to fight his star pupil.
