Roach maghahanap ng kapalit ni Ariza

MANILA, Philippines - Kinumpirma kahapon ni chief trainer Freddie Roach ang ginawa niyang pagsibak kay Alex Ariza bilang strength and conditio­ning coach ni Filipino world eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao.

Tinapos ni Roach ang kanilang five-year relation ni Ariza na kanyang unang kinuha noong 2008 at nakatulong kay Pacquiao sa paghahari sa 130, 135, 140, 147 at 150 pounds weight divisions.

“I had a discussion with Manny and I told him that I had a lot of trouble working with Alex, because he was always trying to do everyone else’s job,” ani Roach sa panayam ng Yahoo! Sports.

“I told him that Miguel Diaz had told me he would not work with Manny as his cutman if Ariza was around. As I said, he wanted to do everyone’s job but his own. I told Manny it was hard for us to work with him. Manny said, ‘You’re the boss. You hired him.’ When he said that, I fired him,” ani Roach.

Si Ariza ay kasaluku­yang nasa Mexico para sa pagsasanay ni Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.

Matatandaang iniwan ni Ariza si Pacquiao sa gitna ng paghahanda nito sa laban kontra kay Timothy Bradley, Jr. sa Baguio City noong Abril ng nakaraang taon.

Nang umuwi si Ariza sa United States ay kinuha ng Team Pacquiao si Filipino strength and conditioning coach Marvin Somodio.

Inamin ni Ariza na hindi na sila nagkakaunawaan ni Roach.

“It didn’t come as too much of a shock, because over the course of the last couple of fights, obviously, Freddie and I were having differences of opinion on how to train Manny,” wika ni Ariza.

“After Roach was nagging him too much, I’m sure Manny felt he didn’t need that much disarray in the camp. That’s OK. But I don’t work for Freddie and I haven’t in a couple of years,” dagdag pa nito.

Sinabi ni Roach na ga­gamit siya ng ilang therapists sa Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic sa Orange County, Calif. para resolbahan ang pamimitig ng mga binti ni Pacquiao na isa sa mga naging dahilan ng kanyang dalawang sunod na kabiguan noong 2012.

Posible ring mismong si Roach ang magpatupad ng strength and conditioning program para sa 34-anyos na Sarangani Congressman.