MANILA, Philippines - Sa tingin ni Freddie Roach, kakaiba ang ginagawa ngayon ni Manny Pacquiao sa training para sa kanilang laban ni Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Isang dekada nang kasama ni Pacquiao si Roach ngunit ngayon lang napansin ng premyadong trainer na iba ang galaw ni Pacquiao sa kanilang training ngayon.
Sa isang report sa Philboxing.com, sinabi ni Roach na nakikita niya ngayon kay Pacquiao kung gaano siya kadeterminadong manalo kay Mayweather na kanyang haharapin sa May 2 sa Las Vegas.
“I can see it in his eyes, in his body movement, his attitude in training that he really wants to win and win decisively,” ani Roach. “Sometimes, I cannot help but think he’s mad at this guy (Mayweather).”
Maghaharap sina Mayweather at Pacquiao sa sinasabing pinakama-laking laban sa kasaysa-yan ng boxing.
Naging mabait sa isa’t isa ang dalawang boxers sa press conference ng kanilang laban noong nakaraang linggo ngunit ngayon ay nararamdaman na ni Roach ang pagkamuhi ni Pacquiao kay Mayweather. “I can feel when we’re doing the mitts. With the way he hits the mitts, I can see it on how he responds to the things we want him to do. The efforts he has been doing which I didn’t see in his previous similarly important fights,” sabi ni Roach. “I’ve never seen him dislike an opponent in my life, but you know what, he doesn’t like this guy. He won’t say anything bad about him, but he won’t say anything good about him either. I think Mayweather is his perfect opponent.”