The fight we've all been waiting for is a little over two months away, and as the May 2 fight date draws closer, Manny Pacquiao's camp is keeping an ear to the streets. Boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who's preparing Pacquiao before he dances in the ring with Floyd Mayweather, spoke to Carlos Boogs of Boxing Scene shortly after reports surfaced of Mayweather getting knocked down in training for "at least 10 seconds."
It was rumored that former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah had delivered the 10-second KO to Mayweather during a sparring session.
"@maven_boxing: @SUPERJUDAH any comment on the KO you delivered to @FloydMayweather recently?" (That's Not True it never happen stop it)
— ZAB JUDAH 5x Champ! (@SUPERJUDAH) March 25, 2015
Judah combated those reports in the above tweet, and Roach declined to comment on it. He did, however, tell Boogs about what he's been hearing from Mayweather's sparring sessions.
"He [Mayweather] knocked out a couple of girls (in sparring) or something like (that)," said Roach. "The thing is, I got a report from one of my friends in Mexico—that one of his Mexican boys beat the shit out of him two days in a row."
While Roach added that "I really don't care about stuff like that," his claim only piles on to the rumors that Mayweather's been struggling to handle the intensity and pace of some of his training sessions. Videos released out of Mayweather's gym (obviously) suggest otherwise.
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"I really don't care what he's up to, because I have to get my guy ready for my fight and that's what I'm thinking about," said Roach. (Although he cares enough to get reports out of Mexico on Mayweather. Smh.)
Through his publicist, Pacquiao had "no comment on the rumor nor does the team has any interest in Floyd's camp."
Sure, Manny. Sure.
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[via Bleacher Report]