MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao’s boxing coach, Freddie Roach, shrugged off Juan Manuel Marquez's insistence that he was twice robbed of victory during his previous bouts against the Filipino champion.
Roach dismissed Marquez’s claim as pure nonsense. He said Pacquiao deserved to win both fights.
"I thought we won both of them," Roach said in Boxingscene.com. "I thought Pacquiao came back at the end of the first one and won a couple of close rounds. I gave him the edge in both fights.”
Marquez battled the fleet-footed Filipino to a controversial draw in 2004 despite suffering 3 straight first round knockdowns.
Four years later, Pacquiao floored the counter-punching Mexican in the third round en route to a split-decision win.
"The knockdown made the difference in the second fight," cited Roach. "But, you know, some people like this, some people like that. I thought they were great fights for boxing, I don't think there was any robbery."
Pacquiao already agreed for a third fight against Marquez. The bout is scheduled to take place on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach is confident that his fighter will win again.
"I think the third one will be great for the sport, also. I don't see any change," he said.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
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