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Pacquiao vs Bradley: Timothy Bradley Senses Freddie Roach Is Worried
Timothy Bradley believes that early complaints from Team Pacquiao, including trainer Freddie Roach saying he's a dirty fighter, mean that there's some trepidation from the Pacquiao side going into their June 9 fight, which was signed this week. From The Desert Sun: "That doesn't bother me man. It...
On Freddie Roach: Episode 3 Recap
Those who subscribe to the popular adage that "Boxing is Dead" might have a little fuel to their fire after watching Episode 3 of HBO's "On Freddie Roach". While Episode 2 dealt mostly with Freddie's brother Pepper having a stroke and ending up in the hospital, the third episode centers largely on...
On Freddie Roach: Episode Two Recap
Episode 1 of "On Freddie Roach" introduced us to the life of boxing's best trainer, a man who is hampered every day by the effects of Parkinson's disease. If the first episode was to be titled, it may have called "An Introduction". Keeping with the theme, the second episode would likely be dubbed...
'On Freddie Roach' Premiere Draws Less Than 200,000 Viewers
Last Friday night's premiere episode of the HBO documentary series "On Freddie Roach" drew just 188,000 viewers, according to TV By the Numbers. Since I've got no idea what HBO would be targeting, I don't know if this is remotely successful or not. I can say that it did more viewers than their...
Mayweather vs Pacquiao in November? "No Way," Says Roach
Speaking to BoxingScene.com's Keith Idec, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach says that he doesn't believe a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr will happen, throwing a bucket of cold water on anyone who has moved on from the May-based talks and turned their hopes to a late autumn...
On Freddie Roach: Episode One Recap
Anyone who follows boxing knows who Freddie Roach is, and anyone who knows who Freddie Roach is knows he's ill with Parkinson's disease. But that's usually where the fan's mind stops. We see him tremor, we hear his affected voice, and we move on. What Peter Berg's HBO Series "On Freddie Roach"...
On Freddie Roach Video Clip: Fight Night
No narration here, just the fight from Freddie Roach's perspective. The camera work here is fantastic, hearing the crowd and looking at just the moments of the fight with no HBO commentary, no words over it, just seeing Freddie at work, the culmination of his efforts to prepare the fighter. I...
On Freddie Roach Video Clip: Family History
"My dad was a very physical person. He was really, really mean, and he could fight. When he used to tell me, 'I'll knock you out.' And I'd say, 'I don't doubt it.' Nobody in my house was really strong enough to stand up to him, and he was real bad to my mother. She took more beatings than all of...
Freddie Roach Interview: Roach Says HBO Show Won't Change Him, Will Show His True Life
In an interview with SB Nation MMA senior editor Luke Thomas, Freddie Roach says that his new show "On Freddie Roach," which debuts tomorrow on HBO, won't change his life, but will give viewers the truth, warts and all. Listen to the full interview above, or read the full transcript at that link....
On Freddie Roach Video Clip: "I Hope I Work Until I Die"
Here's a video clip from HBO's "On Freddie Roach" series, directed by Peter Berg. The series debuts on Friday at 9:30 p.m. EST. Training "When I can't do mitts anymore, I'm gonna quit. Because I won't be able to really get to the fighter, and really inside his head, and make him believe in...
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