40 Quotes by Freddie Roach

When we did make it public that we were not letting anyone watch any longer, the Filipino fans stopped coming. They respected the decision and knew it was for Manny's benefit. They helped us out and we respect that.

My fighter is 100 percent ready and he is just two pounds over the limit yesterday.

One play was the difference in the game, ... That shows you. We were 10-3 and whipped alot of people that year. That just goes to show you can't take anybody lightly.

One of (Juan's) friends told me that he thought he made a mistake and wanted to come back. I told him all he had to do was pick up the phone and ask me, and that's all it took. I don't hold grudges at all. It's a good working relationship, which is what you need to have success.

My guy in the first fight was a little left-hand happy. In this fight, he landed a lot of right hooks.

On the first day of training for this fight, Mike already looked better than he did when he fought Etienne,

If we don't win this fight, it's just because we can't.

Gabi is in great shape for the fight. He trained really hard. We had great sparring and we got some big punchers because we know Vic is a very big puncher and a very good champion, and a big favorite going into the fight.

He (Williams) does have pretty good power, ... I expect Williams to be at his best because this is the biggest fight in the world for him.