40 Quotes by Freddie Roach

The one fight (in between) is good for us. Right after this fight, we'll take a week off and then go into Morales mode.

Z has the potential to be a world champion. He's a very good prospect. He's a solid boxer, but he's not a huge puncher. He's probably a better boxer than Manny and he has good fundamentals, but Manny just has such power and speed. But Z is quick and technically very sound.

It was a tactical fight and they were our tactics. The fight went the way we wanted it to go even though we didn't get the decision.

It's good because it gets him back in the gym, back into the mode of training for a big fight. ... Get him out of the pool hall a little bit.

It was nice having them in the gym, but ... Manny was performing for them more than for me. I wanted him working on technique and so forth. ... They've respected it. They realize it's for his benefit and they want Manny to win.

It was a close fight with a lot of close rounds, ... Morales landed the bigger punches but Manny landed more combinations.

I want him working more on his technique and not just going out there and putting a show on for the fans that come and watch him train.

After this fight we'll take a week off and then we'll be straight back into Morales mode,

In the last fight, the game plan went out the window,