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Margarito's trainer on Roach: Be careful what you wish for


Robert Garcia, Antonio Margarito’s trainer, won’t take Freddie Roach’s fiery words sitting down. The soft-spoken former world champion warned Roach to be careful of what he wishes for after the four-time Trainer of the Year stood by his earlier prediction that Manny Pacquiao will knock out Margarito in either the 8th or 9th round of their World Boxing Council (WBC) super-welterweight title fight on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). “Roach should better watch what he’s saying," said Garcia in the third installment of HBO’s four-part series 24/7 that delves on the training and preparation of both parties leading up to the bout to be held at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Garcia’s statement was in response to Roach’s assessment that the 32-year-old Mexican won’t last the full distance against Pacquiao, the man widely seen as the pound-for-pound king of boxing today. “We will knock this guy out, I promise you," said Roach. “I see this fight as an easy fight, and right now with the way Manny’s working, I don’t see any problems." Margarito, on a comeback trail after being suspended from fighting for a year, added fuel to the fire by saying Pacquiao won’t get any help from anybody once they step into the ring. “Inside the ring, it’s only me and Manny," he said. The 31-year-old Pacquiao reacted sharply. “He (Margarito) talks too much," the Filipino fighter said in the same HBO series. “Let’s get this on." - KY, RCJ, GMANews.TV

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