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Freddie Roach yet to see Pacquiao slowing down in training

Since Pacquiao’s stunning defeat against Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in 2012 and his unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather last year, Roach has been watchful of any change in Pacquiao’s training behavior.

Roach and Pacquiao had a long standing pact waiting to be implemented the moment Roach see Pacquiao losing intensity or slowing down in training.

The arrangement calls for Roach to make an arbitrary decision leading up to Pacquiao’s retirement the moment he is convinced that Pacquiao is no longer competitive in the ring.

While Pacquiao’s fans and supporters want the eight-division world champion to retire now that he is still healthy, Roach has to be truthful to what he and Pacquiao agreed to in their long-standing pact.

If he has his way, Roach would be pleased to see Pacquiao retires after the Vargas fight. But he needs to be fair in his decision because he has yet to see Pacquiao slowing down in training.

The Vargas fight would be crucial for Roach in his search for a reason to implement his part of the pact. If Pacquiao knocks out or wins convincingly over Vargas next Saturday night, Roach has no other option but to let Pacquiao continue fighting.

Before he moved to Manila about a month ago to start formal training for the Vargas fight, Roach said he believes Pacquiao will continue fighting and will fight anybody including Terence Crawford and Canelo Alvarez until the Mayweather rematch becomes a reality. Read more:

Barely a week from the Vargas fight, Roach has yet to see Pacquiao losing intensity or slowing down in training.

Based on the outcome of the Vargas fight, Roach is expected to let Pacquiao know of his decision based on their long-standing pact.

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