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JOURNEYMAN FIGHTER FREDDIE ROACH

Journeyman Fighter Freddie Roach now Sits Atop The Boxing World

Life is not easy for the journeyman boxer, especially one that decides to hang up the gloves at the age of 26. Freddie Roach boxed 20 times on ES PN in the 1980’s and amassed a professional record of 39-13 (15 KO’s). Roach shared a ring with the likes of Darryl Tyson, Hector Camacho, Greg Haugen and Bobby Chacon, but never was able to land a world title shot. After a KO loss to Haugen when he was 25, his legendary trainer Eddie Futch saw the signs and told him the straight truth. Roach was slowing and it was time to quit the sport before he got hurt… [read more]