Manny Pacquiao’s coach, Freddie Roach, has fired the Filipino’s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza three months before Pacquiao faces Brandon Rios.
Roach hired Ariza in 2008 and Ariza helped Pacquiao move up in weight and win world titles at 130, 135, 140, 147 and 154 pounds.
“I had a discussion with Manny and I told him that I had a lot of trouble working with Alex, because he was always trying to do everyone else’s job. I told him that Miguel Diaz had told me he would not work with Manny as his cutman if Ariza was around. As I said, he wanted to do everyone’s job but his own. I told Manny it was hard for us to work with him.
“Manny said, ‘You’re the boss. You hired him.’ When he said that, I fired him” said Roach when asked why he dismissed Alex Ariza.
Pacquiao and his opponent Brandon Rios are currently in America to promote their fight on November 24 at The Venetian Macao Resort in Macau.
Photo: Manny Pacquiao
