Roach tells Floyd: Manny will be bigger than you
MANILA, Philippines – Boxing trainer Freddie Roach lambasted the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr. for using the term “little fella” in allusion to Manny Pacquiao.
“You can call Manny by his name, but don't call him the little man,” the boxing trainer said in Examiner.com.
Roach said that if Mayweather really wants the Pacquiao fight, he should issue the challenge directly to the Filipino champion.
"They tell me Mayweather's his own boss, and he calls all the shots, but why is Leonard Ellerbe making an announcement that he wants to fight us. Leonard Ellerbe is just one of his flunkies, let's face it, come on,” Roach said.
It was Ellerbe, Mayweather’s confidante, who first hinted that the unbeaten American boxer wanted to fight the Filipino champion.
He said Mayweather is challenging “the little fella.”
But Roach said Mayweather’s camp was being vague in their challenge.
Roach said Ellerbe may have been referring to another fighter.
“We don't know who you're referring to, because Manny will be a lot bigger than you when he's standing over you in the ring," said Roach.
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I don't see the collation with calling someone little man has anything to do with racism. It seems to me you two low lifes are the racist look for opportunity to spread your nonsense. If you are a racist you can find racism in a casual hello. Grow up there is no room for racism anymore.
"Little fella" is an insulting term
Spoken by a black man, Ellerbe, and the US media keeps quiet. If it was uttered against an African-American, there would be howls of racism.
say what you mean
You are right. Niggers call each other nigger/nigga, all the time, so what is the big deal. Niggers, black folks that is, make racial comments all the time, jap, flip, nip, wetbacks,jews, whatever and get away with it.... not here fool, you are what you are.... so now what, was that offensive to anyone, nigger in particular? Well heck, that's what black folks are callled, nigger, for Japanese is japs, for Filipino, flips.... so what now....
My apology,if this offend anyone, this really boils me up, when it is so "true" when a racial comment is make to Afr-Ame, it is racial, but for others, aint no big thing.....
mastereddie reporting.... out !!!