Roach is not that impressed with Lomachenko. He credits him with being a good, smart fighter - but he believes the Ukrainian talent might be getting a little overhyped.
"Yeah, [Pacquiao] can make 135, but I would rather him fight [Lomachenko] at 140. The thing is, Lomachenko.... I haven't really thought about that fight because the weights are too far apart I thought. I would love that fight. I would pat Bob on the back for that fight. I would yes to that fight. I don't think [Lomachenko] is that good. He's a good fighter, yes. I've seen him look terrible in fights when he first came over here," Roach said.
"I saw him train at my [Wild Card] gym for his first two fights and I saw him play more with the tennis balls than anything else. I told him you're going to need a lot more than tennis balls to beat Manny Pacquiao. His workouts are very unusual and I saw them over here for two fights. But everything has a purpose. He's a very smart fighter I think, but I think he's just too small for Manny Pacquiao."
Roach: Pacquiao is Too Big, Lomachenko is Not That Good - Boxing News



"Yeah, [Pacquiao] can make 135, but I would rather him fight [Lomachenko] at 140. The thing is, Lomachenko.... I haven't really thought about that fight because the weights are too far apart I thought. I would love that fight. I would pat Bob on the back for that fight. I would yes to that fight. I don't think [Lomachenko] is that good. He's a good fighter, yes. I've seen him look terrible in fights when he first came over here," Roach said.
"I saw him train at my [Wild Card] gym for his first two fights and I saw him play more with the tennis balls than anything else. I told him you're going to need a lot more than tennis balls to beat Manny Pacquiao. His workouts are very unusual and I saw them over here for two fights. But everything has a purpose. He's a very smart fighter I think, but I think he's just too small for Manny Pacquiao."
Roach: Pacquiao is Too Big, Lomachenko is Not That Good - Boxing News


