Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is looking to patch things up with undisputed super lightweight champion Josh Taylor. Roach posted the following on social media: “Let’s clear this up now before I lose a friend in @JoshTaylorBoxer. When I came into the media center on Friday, after Manny’s weigh-in, I was asked about Josh being Manny’s next opponent. I responded with, “Who’s Josh Taylor?,” because Manny has fought as a welterweight since 2009, with the exception of Margarito at super welterweight. The rest of my quote, which seems to have been buried, was: “We have never been offered that fight, no one’s ever talked about that fight. It’s not something that’s out there. Yeah, he’s a multi-time world champion, but it’s not something that’s been spoken about. So how can I give you a good answer? I can’t…of course, I know Josh. He’s my friend.”
Taylor wasn’t happy about Roach’s original comment, tweeting: “Absolutely no need for the disrespect from Freddie Roach, he knows fine well who I am. I have beaten him in the opposite and beat two of his former fighters after all. Wank stain.”
Hopefully, Josh Taylor learns a lesson from this. He obviously “jumped the gun” on this situation and didnt get all the details before replying with the Wank stain comment. Im sure he’s also been a victim of social media using a snippet of something he said to take it out of context. Quick emotional reaction.
No, it was Freddie Roach who never should have uttered the words ‘who is Josh Taylor’? There’s no need to get details or ad-lib after those words are stringed together. I’m sure Taylor will apologize to Roach for calling him a wank stain after he sees Freddie Roach’s come back.
I blame the media for leaving out the rest of what he said.
make it happen josh taylor vs pacquioa
wank stain, haven’t heard that before. Good one
What a drama queen. The world doesnt revolve around you Josh, not everyone is going to know who you are. Stop being so soft.
With these day’s médias what do you expect ?! It’s just about the sensation you make with your headlines.. Sad