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Roach wanted Pacquiao to teach Khan lesson

Freddie Roach and Amir Khan have severed their ties © Getty Images

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Amir Khan's former trainer Freddie Roach has claimed Manny Pacquiao would not lose a round against Danny Garcia.

Garcia blew Khan away during their light-welterweight title bout in July, triumphing via fourth-round stoppage to take the Brit's WBA crown. Khan subsequently complained that he felt his defence, taught by Roach, was flawed.

And now confirmation has come of the Khan and Roach split, the coach - who oversees Pacquiao - has taken a swipe at his ex-pupil.

"I wanted [Pacquiao] to fight the guy Garcia, Danny Garcia," Roach told examiner.com. "I wanted that fight because Amir Khan says that I don't teach defence to him and Manny Pacquiao.

"Why did he compare himself to Manny Pacquiao? It depends what I taught him. Let's see what Manny does with your last opponent. Manny wouldn't lose a round."

Khan is expected to announce his new trainer, rumoured to be Naazim Richardson, in the near future.

Meanwhile, Roach has admitted he is lost for ideas when it comes to advising Pacquiao how to beat Juan Manuel Marquez. The pair will meet for a fourth time on December 8; Pacquiao has never lost any of their previous meetings, but none of his performances have been particularly convincing.

"The game plan I've set for him for the last three fights, I know it's the right game plan, but the thing is, it's not working in the fights," Roach said. "I haven't come up with a good idea yet to know what I need to do for him to win that fight but I'm thinking every day. As I watch tapes of his opponent, we will come up with an answer."

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