🇺🇸 The King of the Mitts · 1980s–present
40+
World champions coached
Pacquiao's coach — the king of the mitts, fighting Parkinson's daily.
A former fighter who learned at Eddie Futch's side, Freddie Roach became the most decorated trainer of his era — and he did it while fighting Parkinson's disease every single day.
His mitt work with Manny Pacquiao is legendary: a blur of pads, angles and speed that turned a one-handed brawler into a multi-division genius. Roach's lesson is showing up — relentlessly.
The philosophy
Repetition on the mitts becomes reflex in the ring.
Adapt the plan as the fight reveals itself.
Speed and angles beat raw power.
Perseverance is non-negotiable.
For your journey
Mitt/bag work isn't cardio — every rep is a rehearsal of a real moment.
Step off-line and hit from where they can't return fire.
Greatness is reps done with intent. Drill the same things until your body does them without thinking.
Turn wisdom into reps
Angle entry reps
Throw a combo, step 45° off, throw again from the new angle. 4 rounds.
Speed mitt flurries
Partner or wall: fast, clean 5-punch bursts, reset, repeat.
Train this system
Blistering hand-speed, in-and-out angles, and volume from impossible spots.
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