Mayweather is 'a bad guy' and Pacquiao 'doesn't like him', Freddie Roach says

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In a remarkably revealing article released yesterday by USA TODAY Sports, Freddie Roach candidly reflected on the trauma he suffered as a result of domestic violence, and the deep seated resentment WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has for the reigning WBC, WBA welterweight champion and world #1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter Floyd Mayweather.

That article is the focus of this one, as the Filipino icon will square off with his bitter rival to end their epic saga in the much anticipated May 2 showdown.

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Mayweather, the erstwhile ostentatious and brash champion of little modesty with an ego the size of the U.S. deficit, has had the mute button in effect for the most part since his stoic appearance at the press conference on March 12 in Hollywood. Many have speculated that this is an indication "Money" is on high alert and greatly concerned about "Pac-Man", while others suspect it is nothing more than extreme focus to deliver the best performance of his career.

It better be.

According to Roach, the man who will be opposite the former "Pretty Boy" Floyd in a few weeks, will be the nastiest version of the fighter he's trained in nearly 15 years. A fighter even more savage than the one his father Floyd Sr. last saw on another May 2, almost six years ago, when Pacquiao eviscerated Ricky Hatton in two violent rounds to erase him from the sport.

"Manny is really against domestic violence," Roach said. "It is a big issue maybe in the Philippines for him and being a congressman he can control some of that stuff. That is a big plus for me that Manny does not like the guy, I think the killer instinct is going to come back a lot faster."

Roach has seen domestic violence up close and personal; as his mother, Barbara Roach, was often assaulted by her late husband Paul Roach in front of a young Freddie Roach, and he would often viciously attack him as well. Roach, who today suffers from Parkinson's, recounted in the USA Today piece an incident in which his father kicked him in the head.

"(My husband) was a tough guy," she reflected on Paul Roach. "In those days you could be. He would be in jail if it was now. But I survived it, and I outlived him."

It remains to be seen whether Josie Harris, mother to 3 of Mayweather's 4 children, survives Floyd. But she did survive a violent attack from Floyd (which occurred in front of their two sons -- according to recorded police statements), one that received international attention. For Ray Rice'ing Harris, Mayweather was incarcerated and forced to enjoy bologna not sold in grocery stores for the summer of 2012.

In fact, Floyd has been involved in seven documented instances of violence against five different women, something that incenses Pacquiao according to Roach. It is widely known that Pacquiao has inspected panties other than those of his wife Jinkee's, and was a party animal at different stages of his marriage and career. But he owned those infractions - as chronicled in the poignant indie film "Manny" - while repairing his marriage and family in admirable fashion, and displaying a genuine benevolence for his entire nation.

Pacquiao has a burning disdain for vile things Mayweather has done in front of his children, as they've repeatedly seen the venomously racist video released by Floyd in 2010. It was in that infamous video in which he referred to Pacquiao as "a little yellow chump" and to "make me some sushi rolls and cook some rice".

Roach has known Mayweather "since he was 5", and reveals Floyd has always been very respectful when he's been around him, calling him "Mr. Roach" and has never knowingly sought to harm him personally. That said, Roach (no saint, who sprinkles filthy language everywhere he goes- including church) feels that Floyd lacks "character", and will pay serious consequences for insulting Pacquiao and his nation of the Philippines.

"It's really hard to say these things in public, but I know (Mayweather) is a bad guy," admitted Roach. "For the first time in my life with Manny Pacquiao, this is the first fighter he hasn't liked. I can tell."

USA TODAY Sports contacted Mayweather's chief adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, to seek a response to Roach's comments. Ellerbe did not return phone calls and text messages Tuesday. But that didn't stop Roach from closing the show.

"(I see the fight as) good against evil, yes. I have even thought about bringing a couple of the metro cops from Vegas in to tell Manny how many times (Mayweather) has been arrested and how bad of a guy he is, but I decided I can't go that far. He already doesn't like him; I think we're OK there."

So are we.