Josh Taylor labels Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach a ‘w*** stain’ after showing ‘disrespect’ to the undisputed light-welterweight world champion by asking ‘who is he?’ when quizzed about potential fight with the Filipino star
- Manny Pacquiao will face Yordenis Ugas in a (Super) middleweight title bout
- However, Freddie Roach was asked whether the Filipino would fight Josh Taylor
- Roach feigned ignorance over Taylor and said a fight hadn’t been discussed
- Taylor reminded the American that he had beaten one of his fighters before
Josh Taylor has branded Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach a ‘w*** stain’ after he pretended not to know who the Scot was.
He may be the undisputed light-welterweight world champion after defeating Jose Ramirez in May, but Roach stoked the flames with his press conference comment.
It took place in the build-up to his fighter’s bout in Nevada on Saturday with Yordenis Ugas for the WBA (Super) middleweight title, a belt the Filipino held between July 2019 and January 2021 before it went to Ugas due to the 42-year-old’s inactivity.
Freddie Roach has riled Josh Taylor by pretending that he doesn’t know who the Scot is
![Taylor is the undisputed light-welterweight world champion after beating Jose Ramirez in May](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/21/23/46947443-9915461-image-a-16_1629585101210.jpg)
Taylor is the undisputed light-welterweight world champion after beating Jose Ramirez in May
![Roach was asked if a bout between his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Taylor could happen](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/21/23/46947485-9915461-image-a-17_1629585188776.jpg)
Roach was asked if a bout between his fighter Manny Pacquiao and Taylor could happen
In preparation for the fight, Roach was asked about the possibility of Taylor and Pacquiao going toe-to-toe, saying: ‘Who’s Josh Taylor?
‘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.’
Taylor was not best pleased and took to Twitter to vent.
![The 30-year-old was angered by Roach's remark and lambasted the veteran on Twitter](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/21/23/46947565-9915461-image-a-19_1629585556703.jpg)
The 30-year-old was angered by Roach’s remark and lambasted the veteran on Twitter
![Roach was in Ivan Baranchyk's corner when Taylor defeated the Belarus fighter in 2019](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/08/22/01/46947519-9915461-Roach_was_in_Ivan_Baranchyk_s_corner_when_Taylor_defeated_the_Be-a-4_1629591913191.jpg)
Roach was in Ivan Baranchyk’s corner when Taylor defeated the Belarus fighter in 2019
‘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. W*** stain!’
Roach was on the opposing side of the ring to Taylor in 2019, with the 30-year-old beating Ivan Baranchyk on points to claim the IBF light-welterweight world title.