Roach’s dream: A master plan for Pacquiao to beat Mayweather (The Associated Press)

Freddie Roach’s hip is killing him, and his sternum feels like somebody dropped an anvil on his chest. His assistants could be in the Wild Card gym’s ring with Manny Pacquiao, absorbing the punishment that’s inevitable when you work the mitts with an eight-division champion preparing for the biggest fight of his life. When he hits me, he says he’s sorry sometimes.” Roach has guided Pacquiao to the pinnacle of their sport over the past decade, fighting off the effects of Parkinson’s disease and a lifetime in this brutal business. Roach has spent the spring working on the ultimate puzzle for any modern trainer: A master plan to take down the unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 2 in Las Vegas.