Street-fighting Pacman must return in September

World Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is ready to put his foot down and tell Manny Pacquiao to finally hang up his gloves this year if ever he sees something wrong in the eight-time world champion's training camp.

Roach was quoted on BleacherReport.com that Pacquiao would watch his prized fighter's training more closely this time.

"I will make sure that everything is in place. If something is not in place, I will cancel that [a fifth with Juan Manuel Marquez] fight and he will retire," said Roach.

The Hall of Fame trainer even hinted that Pacquiao might fight only once this year after dropping losing his two fights in 2012—the first a controversial one to Timothy Bradley and the second a sixth-round knockout to Marquez—and the Filipino southpaw needs a redemption of sorts to get his sting back on the ring.

"Either we fight a young stud [Brandon Rios type of guys] or we fight a rematch with Marquez [right away]. I think the rematch is the fight to take," Roach said.

Pacquiao is set for a September ring return and talks of a possible fifth fight with Marquez are reportedly being worked on by Top Rank chairman Bob Arum. And Roach wants the Filipino southpaw to beat his Mexican nemesis convincingly this time.

"He has to look really impressive in the rematch. I feel that there will still be a big fight out there. Not as big as it was two years ago. I think they let it go a little too far and it doesn't have the luster it once had."

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