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Boxing News - Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach dropped another bomb on Alex Ariza, who formerly worked with Manny Pacquiao as strength and conditioning coach, as he indirectly accused him of a possible use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport.

Roach, whose rapport with Ariza went sour ever since the fitness' coach breakup with Manny Pacquiao's camp and decision to join Robert Garcia's team, told Fight Hype that he indeed suspected Ariza of doing 'shady' things during his tenure with Team Pacman.

"I know he has a new strength coach and I don't get along with the guy, and one of the reasons why he doesn't work for me anymore is because I think he's a little shady, you know," Roach told Fight Hype.

Roach said that Ariza used to give Pacquiao a drink every day before the start of his training. The trainer also said he was not shocked at all by the news that Rios failed his drug test following his 12-round unanimous decision defeat at the hands of the Filipino fighting congressman.

"He used to give Manny a drink every day before we worked out and I asked him, 'What's in that drink,' and he would never tell me. And I said, 'I need to know what's in that drink because, you know, you're giving it to my fighter and if something goes wrong, I'm gonna get the blame.' In my opinion, he's a little shady, so he's with that camp now and it doesn't surprise me that happened."

Roach also questioned Ariza's presence in Robert Garcia's corner during the Marcos Maidana's title-clinching victory over Adrien Broner, as strength and condition coaches usually don't roam around the boxer's corner.

"Everyone has their suspicions there because it's very unusual for the strength coach to be that close to the fighter. I mean, usually a cutman will work on a cut; that's a possibility. But he's very forceful. I was surprised Robert Garcia let him in the corner actually, because in Macau, he didn't even let him work the corner," Roach said.

Roach, who will train Pacquiao for his upcoming bout on April 12 against a still unnamed opponent, said there should be a comprehensive investigation on Ariza, who allegedly slipped smelling salts in between rounds during the Maidana vs. Broner showdown.

"They say there's an investigation going on and so forth. He has Dr. Recta (sp), who gives him prescriptions all the time. They're looking up the wrong tree if they're looking at Alex Ariza. They need to find out where that came from because I believe, in my opinion, it was something illegal because smelling salts are illegal in boxing. Was it maybe that or something stronger?," Roach said.

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