By Edward Chaykovsky

Freddie Roach, trainer of eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, would love to have his fighter take on Danny Garcia (31-0, 18KOs) in the Filipino star's 2016 comeback bout.

Earlier this month, Garcia officially moved up to the welterweight division after captured the WBC/WBA world titles at junior welterweight and beating a who's who of competition at 140, including Amir Khan, Lucas Matthysse, Erik Morales, Zab Judah and Lamont Peterson. He stopped Paulie Malignaggi in his first bout at 147.

Pacquiao was last in the ring back in May, when he lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. A injury to his right shoulder has sidelined the Filipino star until early 2016.

Roach has wanted Pacquiao to face Garcia for a very long time. In a recent interview, Danny's father and trainer Angel Garcia predicted that his son would retire Pacquiao if the two boxers ever met in the ring. Roach predicts the opposite. He feels Pacquiao would easily demolish Garcia inside the distance.

“I want Danny Garcia, that’s my choice. That’s the easiest fight in the f***ing world, you can tell his dad that as well. His dad psyched Amir Khan out but he won’t psych Pacquiao out I promise. Pacquiao will knock Garcia out. I like the dad but he talks too much sh*t,” Roach told Boxing News.

Roach says Pacquiao's shoulder is getting much better and he expects him back in the ring within six months time.

“Manny’s shoulder is getting better. We had a little trouble with the rehab because he didn’t want to come to American so we got a guy to go out there [to the Philippines] and work with him every day,” Roach said.

“He tells me it feels better, he went swimming the other day, he’s playing a little basketball so he says it’s coming along fine. But it won’t be a while until he’s in the ring again, three to six months.”