. >> reporter: there on the second floor of a modest strip mall in hollywood sits freddy roach's wildrd gym. at five bucks day, it draws sweat-drenched boxers. there's a reason they come here. freddy roach is perhaps the best in the game, a six-time trainer of the year whose worked with champions like mike tyson, oscar de la hoya, and for more than ten years, popular welterweight champ manny pacquiquiapacquiao. a notorious brawler from a dead end boston neighborhood roach admits he overstayed his welcome inside the ropes. >> two years after i retired, i ended up getting parkinson's. >> so the sport you love may have triggered your parkinson's. >> yes, for sure. >> reporter: roach's diagnosis, trauma-induced parkinson's, has left the 54-year-old with mild hand tremors and slurring speech, but so far he's avoided more serious symptoms. he takes medication and botox injections to control spasms, but doctors also credit roach's rigorous workout routine. heavy on hand-eye coordination drills. >> when i get in the ring, i have no symptoms whatsoever. >> reporter: still, in the methodical ma