By Lem Satterfield

A former professional fighter, Freddie Roach doesn't fear much of anything.

But put the three-time Trainer Of The Year in front of a television camera, and well, that's a different story.

"I can talk to you, with no problem, but cameras, I get a little intimidated for some reason and I don't know why. That's just the way that it is. One-on-one, it's easier," said Roach, a Hall of Fame trainer, to BoxingScene.com.

"So when I do the interviews like this with you [over the phone,] I'm real good with that. But cameras suck," said Roach. "I'm just not one who is always comfortable in front of cameras and stuff like that. Even at press conferences and stuff like that. I just get a little nervous, and I'm not sure why."

Roach, confirmed, nevertheless, that HBO is considering him as a replacement to former "Boxing After Dark" series analyst, Lennox Lewis, a former three-time heavyweight champion whose contract expired recently.

"I don't believe that they have made that [final] decision [yet]. It was just something I was interested in doing in some aspect and that I thought would be a good idea," said Roach. "So tried it out, but it's a lot harder than I thought. You're talking to a huge audience, you're looking at a camera, and you've got to focus on that, pretty much."

Roach's "Try out" came during Saturday night's undercard bouts at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, whose main event featured a non-title, junior middleweight clash that resulted in Paul Williams winning a controversial, four-round, technical decision over Kermit Cintron.

After being teamed with Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant, Roach gave himself a mixed review.

"I did the some of the preliminary fights at the Home Depot Center last night, and I was a little nervous," said Roach. "I did a couple of fights with Jim Lampley and those guys, and we had fun. Obviously, I'm a trainer, and I like what I do, so I'm not looking for a new job. I was a little bit nervous, but I think I got better as we went on."

Roach flew from Los Angeles on to New York, where he was on Sunday in preparation for a May 15 WBA junior welterweight title bout between England's Amir Khan and Brooklyn's Paulie Malignaggi that will take place at Madison Square Garden.

Khan is among the multitude of world champions trained by Roach, including Manny Pacquiao, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and others.

"With my schedule, it [Saturday night's HBO broadcasting run through] possibly could have been the last time. But I hope that they ask me to come back to maybe do one more for real one time to just see how I do. Again, I love my job [training,] and, again, my job is way better than that one," said Roach.

"But I'd like to do it live, one time, because last night, we did the prelim fights, so it was just taped. It wasn't a live broadcast. One time, I'd like to do the main event. It'd be a challenge," said Roach.  "[Saturday night] was fun, you know, because Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant, those guys are on a different level. It was good to see how they work and they're really good at what they do."

As for his thoughts on whether Pacquiao should next face Floyd Mayweather or Antonio Margarito, Roach told BoxingScene, "Either one is fine with me."

"I have no preferance. Well, actually, I'd rather fight Mayweather," said Roach. "But if the negotions don't result in making the fight, then I'm not going to cry over it. But that's only my opinion. You'd have to talk to Manny to get his."

Fighting as a junior middleweight, Margarito returned from a long layoff with Saturday night's 10-round, unanimous decision over Roberto Garcia, whom he floored in the first round.

"I heard about it," said Roach, "But I've never been impressed with [Margarito.]"

Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor for AOL FanHouse and the news editor for BoxingScene.com