'CHOCOLATITO' GONZALEZ TRAINER SAYS VILORIA IS A DANGEROUS OPPONENT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
The trainer of undefeated pound for pound No. 2 ranked WBC flyweight champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez says
former two division world champion Brian Viloria is a dangerous opponent as the fighters step up preparation for their
classic clash at the famed Madison Square Garden on the undercard of the blockbuster middleweight title fight between
Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux on October 17.
BoxingScene quoted trainer Arnulfo Obando who said Gonzalez faces "a difficult fight" against Viloria "although a lot
of people are talking about the age of Viloria "who is 34.
However, Obando believes that Viloria is "a very dangerous man who is experienced, hits hard and has excellent combinations."
He said Viloria "will be coming to fight . I don't think he will run because he is under pressure to leave a good image for HBO"
which will telecast the fight card.
The trainer recalled he saw Viloria when he scored a 10th round TKO victory over Hernan "Tyson" Marquez to win the WBA flyweight
on November 17, 2012 in a fight where he dropped Marquez in rounds 1, 5 and 10 to win the crown and noticed that Viloria "really hits hard with his left. He does a lot of damage with that hand."
While there were efforts to have Gonzalez fight former champion Giovanni Segura who was battered into submission in eight rounds
by Viloria on December 10, Obando said Viloria "is the best opponent 'Chocolatito' can face, noting that Viloria also put on a great fight against Mexico's Juan Francisco Estrada" who captured the WBO and WBA titles of Viloria in a split decision win in Macau on April 6, 2013 and despite that defeat he believes Viloria "is one of tnhe strongest fighters at 112 pounds."
Viloria is currently training at the Wild Card Gym under Freddie Roach and his Filipino assistant Marvin Samodio while Gonzalez plans to train for five weeks at Big Bear in California.
Gonzalez has a record of 43-0 with 37 knockouts and is coming off a devastating 2nd round TKO over former world champion Edgar Sosa while Viloria who has a record of 36-4 with 22 knockouts is coming off a spectacular 1st round knockout in a rematch with Omar Soto last July 25 when he dropped him three times in the opening round.
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