BERISTAIN: PACQUIAO BEATS COTTO
Trainer Also Talks About Floyd, Roach, Arce and Hatton
By Hesiquio Balderas
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 05 Oct 2009
In a recent interview with ESPN's Spanish TV program "Golpe a Golpe", Nacho Beristain talked about many issues including the upcoming superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. Beristain also gave the TV audience tactical information on how the Pacquiao vs Cotto fight may go.
On Pacquiao and Cotto:
"His left hand is like a missile, like a rocket, it has tremendous speed and his power is tremendous," Nacho said about Pacquiao, who will face Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico on November 14 in Las Vegas.
Beristain also said, "The key to the fight is not only Pacquiao's speed but is also the fact that he has been better with his technique. He is a technical fighter now with speed and power, and that Pacquiao is very difficult to beat. If it was difficult before, imagine now, Cotto will be in a world of trouble when he steps in the ring with Manny, besides that, I don't think he recovered from the beating Margarito gave him, I think Pacquiao will win this fight."
On Freddie Roach:
"I think Pacquiao is lucky to have him in his corner, Freddie Roach is one of the best trainers in the world and he has a lot of knowledge and he has made Pacquiao a better fighter who used to have a lot of flaws in his style. Pacquiao used to jump when throwing punches and now he is doing great from a technical point of view and that is Freddie's work."
On Arce:
"I think Jorge fights with his heart, I mean in his last fight there was something emotional going on, his brother lost to this guy from Africa who is just a basic fighter and Jorge didn't do what we worked on in the gym. I know Jorge is also a good boxer, he is smart and he can move he has done it in sparring, but as I told him boxing is not just training; it's about discipline. For instance I told him to stay away from spices, ice, and many other stuff. Three days before the fight one member of his crew gave him ice and he was chewing ice because he likes it and because they told him is a good exercise for his jaw. I told him not to do it, and he did it anyway, and he got a terrible cold two days before the fight and he was done when he stepped into the ring."
On Hatton:
"De La Hoya told us there is a big possibility that the Hatton vs Marquez fight will happen. We would love to go to England and fight Ricky. Juan liked the idea and those are our plans. I think Hatton is a great fighter who will present a whole different style to Juan and Marquez will have to use all his experience and ring savvy to beat Hatton. I think Ricky still has a lot left and I hope the fight get made because is a good challenge and is a good fight for Juan financially also."
On Mayweather:
"We took the fight because the offer was real good and the fact that the fight was going to be at 143 pounds. But the day of the weighin, Mayweather came at 146 and we were really angry at that but then again I am not the promoter so we talked with Juan Manuel and we decided that we would fight because the public was paying to see the fight and even when Mayweather was not responsible enough, I have to say he is one of the best fighters ever, he has tremendous speed and he has a great defense, he is very confident in the ring and he is really good and smart, but Juan fought with courage, with heart, and refused to go down against the best fighter pound for pound in the world."
Nacho also talked about Israel Vazquez, and a possible fourth fight with Rafa Marquez. He said the fight is in negotiation and that if all goes well with Israel upcoming fight the fight is likely to happen.
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