By Ryan Burton

BoxingScene.com speaks to Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz about the upcoming rematch of his highly controversial unanimous decision win over Paulie "Magic Man" Malignaggi.  Diaz speaks on what he is doing to make sure he comes out with a controversy free win in the rematch.  He speaks about the change in venue and some of the other changes made, he says, so that there are no excuses when he emerges victorious.  See what else Diaz has to say in this interview only found at BoxingScene.com.

BoxingScene.com:  How are you doing Juan?  How is training going?

Juan Diaz:  Training camp is going along just perfect.  I have been training for a few weeks now.  It is starting to intensify a little bit more and it is a change of pace but it is great.

BoxingScene.com:  Are you making any adjustments for the rematch?

Juan Diaz:  I am making a couple of adjustments here and there.  For one, I need to move my head a little bit more because Malignaggi's jab is extremely fast even though I don't think a lot of those jabs landed like a lot of people think they did. There are definitely a few adjustments here and there to be made.

BoxingScene.com:  Lets get into some of the specifics of the fight.  Can we confirm the rematch is at a neutral venue in Chicago with a 20 foot ring and at a catch weight of 139 lbs?

Juan Diaz:  Yes that is correct.

BoxingScene.com:  Is this fight being fought in a bigger ring at a little higher weight at a neutral venue so that this time there are no excuses?

Juan Diaz:  Yes definitely.  I think it definitely proves to everybody who will win.  I am especially doing it for my fans.  As soon as they told me that the rematch was up to be negotiated I definitely told my manager to do it.  I know there was a little bit of controversy in the last fight and I want to prove to my fans that I didn't win just because the fight was in Texas.  I am going to go somewhere neutral and beat Malignaggi.

BoxingScene.com:  So this eliminates all excuses really from either side.

Juan Diaz.  Right.  There aren't going to be any excuses.  It is going to be cold as I don't know what (laughing) but no excuses.  It is going to be at 139lbs. in a twenty foot ring.  Everything is going to be neutral.  He isn't going to have any excuses this time around.

BoxingScene.com:  Is there any truth to the rumor that Atlantic City offered a bigger site fee but your team turned it down?

Juan Diaz:  No there is no truth to that.  The only place we wouldn't go is New York.  He said he wanted a neutral site and right off the bat he said New York.  Well we said if you can draw some people in New York why not?  We know that we aren't going to draw a lot of people in New York and on top of that he said he wanted a neutral venue which isn't New York.  The possiblities were New Jersey, Las Vegas and Chicago and finally we got a phone call that said it was going to be Chicago and we didn't reject New Jersey.

BoxingScene.com:  What specifically besides moving your head more do you have to do to win this fight more convincingly?

Juan Diaz:  Just to go out there and work a little bit harder.  I believe I let him run the last few rounds a little bit too much.  He was moving a little bit more in the later rounds and I know I could have pressured him a little bit more.  I could have done more to make the win look more convincing.

BoxingScene.com:  Do you think you will have a higher punch output than Paulie this time around?

Juan Diaz:  I don't know if that is going to be the case.  I am definitely going to try to and I definitely am going to land the more effective punches.

BoxingScene.com:  Assuming you come out with a controversy free win where do you go from there?

Juan Diaz:  It is the end of the year so I am going to wait till next year and see what I can expect for 2010.  There are a lot of fight possibilities against big name guys at 135 and 140.  I am just waiting to see what doors are going to be open to me.  I am not going sit back and just wait on one specific fight.  Whatever fight comes up at 135 or 140 and we decide its a good fight I will take it.

BoxingScene.com:  Last time we spoke you said you wanted a rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez.  Is that still at the top of your list?

Juan Diaz:  Definitely.  That would be my dream fight once again.  It was the first time and would be this time around too but I am not going to sit around and wait for Marquez to make up his mind.  He is talking about fighting Ricky Hatton or other guys.  I am not going to sit back and wait.  I will see what happens after my victory in December and go from there.

BoxingScene.com:  Do you have a message for the fans?

Juan Diaz:  They can expect a great fight at the end of the year.  It is one of the last fights of the year and I plan on winning convincingly this time around and giving the fight fans a great show like I always do.  Thanks for your support.