Roach is Pleased With Miguel Cotto's Early Progress

By Chris Robinson

Trainer Freddie Roach has started working with his latest client, former three-division champion Miguel Cotto, earlier this week as the Puerto Rican began training for an Oct. 5 date against Delvin Rodriguez in Orlando, Fl.

“We’ve had four days at my gym and everything is going really, really well,” Roach stated of his early work with Cotto inside of his Wild Card gym in Los Angeles.

“Yesterday we had our best day,” stated Roach. “[We] are starting to click with each other. We’re getting to know each other and I love working with new guys like that. He’s a very talented guy and it’s going great so far.”

Roach was actually already very aware of Cotto's abilities well before they linked up, as he was standing in the corner appositive of him in Nov. 2009, as he helped guide Pacquiao towards a commanding 12th round TKO victory against him.

Asked if it is strange at all to be working with someone who he used to look at as the enemy, Roach claims that any friction between he and Cotto is well in the past.

“Not really,” said Roach. “We didn’t like each other for a moment, when the fight was going on, but that’s all just because of the competitive edge we have.”