Marquez Will Beat Mayweather's Weight, Says Nacho

By Mark Vester

Nacho Beristain, trainer/manager of Juan Manuel Marquez, says the weight for the September 19 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. will present them with some problems but they are taking the proper steps to overcome those problems. The fight will take place at a catch-weight of 144, although there are conflicting reports of the fight being bumped to 147. Marquez is moving up from lightweight by nearly two weight divisions.

Nacho told BoxingScene.com's Jose Aguirre that he plans to make Marquez into a much stronger fighter. He does admit that Marquez will be a few steps slower and that might be an even bigger problem when you consider the speed of Mayweather.

"Without a doubt, the weight is a disadvantage. We have to work hard at it. Juan Manuel will be strong. He have time to make him a strong guy to put everything that we need to put into him. Maybe he will be a little slower than before but certainly he will have the skills," Nacho said.

He says the fight is very tough. The team is confident of victory. Nacho expects a very exciting techincal battle when they step in the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

"It's a real tough fight. Very difficult. The best pound for pound fighter in the world. Great skills. One of those guys who is hard to figure [out]," Nacho said. "To me it is very exciting to see two very skilled fighters go at it but we figure that we have enough to beat him. It was going to be a tough fight because both of them have great, great skills."

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