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Earlier this year, veteran corner man Miguel Diaz and I talked in depth about his times with Puerto Rican superstar and WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto. Working for Top Rank as a chief trainer at the time, Diaz was introduced to Cotto early into his career and the two men spent countless days together on the island of Puerto Rico as the Boricua fighter honed his skills and prepared for his ascension towards greatness.
Roughly a week before leaving for Baguio City in the Philippines, trainer Freddie Roach had business to attend to in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inside of the Pearl Theatre at the Palms Casino and Resort, Roach would work the corner of aspiring lightweight contender Jose Benavidez Jr this past Saturday night underneath Yuriorkis Gamboa's HBO-televised unification victory over Orlando Salido.
On Saturday night at Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, trainer Freddie Roach was spotted working the corner of lightweight prospect Jose Benavidez Jr. The 18-year old would win a second round TKO over Manuel Delcid to improve his record to 8-0 with 8 stoppages, and moments after the fight Roach made his way to speak with promoter Bob Arum.
Trainer Robert ‘Grandpa’ Garcia has been getting a lot of buzz in recent times because of his growing stable of fighters. Working with the likes of Brian Viloria, Nonito Donaire and Steven Luevano helped to garner the 35-year old much attention but he has seen his name thrust to the forefront more so than ever because of his duties with former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, who challenges Manny Pacquiao on November 13th at Cowboys Stadium.
If ever there was a trainer in recent times who has studied Floyd Mayweather Jr. from top to bottom, it very well could be Philadelphia’s Naazim Richardson. After all it was Richardson who guided Shane Mosley into his May 1st bout with Mayweather and despite the duo coming up short in Las Vegas, it seems strikingly clear that Naazim has an accurate gauge on the superstar when he speak about the Grand Rapids fighter.