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Billy Graham:
"He's a fighter I've watched hundreds of times, but never really watched. We know what he likes to do, and we think we know how to make him uncomfortable.
"They will both look to come forward, it’s just the way they are. Castillo will look to throw the jab, and will always try to follow with the left hook to the body or head. What we've got to do is get there first."
Ricky Hatton:
"It's basically the same old training but everything from your bag work to your movement to your shadow boxing to your pads and sparring is all done with Castillo's style imprinted on your brain and the training is all geared around that.
"When I'm hitting the bag I see him, when I'm hitting the pads I see him, when I'm sparring I see him and thinking 'what might he do now' and 'what can I do that will work against what he does best'. All your training is geared around that.
"Obviously I do a lot of stomach work like sit ups and medicine ball to solid that area but maybe a little bit more with Castillo because I think that's where he's going to sling a few of them in.
"I've had sparring partners, body punchers and fighters that do a lot of up close and distance work all getting me ready for Castillo.
"Steve Forbes is very good up close, he's a good body puncher - a little bit faster than Castillo but probably doesn't hit as hard as Castillo - but he's very good inside with his elbows and his body punching while my Mexican partner, who I just know as Henrique, has been excellent sparring. He really sits in there and really goes for you and pulls a wicked short upper cut like Castillo does.
"Sometimes you get sparring partners in and they're not quite what you want but these have come in and they've been perfect really and that's what you need when you've got a challenger like I have."
"He's a fighter I've watched hundreds of times, but never really watched. We know what he likes to do, and we think we know how to make him uncomfortable.
"They will both look to come forward, it’s just the way they are. Castillo will look to throw the jab, and will always try to follow with the left hook to the body or head. What we've got to do is get there first."
Ricky Hatton:
"It's basically the same old training but everything from your bag work to your movement to your shadow boxing to your pads and sparring is all done with Castillo's style imprinted on your brain and the training is all geared around that.
"When I'm hitting the bag I see him, when I'm hitting the pads I see him, when I'm sparring I see him and thinking 'what might he do now' and 'what can I do that will work against what he does best'. All your training is geared around that.
"Obviously I do a lot of stomach work like sit ups and medicine ball to solid that area but maybe a little bit more with Castillo because I think that's where he's going to sling a few of them in.
"I've had sparring partners, body punchers and fighters that do a lot of up close and distance work all getting me ready for Castillo.
"Steve Forbes is very good up close, he's a good body puncher - a little bit faster than Castillo but probably doesn't hit as hard as Castillo - but he's very good inside with his elbows and his body punching while my Mexican partner, who I just know as Henrique, has been excellent sparring. He really sits in there and really goes for you and pulls a wicked short upper cut like Castillo does.
"Sometimes you get sparring partners in and they're not quite what you want but these have come in and they've been perfect really and that's what you need when you've got a challenger like I have."
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