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Juanma Lopez adds a New trainer to his corner
Caguas - Several of the biggest fights of Juanma Lopez have ended in the very first round. Still, the bantamweight ruler and his team believe that this is not fast enough and are working to improve that aspect of their performance.
To that end, Lopez returned to recruit the coach Edwin Rivera, with whom he had worked before, to help you improve your speed and integrate new combinations of explosive and blows to his repertoire.
"We want to add more hits. I have good combinations, with solid blows, but we want to be more hits, seven to nine strokes, "Lopez said, after completing his routine practice in the gym yesterday Cheo Aponte, apparently smiling and cool as a cucumber despite the efforts he had just submitted.
Lopez (26-0) has a reputation as a grinding in the ring. Of his 26 victories, 24 were by knockout, ten of them in the first round and six before the fifth. So surprised that integrate more deadly weapons to its arsenal. "It's to improve areas in the combinations of punches," he said.
Lee said the process of preparing for their fight on October 10 before the Tanzanian Rogers Mtagwa is "advanced."
"We've got some sparring. We Jorge Diaz as 'sparring partner' and also doing sparring with Jonathan Oquendo, who was my rival but now we are friends and are helping us, "said Lopez.
Although his rival is a stranger and has 12 losses to 26 wins, Lopez says it can not be taken lightly.
"It's a bit disorganized, pulls many ruffles. But always strip. It is dangerous because it has a definite plan, "he noted Lee, hinting that it could be a similar fight to their last defense against Olivier Lontchi, the Puerto Rican won in nine rounds.
"The difference (about Lontchi) is that this (Mtagwa) comes forward. But we are prepared. And when his style does not think it (the fight) to get away, "said Lopez.
Alexander Caraballo, coach Lee says that his ward hasn't had difficulty making any adjustments in his preparation because "he likes to train and is very disciplined." "We are emphasizing on speed and defense, with a little more calm in the ring," said Caraballo.
"His opponent will be uncomfortable. He is guapo(brave), throws lots of volaods, and you have to hit him hard to bring him down, people think he is a 'driver' but no, not a coconut peel. And it has nothing to lose, so I will go with everything, "said coach
To that end, Lopez returned to recruit the coach Edwin Rivera, with whom he had worked before, to help you improve your speed and integrate new combinations of explosive and blows to his repertoire.
"We want to add more hits. I have good combinations, with solid blows, but we want to be more hits, seven to nine strokes, "Lopez said, after completing his routine practice in the gym yesterday Cheo Aponte, apparently smiling and cool as a cucumber despite the efforts he had just submitted.
Lopez (26-0) has a reputation as a grinding in the ring. Of his 26 victories, 24 were by knockout, ten of them in the first round and six before the fifth. So surprised that integrate more deadly weapons to its arsenal. "It's to improve areas in the combinations of punches," he said.
Lee said the process of preparing for their fight on October 10 before the Tanzanian Rogers Mtagwa is "advanced."
"We've got some sparring. We Jorge Diaz as 'sparring partner' and also doing sparring with Jonathan Oquendo, who was my rival but now we are friends and are helping us, "said Lopez.
Although his rival is a stranger and has 12 losses to 26 wins, Lopez says it can not be taken lightly.
"It's a bit disorganized, pulls many ruffles. But always strip. It is dangerous because it has a definite plan, "he noted Lee, hinting that it could be a similar fight to their last defense against Olivier Lontchi, the Puerto Rican won in nine rounds.
"The difference (about Lontchi) is that this (Mtagwa) comes forward. But we are prepared. And when his style does not think it (the fight) to get away, "said Lopez.
Alexander Caraballo, coach Lee says that his ward hasn't had difficulty making any adjustments in his preparation because "he likes to train and is very disciplined." "We are emphasizing on speed and defense, with a little more calm in the ring," said Caraballo.
"His opponent will be uncomfortable. He is guapo(brave), throws lots of volaods, and you have to hit him hard to bring him down, people think he is a 'driver' but no, not a coconut peel. And it has nothing to lose, so I will go with everything, "said coach