LAS VEGAS ? If there?s someone who Mexican trainer Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain believes should be the perfect model for a complete boxer, that would be Juan Manuel Marquez, a man he transformed from a raw, unfocused talent to become one of the world?s best pound-for-pound boxers. ?Juan Manuel was brought to Nacho when he was still seven years old,? boxing publicist Ricardo Jimenez told The Bulletin on Wednesday, three days before the Mexican defends the World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation featherweight titles at the state-of-the-art MGM Grand Garden Arena.
“It was Nacho who molded Juan Manuel. He started working with him at a very young age and all the things that Juan Manuel does were taught to him by Nacho,” said Jimenez as the media center for the Pacquiao-Marquez clash formally opened.
