Am I worried about divulging too much information to the competition?
No, absolutely not.
Here is the deal, the sport of boxing is bigger than me and it is bigger than any fighter I help to train.
This sport needs a lift. It needs a lift with it?s promotions. It needs to catch up to the times with how it markets itself.
I will not hesitate to say this, I am a huge fan of MMA- That is an exciting sport. They have done a great job marketing that sport. They have raised the bar and have taken that sport to the next level. That sport, especially the UFC brings its fan excitement. Fight after fight, Card after Card- Excitement.
I watch the UFC and the fighters and I am telling you these guys are years ahead of boxers with their conditioning, their training, and their diet. Boxing is too old school in too many ways. Because I am a fan of boxing I need to help the sport out as much as I can. I hope these other fighters will learn some better techniques, starting eating better, and start taking better supplementation. And when these fighters raise their level, well I say, ?Bring it? ?Bring whatever you got!? Let?s have a war. Let?s give the fans a show. I will be honest, these guys we are competing against are not even competition. We are walking through these guys. I mean come on, step up your game, and let?s have a war! Let?s give the fans a battle! Let?s make this sport exciting again.
Before I go any deeper. I want to give all props to the fighters I train. They are warriors. I want to give all props to Freddie Roach he is by far the best and wisest trainer in the game. I am here to help them be better. I am here as their tool. Manny Pacquiao was already a champion before I met him. I am not taking anything from him. He is the best fighter in the world with or without me. I hope what I do helps protect him as being the best fighter always. I hope what I do allows Manny Pacquiao to train harder, to have less pain in his body when he trains, and to go into the fight in the best possible condition he can, so he can put on a show for the fans and he will continue to win. That is my goal
Now, when I call these guys my fighters I mean they are a part of me, you know? I mean I truly care about these guys. When Amir won against Judah I could not contain my emotions I ran out in the ring and just grabbed him and hugged him you know? I mean that is like my brother in that ring. If any of my fighters lose I will blame it on me. I would cry like a baby. I would take full responsibility. I love these guys.
Now when my fighters enter the ring they are not trying to win by points. They are trying to knock you out. We are bringing the battle. We are doing everything we can to make this sport more exciting. So if some of these other fighters start learning better techniques or use better supplementation, based on my articles, well I say, ?Good. I LIKE IT, ?NOW BRING IT!?
Let?s make this exciting for the fans. Let?s raise the bar.
Nothing makes me more sick to my stomach to see a fighter I care about lose because of conditioning. I will use an example.
Bernabe Concepcion, Now here is a kid with so much talent. Here is a kid I worked with in 2008, during the time Manny Pacquiao was training for Dela Hoya. Bernabe had a shoulder injury. I helped Bernabe through that shoulder injury and got him ready for his fight. His fight that he dominated his competitor. And do you know how I was treated? Right before the fight Michael Koncz took my press passes from me. He took my credentials. I could not even get back stage to work with Bernabe Concepcion the night of the fight. Not only did Koncz never say thank you for me helping out his fighter, he blocked me and took my tickets for the fight away.
I worked on Bernabe for free and this Koncz idiot treats me like crap. You know? Now the last time Bernabe Concepcion fought was in Vegas the weekend Manny Pacquiao fought Mosley. Benabe lost by split decision. He lost because his shoulder acted up again. He lost because the conditioning of the other fighter was way better. Bernabe hits as hard as Pacquiao he has great foot work and a heart of gold, but do you know what he does not have? He does not have confidence anymore. His heart is broke- He feels like a failure. I love this kid you know? This kid could could be a champion. I would love to work with Bernabe. I guarantee you he would be a champion.
Now regarding Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley, Koncz did everything in his power to have me fired before training camp. It almost worked too.
Do you know who saved my job?
Tim did- Timothy (James) Sladeck.
Tim and I weren?t even friends and this dude reached out to me and battled Koncz and made sure I kept my job. People say I have ownership in MP8.ph? They are full of it. I don?t own any piece of MP8.ph. I do this for the fans, I do this for Manny Pacquiao- and ya- I got Tim?s back too, because this is a good dude. His heart is pure. He is doing a great job on the site- all these people hating on him? They will never get an interview from me again- they will never see inside Wildcard gym- They are disrespecting Team Pacquiao- They are disrespecting Manny Pacquiao..
Man I am just getting started??..
