Former Manny Pacquiao strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune had a lot to say about a lot of things. 8CN sat down with him this morning and got his thoughts on a wide array of topics. Fortune absolutely rips Alex Ariza for blaming Manny Pacquiao for his last performance Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. In fact, Fortune blames Ariza for Pacquiao’s latest few performances where by most accounts were not typical Pacquiao like performances.
The former heavyweight Aussie pulled no punches as he hammered away at Ariza calling him a “second rate strength and conditioning guy” and “stupid” for the things that he said about Top Rank head Bob Arum. 8CN playfully asked Fortune if he would be sending Ariza a Christmas card, and he replied, “I’ll send him a foot up his ass.” Obviously there is no love lost between Fortune and Ariza, and when you listen this Podcast you will clearly hear that.
Fortune also shared his side of the story concerning his split with Freddie Roach. 8CN asked Fortune about the allegations that were made claiming that he had stoled money from Roach and started his own gym with it. Fortune explains his side of the story and tells 8CN that Roach made ridiculous monetary demands that he did not have a right to demand. He cracks Freddie Roach for going to the media with things that he says were not true. Fortune speaks about the lawsuit that Roach filed against him, and tells 8CN that the lawsuit was retracted because the allegations were baseless.
