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Freddie Roach to train Cuban Olympic medalists Guillermo Rigondeaux, Yudel Johnson - ESPN
holy shit! THis is great news to me. I just don't understand how Rigondeaux who lives in Miami and trains with Gamboa and company will be able to do this without moving to L.A., but wow this is great news, he will have Khan and Pacquiao to train with at times I am sure.
IN the article it says they'll both relocate to LA. Which might be good for them actually.
Whoops, should have read that more clearly, either way IMO this just solidifies his impending stardom. I think what alterations he would be wise to make as a pro will be done as well as possible in the hands of Roach. I mean look at what Roach did with Pacquiao over the past few years, this guy has better athletic ability than Pacman, and he already has a much deeper root in the fundamentals of the sport, and he already has that elite elusiveness and punch repetoire. Like I said as long as they are feeding him fights regularly, and they move him along quick enough, he could have realistically 5-6 years at the top of the sport. Providing guys like Vazquez, Marquez, and JML will actually fight him.
One thing for sure: the wildcard Gym seems to be the most enlightened Gym by these days, great addition to Roach stable and Rigondeaux sure picked one of the brightest star to guide him.
He looks to be a champ for sure but before that happens, he needs to improve his defence and hold his hands a little tighter, on the shape of his debut fight, he'll get knocked out at WC if he doesn't. Roach is probably the best choice so good move in my IMO.