Malaki ang paniniwala ng strength and conditioning coach ni Senator Manny Pacquiao na si Justin Fortune na kayang talunin ni Pambansang Kamao ang makakalaban nito na si Jessie Vargas.
Para kay Fortune, ang 37-year old na si Pacquiao pa rin ang mas mahusay na athlete kaysa kay Vargas.
“Listen, it’s Jessie Vargas, he’s a world champ so he’s a good fighter, but he’s not on the same level as Manny.
“It’s just a simple fact that Pacquiao is faster and ridiculously stronger than Jessie. I mean there’s no way around it.
“He could do whatever he wants to do but he could never match the speed and power of Pacquiao.
“It really gets down to absolute basics, and that’s the basics of it,” ayon pa sa interview ni Fortune sa Boxing News & Results.
Kung sa edad ay may advantage daw si Vargas (27-years old) dahil sampung taon ang difference ng edad nila ni Pacman.
Pero pagdating sa experience sa boxing ring, nakakalamang ng husto si Pacman.
“He has the age advantage, so what? He doesn’t have the experience, doesn’t have the power and he doesn’t have the speed.
“For those three, I’ll give up age any day of the week.
“No offense to Jessie, but you’re not on the same level.
“It’s going to be a very rough night for Jessie Vargas,” diin pa ni Fortune.
Former heavyweight contender ang Australian na si Fortune at naging professional boxer ito for 20 years.
Kabilang sa mga nakalaban niya ay si Lennox Lewis noong 1995 kung saan nakilala si Fortune bilang isa sa mahuhusay na boksingero sa buong mundo.
Dahil sa impressive background ni Fortune sa boxing, weight-lifting, mixed martial arts at sa pagiging trained chef nito, kaya siya ang kinukuhang strength and conditioning coach ng mga world champions tulad nila Mike Tyson, Israel Vasquez, James Toney, Brian Villoria, Johnny Bredhal at ni Manny Pacquiao.
May tinayo na ring sariling gym si Fortune na Fortune Gym, isang 1950s style boxing gym in Hollywood, California.
Maglalaban para sa titulo na WBO World Welterweight on November 5 (November 6 PHL time) sina Pacquiao at Vargas sa Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. (RUEL J. MENDOZA)
