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Boxing legend Roach talks Ortiz

By Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Achieving a psychological edge is a hit-or-miss proposition, but you could make a worse attempt than slotting noted stand-up trainer Freddie Roach in your corner. Roach, who has trained the likes of Bernard Hopkins and Mike Tyson in a career that has spanned decades, has been amenable to helping out mixed-style athletes the past few years. (Roach student Andrei Arlovski spent three minutes giving Fedor Emelianenko fits, which is three minutes more than most people get.) Roach's latest pupil: Ti ...

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