Boxing Legend Roach Talks Ortiz

Achieving a psychological edge is a hit and miss proposition anymore, but you could make a worse attempt than to slot noted stand-up trainer Freddie Roach in your corner.

Roach, who’s trained the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins and Mike Tyson in a career that’s spanned decades, has been amenable to helping out mixed-style athletes in the past few years. (Roach student Andrei Arlovski spent three minutes giving Fedor Emelianenko fits, which is three minutes more than most people get.)

His latest pupil: Tito Ortiz, who fights Mark Coleman Nov. 21. Among other bits, Roach told FightHype that Ortiz pukes a lot. “I think I made him throw up again yesterday...I push him hard and he won’t quit. He sucks it up and fights back and I like that.”

Ortiz’ strategy is pretty solid: fights between wrestlers can often turn into a C-level kickboxing contest. If Ortiz can raise his game to a B, he’ll be better for it.