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Washington D.C. (March 26, 2015) – A little more than two weeks in advance of his highly anticipated bout at Pokapū Barclays i roto i te Brooklyn, Lamont Peterson (33-2-1, 17 Koó) pāpāho whakahaerehia i te Bald Eagle Recreation Center i Washington, D.C. Lamont, tona teina, Anthony, me te kaiwhakangungu o Lamont, Barry Hunter, took some time out of their training schedule to discuss Lamont’s Te Pirimia mekemeke Champions pupūtanga ki Danny “Swift” Garcia (29-0, 17 Koó) i runga i April 11.

Kei raro tēnā kitea korukī nui i te hui, i tae atu i te tā, haapurorohia me putanga pāpāho ipurangi i huri noa i te rohe o:

Lamont Peterson, Super Kōmāmā World Champion

“Ko te mahere kia ki tika haere atu ki reira, ka whawhai ki a ia. Noa'tu o pēhea te ahau whiriwhiri ki te whawhai, Ite e ahau kia rite ki e taea e ahau te riro. E whai i ahau waewae tere, engari e taea e ahau te whakamahi i ia ratou i te rave i te tahi atu mau mea rawa. Ka taea e ahau te haere atu. E kore ahau e tonu i ki kia haere whakamuri. Ka piri ahau ki te mahere kēmu, otiia e kore matou e mohio ki te mea he tika inaianei te mahere kēmu.

“Whakaatu tonu toku mentality i roto i te whakakai, rawa i roto i te mutunga o nga rauna. Ui e koe te rota o koutou tinana i roto i taua whakakai me te rota o te wa e haere ai ia ki te mea e mohio reira. Na tino mai to koutou tuakiri i roto i, a ka whakaaro ahau e te hau atu i te tahi atu whawhai i reira tiaho ahau. Ko nga rauna i muri e, ina tangohia te tikanga e ahau ki runga ki te whawhai. He rota o te wa e hiahia ana ahau i ahei te haere tatou atu rauna.

“Ko te pā hiahia kia kite i tenei whawhai kia hiahia ahau ki te kia mohio i tupu te reira. E kore tino karanga ahau i roto i ngā ingoa kōrero e pā ana ki te hunga e hiahia ana ahau muri ranei. Waiho e ahau i te reira ki runga ki nga pā, ki te pāpāho no te mea i reira he rota o whawhai e nga pā hiahia ana ki te kite i taua e kore e tupu. I te mutunga o te ra, Au whawhai ahau mo nga pā, me nga pāpāho kahore he aha pera whawhai ko wai e hiahia ana ratou ki te whawhai ki ahau?

“Au noa titiro ahau ki te tango i nga mea mahi ahau te pai me te mahia, a ka ahau au titiro ki te tangohia atu e nga mea e pai Garcia a ka hopukia atu ia ia ki te mahi i te mea e kore e meatia e ia i te pai atu pinepine. E kore ahau e titiro ki tetahi whawhai o mua o tona ka whakaaro kei te haere tatou ki te haere i taua ara.

“Ahau he toa pai. Te tino e ia he counter-puncher me e titiro tatou ki te tino e kore e kia pahono tatou i te ara etahi kua.

“He kua piki me ngā heke i roto i te puni. I te tahi taime te reira te wā ki te wahia hoki, ka wātea, engari i ētahi wā ki te wā ki te pakeke te mahi. Tairanga ite ahau nui. He rota o te iwi mea tenei, engari kua tonu toku puni whakangungu pai tenei, me te ahau hari ahau te wahi i tika i teie nei. Ahau rite ki te whawhai.

“Ko te whawhai nui hoki ahau tenei. I muri i tenei i reira te kahore i mahue ki te mahi i roto i te piha haapiiraa taimaha. Te hinaaro nei au ki te neke ake i muri i tenei whawhai i muri.”

Barry Hunter, A Peterson Trainer

“Lamont Ko te toa tino pūkenga. Kua i roto i nga rau whakakai o nga wa ia. Ka taea e pouaka e ia. Ka taea e whawhai ia raua i roto, a waho. Ka taea e ia strategize, engari e taea hoki e ia tino pukuriri.

“Danny Ko te toa totoka. E kore e meatia e ia kotahi e rua ranei, nga mea nui, engari e ia he rota o te mea pai. Vai ra te tahi mau mea ahakoa e kua kite tatou i roto i a ia, e whakaaro tatou e nehenehe ia tatou ia whakamahi me te e haere tatou ki te haere ki waho ki reira ki te mana'o ki te rave i te reira. Tairanga ahau whakaaro Lamont he he toa pai.

“He te te torutoru noa ingoa nui i mahue i 140, neke katoa atu, kua ki runga ki te 147. Na ko te ara o Lamont o whakaaro e anake te ara i hanga tenei whawhai tikanga i 140 i ki ia i taea e fehangahangai Danny Garcia. Ko atu e pā ana ki te hoatu i te pā he aha e hiahia ana ratou ki te kite i tenei. Kei te ana tēnei haere ana ki te hoatu pā he whawhai nui noa ano i runga i TV motu.

“NBC Ko te whatunga hākinakina pono. To ratou NBA, WNBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, RRM me anake te hākinakina i te ngaro ko te mekemeke. Whakamahia mekemeke ki te hei i runga i nga whatunga, a i ratou whawhai rongonui ki te whawhai rongonui. Kore i te mea tonu e pā ana ki te whitiki rānei. Katahi ka puta ke nga mea, engari e hoatu ana tenei tatou i te whai wāhi ki te kawe mai mekemeke hoki ki te pā pono.”

Anthony Peterson

“E kore au manavasi'i ahau e pā ana ki te mātakitaki i tenei whawhai. Haere noa ahau ki te noho hoki a mataara. A Lamont na rite.

“Danny Ko te toa faahiahia. Ko te i roto i tona DNA, engari Lamont te pera arotahi au māia te haere ia ki te riro ahau.

“Lamont ako ki te whawhai tiaki ahau i runga i te ara.”

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