LOS ANGELES – Joe Goossen has gotten a close look at Frank Sanchez several times in recent years by calling the heavyweight contender’s fights on FOX broadcasts. 

Previous praise and critique made on TV can now be offered to Sanchez directly.

Sanchez (20-0, 13 KOS) split from Canelo Alvarez’s lifelong confidant Eddy Reynoso earlier this year and linked up with Goossen in May. 

Goossen told BoxingScene.com in an interview that he “sees great things in Sanchez’s future.” 

“When I was offered to work with him, I said 'yes sir' right away. I'm very happy to be working with Frank,” said Goossen. “He's a tremendous athlete. He's a racehorse. Heavyweights are notoriously hot and cold when it comes to training. He's very, very hot when it comes to training. He's coachable. He works hard. There's nothing he won't try or nothing he won't do, on top of his already great credentials. He's the type of guy I like working with. He's sucking up new information like a sponge. You show him something once, he gets it and works on it until he perfects it. That's a great quality to have for a fighter who is already talented and proven himself. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.”

Goossen also said that Sanchez has a very high ceiling, going as far as adding that his new pupil “has all of the potential in the world.”

The touted trainer said they are working 35 to 40 rounds per day. The coach has plans to make Sanchez more aggressive whenever the fighter needs to get uncomfortable. 

The 29-year-old Sanchez has sometimes turned in milquetoast performances in landslide wins, and he’s already subscribed to the notion that he needs to turn up the dial a notch in order to punctuate his performances. 

“He's a really good boxer. I'm not trying to turn him into something he's not. But I am going to give him the tools to have in case the action comes close,” said Goossen. 

“Sometimes performances look great, and sometimes they're not as great as you want them to be. Wherever it is he falls short, we're going to work on those things. We're addressing any shortcomings and adding to his arsenal.” 

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