By Miguel Rivera

Lucas Matthysse wants to emulate Mexico's former four division word champion Juan Manuel Marquez when he faces Manny Pacquiao on July 14 (July 15 in Malaysia), and although he would obviously like to finish with a knockout over the eight division world-champion.

With only a few days left in his camp in California, veteran coach Joel Diaz said that Matthysse, who will be defending the WBA "regular" welterweight championship, has an unbeatable motivation and irrepressible power.

And Diaz indicates that Matthysse has hurt a couple of colleagues in the gym, but above everything what they are looking for is to use timing to hurt Manny.

"One thing is certain, is that Pacquiao is no longer the same fighter that he was five years ago, and he no longer has the same body or reflexes... he is almost 40 years old, but we can not underestimate him," Díaz said to ESPN Deportes.

"Do I think Matthysse can knock Pacquiao out? I believe he can, because Lucas hits hard and in the gym he shows a heavy hand when he's sparring, and with gloves that are eight ounces and without a headgear - there is a good possibility of a knockout."

However, it is neither the age of Pacquiao nor the power of Matthysse that Joel believes will make the difference, but the pace of the fight.

"(Juan Manuel) Marquez was not stronger, but he had timing and a fight plan where he had to find Pacquiao's timing. We know Pacquiao is fast and throws a lot, but if you measure the timing, if you wait for the right opportunity and then you can connect with the right punch," Diaz said.

The Mexican coach said that what he liked most about Matthysse in this camp is his willingness to do things and his motivation.

"He just gave me 10 rounds of boxing with three guys and he looked very strong, he's very motivated, that's what I liked the most, he's very motivated. He says that he will not allow Pacquiao to take away what he managed to capture, but he also knows that it is a difficult fight, because it will define the career of both. They are playing for everything," Diaz said.