Orlando Cuellar in The Running To Train Miguel Cotto
By Mark Vester
Orlando Cuellar, trainer of Yuriorkis Gamboa and Glen Johnson, is in the running to train Miguel Cotto for his June 5 bout with WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman. Cuellar was contacted by Cotto's team to see if he was interested in coming on board. Foreman recently hired veteran trainer Emanuel Steward to assist with his training camp.
"They told me that I'm under consideration for the job. Cotto's style is similiar to how I train [fighters], to pressure and dismantle opponents. That's my specialty and Miguel has a similar style. I wouldn't change anything. I would make some adjustments with a little more speed and some tricks that I have," Cuellar told El Nuevo Dia.
Cuellar is familiar with Foreman. He predicts a Cotto win, by knockout, within eight rounds.
"When Foreman won the Golden Gloves in New York (in 2001), I was up there coaching Lou del Valle. He is a good boxer, but nothing special. Cotto can stop Foreman in eight rounds or less. It should not be problem," Cuellar said.
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