Steward Sees Tough Fight For Miguel Cotto

By Mark Vester

The trainer of champions, Emanuel Steward, sees a very tough fight ahead for WBO junior welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.

Cotto, vacates his title and moves up to the welterweight division to face fellow undefeated Puerto Rican, Carlos Quintana. Quintana is coming off the biggest win of his career, a one-sided decision over praised prospect Joel Julio, which was broadcase live on HBO.

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This time Quintana is getting more national airtime, as the bout with Cotto will be televised live by Showtime on December 2. Steward feels that the style of Quintana will be too much for Cotto, and a replay of how Quintana handled Julio is not out of the question.

"The fight against Quintana will be a difficult one for Miguel Cotto. Quintana boxes and moves too much for Cotto," Steward said.