Fitness whiz revs up for Cotto

http://www.*********.com/?p=19720#more-19720 By Nick Giongco Somewhere in Los Angeles, a South African conditioning coach is plotting the destruction of boxing’s pound-for-pound king. Phil Landman, tasked to turn Miguel Cotto into a menacing fighting machine against Manny Pacquiao come Nov. 14, is itching to fly to Puerto Rico to begin serious work with that Caribbean nation’s most beloved fighter. “We expect a very tough fight and we will train hard for a 12-round fight,” the 37-year-old Landman told the Manila Bulletin and ********* on Friday. Cotto is Landman’s only client who is a boxer and the fitness guru is convinced they have to step a few notch above the normal training program to enhance Cotto’s chances of scoring a mighty upset at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “Pacquiao is a fast guy,” said Landman, who will be working for Cotto for the ninth straight time stretching back to late-2006. “This will be very close battle.” While the fight plan rests solely on the hands of chief trainer Joe Santiago, the role of Landman in Cotto’s corner is equally as crucial since he is not only responsible for making sure the boxer is in top physical shape by the time the bell rings but is in charge as well of Cotto’s nutrition and food intake. Since the agreed weight is 145 lbs, Landman might even tweak Cotto’s diet a bit to guarantee that he doesn’t only make the weight but maintain his strength in doing so. “It’s (making 145 lbs) going to be a challenge but in the end, we’ll make it,” said Landman, who also divulged his plans of using “a lot of plyometrics“, a form of high-grade exercise routines usually meant for high-performance athletes like Cotto. Landman added that Cotto weighs between “160 to 165 lbs” when not in training and Cotto could have weighed that much when he showed up for the first day of his training early this week in Puerto Rico wearing a black-colored body-hugging sweatsuit. Still, Landman is not alarmed by the presence of excess baggage since the fight is more than three months away, noting that Cotto is a very disciplined athlete. WAR COTTO !!!

Comments (11)

Stupid post. What the fukk tehm running for days have to do with them been good at prepearing people physically. Landman is a very good Coach, Cotto just drinks too much!!!!!!! And you can only work with what you got!!!!! Cotto will be fine you cannot be serious.and you call my post stupid?running has nothing to do with fitness? cotto drinks too much? so did hatton, yet some how when hatton was at his best, he still had really great stamina.that trianer is garbage.drinking has shit to do with it.he's not drinking when he's training right?so what the **** does that have to so with it? Do you know how to fukking read? Whe didn I said Stamina doeanst have anything to do with running? I said what the fukk running have to do with being a good phiscall trainer. Wich have nothing to do with. hatton Could of had better stamina so does Cottto, if they stoped drinkinG!!!! lmao.tu eres brtuo con cojones.you tell me where I mentioned, that YOU Mentioned STAMINA, you asshole.his physical trainer sucks.and you need to chill.you ain't scaring anybody with your exclamation points mama bicho. its like arguing with the sloth from the goonies.

16y ago

AntonTheMeh

16y ago

Bushbaby

Finally,the Cotto camp doing what needs to be done!!If Cotto had better stamina,he would be almost unbeatable,that's where he has always come up short!!Cotto knows how to fight & win,what he really lacked was in conditioning,if Cotto comes into the ring with 20% more stamina,I don't think Pacman can beat him!!:hail:

16y ago

el_malo2039

145 is a piece of cake for cotto, theres a bit of a myth that hes a huge WW - hes not. paul williams, margarito, cintron and clottey are all bigger than cotto. imo cotto will make 145 easily, he weighed 146 vs clottey and he could have shifted that extra lb by removing his shorts and done 20minutes skipping. in fact cotto still does have a bit of baby blubber, imo if he were to lose that as well he could make 143. if the fight had been at 144 then it would be a very even bout but 145+ cotto takes it via brutal KO. agreed all those guys you mentioned are huge ww and cotto is a small ww. he was drained at 140 but still was effective so 145 shouldnt be a problem at all.

16y ago

MANGLER

Cats keep makin a big deal about 145. Cotto will be fine there. Pac is just gettin ahead of himself. He's in a position to demand big $, but it ain't there at 140. Takin on Cotto in a WW fight is nuts. He shoulda just defended the JWW championship.

16y ago

isiahmike

Yo Phil..... ..u better pull out all the tricks in the book to get my man Cotto to in so good in shape that he can go 15 rounds not 12.He needs to be in the best shape of his life so his speed can be at its best ever!!! I can see Cotto knocking pac down and even knocking him out but if he doesnt he needs to be able to go the full 12 feeling like every round is the first round! iam just afraid he might get winded in the late rounds so i want phil to make sure to remedy that.

16y ago

AntonTheMeh

is this his same physical trainer? cause from the outcome of his training of cotto, he isn't very good.I'd prefer a kenyan trainer.those mfers can run for days.

16y ago

Pullcounter7451

he cant make 143 he would be drain at the weight Cotto can make 143 lbs and beat most jr WWs. Cotto is a big WW. He is not tall, but he is thick especially around the waist and very physically strong. @ 145 lbs pac is fukked. That's just 1 lbs from the 146 lbs he made against clottey. On fight night he will have 10 lbs on pac. Advantage cotto.

16y ago

swizz

16y ago

hookoutofhell

16y ago

FLYBOY

nice............

16y ago