Steward: "I'm Not Comfortable Kermit Will Win"

[x3_bazooka_x3]

Sometimes its good for a trainer to be honest, this way Cintron doesnt go into the fight thinking to himself the first match was a fluke and now since picking up a world class trainer there is no way he can lose, IMO that was a good thing for Steward to say in all honesty, keep Cintron in check keep that fear pumping through his blood it might be what keeps him honest in the fight and able to pull out a win.
IMO its a pick em fight even though Tony won the first match, Cintron can ****.

[Scott9945]

Sometimes its good for a trainer to be honest, this way Cintron doesnt go into the fight thinking to himself the first match was a fluke and now since picking up a world class trainer there is no way he can lose, IMO that was a good thing for Steward to say in all honesty, keep Cintron in check keep that fear pumping through his blood it might be what keeps him honest in the fight and able to pull out a win.
IMO its a pick em fight even though Tony won the first match, Cintron can ****.

I can't imagine how Cintron could possibly be overcofident against someone who knocked his ass out. If anything, Cintron needs a confidence booster. No way he will forget what happened three years ago.

[Addison]

I didn't want to bore you fellas with it, but in this article Steward talks about the youtube video Cintron posted challenging Margarito. Manny claims that Kermit did that without his knowledge. I guess the implication here is that Cintron is/was obsessed and wouldn't take no for an answer.. I still find this remark by Steward telling, odd, and uncommon.

I think Scott made a good point regarding professionalism. Even on a basic level when you're a family or part of a team saying things like this are taboo to say the absolute ****ing least..

[MaFu MoFo]

This speaks to Cintron's heart and courage and desire to "get that loss back" more than anything. Good for him.

Boxing needs more fighters that want to take tough challenges.

AGREE.

Wow, I like Cintron all the better now.

He knows Margarito is a tough matchup, and wants to prove he can beat him. If only Floyd had had that kind of champion mentality a couple years ago, we wouldn't have had to watch the Mitchell, Judah, Baldomir fights while Margarito was begging to fight him for a bigger payday the whole time!

Props to Cintron...

GOOD K for YA!!!

Gomez has a better chance of winning tonight than Cintron. Tough words from your trainer, but if Manny hyped Kermit up, we'd know it's a lie.

........................... (speechless)...................

War Cintron!! War! God Dam It

WAR!!!

You have to give him props!what it comes down to is...the will to be great, and to do that you have to take chances. If you don't try to dare to be great... you will always have it in the back of your mind that you never gave it your best gave your heart to something that yeah you know what there is an overwhelming possibly I will lose. For all the peps that have done this in their life they know what it's like for all the people who play it safe... you will never know because you never tried. If more people took chances in boxing as opposed to taking the safe secure rout it would bring it back to the golden years of when people used to watch greatness. win or win Kermit's my boy! mad respect for this fight!

TWo (or one) THUMBS UP!!!!

i don't blame him, margarito is a tough fight for almost anybody

PARTIALLY TRUE.

I give Kermit huge props for making this fight. He is going in against a feared fighter who already mauled him, just to see where he stands now. I don't see him winning, but I give the guy all my respect. I wish there was more out there like him.

Not everyone can be perfect... lol


Anyway, the fight is happening because Kermit said so. Even Tony had publicly thanked him for the tittle shot. Manny is just using some mind games.

[Silencers]

That's a great help to Cintron's confidence, I'm sure he's feeling great right now.

[GodOfWar]

I think steward is hyping this fight up beautifully

[Del Coqui]

Emanuel Steward, Boxing Monthly, April 2008

I agree brotha, this is the kinda fight that makes you or brakes you. Time to find out who Cintron is, Cotto did it against Zab and Mosley, time for Cintron to avenge that loss or step down.

[MaFu MoFo]

Kermit got no balls. No cojones esta noche. Manny should had done better managing, if he knew Kermit was not ready. Anyway, kermit got what he deserved. Wanting to become better needs to be accompanied with becoming better. I guess Kermit will still be a "One Punch Wonder".

[Scoooter]

Manny needs to teach one of his fighters to fight on the inside...

But Cintron looked fairly listless.