Emanuel Steward: "I Can Help Cotto Knock Pacquiao Out"

[Beater_of_ass]

I voted no because there might be some communication problems which would delay the training. Unless Steward knows how to speak Spanish.

Did you just seriously say this? Roach and Manny don't seem to have any problems, and Cotto speaks and understands better than Manny does.

Anyway, someone stated earlier that Steward spots a lot of Cotto's mistakes in fights, and I feel that's exactly what Cotto needs in his corner. The main thing Cotto does badly is getting hit right up the middle with punches, whether they be uppercuts which is the big one, but also straight right/left. Either, Cotto's trainers never used it in practice or its Cotto's weakness, forever. At worst Steward couldn't improve it at all, so I can't see this as being a bad thing. Also, in every fight that I've watch with Steward doing commentary, sure, he "picks" on Cotto a lot, but he sounds like a trainer and I think he genuinely wants to help Cotto. I think after watching the Clottey fight, he really started to respect Cotto and maybe see something in him.

During the Marg fight he said he saw Marg's pressure wearing down Cotto, and that's exactly what happened. In the Clottey fight he said he needed to catch Clottey coming in and in the 10th that's exactly what Cotto did. Steward say that in the 3rd round though after Cotto's initial plan wasn't/didn't work. In the Judah fight he said Judah had to use the uppercut and would hurt Cotto, and bam it happened. Sure, it sounds like Manny only see's what Cotto does wrong, which is EXACTLY what Cotto needs, he does the things he does great already there is no need to improve those. Its time Cotto have someone who improves the bad vs. improving the good at this stage in his career. Or, at the very least he needs someone with experience in his corner.

[fdotorres]

How did he diss himÉ He as telling the truth and was noting that he was getting his ass kicked.

you mean headbutted?

[fdotorres]

The only trainer that Cotto can hire for him to have a fighting chance with Pacquiao is Panama Lewis.

He can mix drinks to solve Cotto's problem of gassin' out early in the fight and he can also load bricks and plaster under his wraps.

nahhh cotto's a clean guy. he doesn't dehydrate people and ****... oh wait!

[Dave Rado]

Cotto has already made it clear (very politely) that he won't be linking up with Steward. He won't change his mind now. I don't know why Steward is being so persistent, it just makes him look desperate.

[gdub27]

First off, I may be one of the only guys on here who is a PBF, Cotto and Pacman fan but I'm not sure that Manny Stewart can bring anything new to Cotto's game. When Cotto was at 140 he used his boxing skills more...you know, footwork, the jab, but then like a lot of fighters he fell in love wth his power. He turned into a PAIN type fighter like Margarito, only with a little more lateral movement. This fight is going to be good because these guys are fighters with NO QUIT in them. If Cotto was a quitter he DEFINATLY would've quit against Clottey as bad as that cut was (see Camacho Jr. vs JJ Leija to see a quitter). I got Cotto winning only because he is going to wear on Pac and wear on him all night. Goldie was weak that night and Hatton ran into a early punch and was out on his feet fighting on instinct.
Pac hasn't fought a guy this big for sustained rounds yet, and Cotto is punishing. Pac can pull it out IF HE CAN TAKE THE PAIN.

[boxaholic]

Emmanuel Steward is a HOF trainer but he is past his prime and if I was Cotto I would go after ****m Richardson. Or a spanish speaking trainer

[Talisayen]

Cotto has already made it clear (very politely) that he won't be linking up with Steward. He won't change his mind now. I don't know why Steward is being so persistent, it just makes him look desperate.

Losing faith on his ability?
Nervous?
Worried?
Panicky?

[PACsiwon]

hahahahaha...

first of all.... its cotto and pacquiao will fight in the ring not stewart. even in de la hoya-pacquiao fight,oscar hired three trainer zaragosa, beristaine and dundee. both of them failed to help oscar to win the fight. who is really stewart anyway? he is just making publicity just to make cotto hired him in his camp, its all depends on the boxer how to win the fight....

[ozziememz]

yeah pay packet

[periks19]

Emmanuel Steward is a HOF trainer but he is past his prime and if I was Cotto I would go after ****m Richardson. Or a spanish speaking trainer

Why not Nacho Beristan he know the perfect style to beat pac. Plus he speaks spanish