manny steward is such a moron.

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He was rooting for Cotto at the beginning of the fight but once Manny started beating his ass he was like "OH! Manny is one of the greatest fighters all time!" lol

so what? that just shows he wasn't completely biased.

[shadeyfizzle]

He said that before the first round was even underway.

I know. And he ended up being able to keep pace with Pac the 1st few rounds so he had a point. Cotto was just as fast as Pacquiao. The difference was Pacquiao had much quicker reflexes.

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I know. And he ended up being able to keep pace with Pac the 1st few rounds so he had a point. Cotto was just as fast as Pacquiao. The difference was Pacquiao had much quicker reflexes.

steward knew what he was talking about.

[pacman10]

He's bad..but man, someone needs to tell Larry Merchant to freaking retire already. He speaks like he has molasses in his throat.

[EL_cano]

steward knew what he was talking about.

after pacquaio dropped cotto.

[krispy kreme]

Did this moron claime he thought Cotto would be just as fast as pacquiao. Lmao.

Any time he sees a fight going a certain way, he goes for the guy winning. As soon as it changes and the opponent wins, he claims he saw the fight going that way.

[krispy kreme]

I know. And he ended up being able to keep pace with Pac the 1st few rounds so he had a point. Cotto was just as fast as Pacquiao. The difference was Pacquiao had much quicker reflexes.

I think it was more about Cotto's timing. Pacquiao is still faster.

[Chups]

Ever since the Barrera fight, Emmanuel Steward picked Pac's opponent to win in every superfight Manny was involved.

He's a moron and a hater. At least Max Kellerman changed his tune.

[dancast9999]

What?! Steward is the best analyst on HBO or Showtime. He is not the best at articulating but he is by far the best technical analyst. Do you guys just not know how to interpret what he says verbatim versus what he actually means? Like when he says Cotto is 'just a fast as Pacquiao'. He doesn't actually mean their punches are the same speed... what he means is that Cotto's punch speed is fast enough that Manny's speed advantage will not be an important factor in the outcome of the fight. He's not the most educated guy in the world.... he's a boxing trainer...

A couple quick examples that I can remember off of the top of my head.

In the 2nd round of Mayweather v. Hatton : Steward stressed that Mayweather's check hook was going to be a huge factor in the outcome of the fight.

In the 2nd round of Pacquiao v. de la Hoya he predicted the outcome of the fight in the 2nd round. and was rock solid sure of it. remember at the time De La Hoya was a huge betting favorite... and the first round wasnt even all that impressive by Pacquiao. The other announcers came to this conclusion somewhere around the 5th.

He also has by far the best intuition about how close to being knocked out a boxer is. When Manny says a fight is over, it's over. This is not always true for other announcers.

[EL_cano]

Ever since the Barrera fight, Emmanuel Steward picked Pac's opponent to win in every superfight Manny was involved.

He's a moron and a hater. At least Max Kellerman changed his tune.

i agree, that's why he volunteered to be miguel cottos trainer. But i think steward will be floyd's adviser if the pac fight happens.