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"Naturally, I thought about that," Steward told ESPN.com, when asked about losing two top fighters in such a short period of time. "But each case is an individual case. Dawson wanted to stay closer to home and that was the last thing I was going to deal with. So he got somebody else he was comfortable with. In this case, Miguel wanted to start training already and wanted me there for longer than our unusual five or six weeks together."
Steward said he had planned to go to Cotto's Orlando, Fla., training camp this weekend and that Top Rank, Cotto's promoter, had already purchased his airline ticket.
Steward said he had been in regular touch with Landman to get updates on Cotto's conditioning.
"Phil said to me, 'Give me two weeks to get his body in shape' and then I was going to come in for the regular camp of boxing training. I was going this weekend," Steward said.
Steward said he was surprised by the switch because he had already agreed to train Cotto for the fight and had received a contract from Cotto's attorney, Gabriel Peņagaricano.
Steward said he had planned to go to Cotto's Orlando, Fla., training camp this weekend and that Top Rank, Cotto's promoter, had already purchased his airline ticket.
Steward said he had been in regular touch with Landman to get updates on Cotto's conditioning.
"Phil said to me, 'Give me two weeks to get his body in shape' and then I was going to come in for the regular camp of boxing training. I was going this weekend," Steward said.
Steward said he was surprised by the switch because he had already agreed to train Cotto for the fight and had received a contract from Cotto's attorney, Gabriel Peņagaricano.
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