Pinoy Boxers Champ

Why does it not surprise me that trainer Emanuel Steward, best known for training Thomas Hearns and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, is trying to work his way into Miguel Cotto's corner for the Puerto Rican's upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao?

In recent years, aside from his steady tutelage of yawner heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko, Steward has become more of a special guest trainer than a man who sticks with a fighter for several years.

So with Cotto looking to make somewhere between $12 to $15 million dollars on November 14th for squaring off with Pacquiao, Steward has publicly expressed his interest in working with Miguel for this fight and stated he could teach Cotto how to knockout Manny.

"If we reach an agreement, I have no doubt that Miguel would knockout Pacquiao," Steward told Carlos Gonzalez of PrimeraHora.

The opportunistic Steward also made it clear he had not been contacted by Cotto to work his corner for the bout, which is now being led by Joe Santiago.  Cotto dumped his longtime trainer and uncle Evangelista Cotto

Just another twist in the growing story leading up to Pacquiao - Cotto. before his bout with Joshua Clottey earlier this year and replaced him with Santiago.
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