Cotto appoints new trainer

[jamiebhoy]

Looks like Cotto has appointed hisr former nutritionist as his trainer, he has been with him for a few years so knows him well but who knows what his credentials are for being trainer.His uncle was with him for 16 years, anyone else think this is a bad decision considering he has a major fight coming up.maybe a case of better the devil you know but i would have thought he could have approached a more proven trainer.

[jon09]

I got a bad feeling about this 1 its almost like having Billy Blanks for James Toney when he fought Peter the 2nd time around. Clottey might be able to take advantage and squeak out a decision.

[jamiebhoy]

I got a bad feeling about this 1 its almost like having Billy Blanks for James Toney when he fought Peter the 2nd time around. Clottey might be able to take advantage and squeak out a decision.

Agree, if it starts to get into the trenches then what is a nutritionist going to do, maybe give him a Mars bar !! Seriously though if he has been with the same trainer for that long it's gonna be a slog for someone who can't read the fight as clearly as a seasoned trainer.

[SigmaMu]

I never thought it would be Joe Santiago but so be it. Evangelista and Miguel were not on good speaking terms before and Miguel was practically training on his own anyway so who gives a shiet who he picks two months before a fight, it's not as though he will learn anything useful from any of the trainers who are available like Buddy McDirt for example Cotto and Santiago are just going to have to sit and watch some old footage of the Grand Master JC from Ghana and come up with a decent game plan or two. I think this will be a hell of a fight now I would have liked to have seen Cotto and Diaz but Diaz will be in Cotto's corner and Diaz is always putting his two cents into training and during fights so it will be as though he has Diaz anyways and I am sure Diaz will be their sharing his ideas and I think these three will be just fine togehter.

[Taeth]

I think a guy like Cotto at this point in his career doesn't really need a trainer to teach him things, he is as good technically as he is going to get, and he just needs a guy who can keep him excited, keep him in great shape for fights. IMO having a bad relationship with a great trainer is worse than having great relationship with a less experienced trainer, and who knows, maybe this guy has more experience as a general trainer than Evangelista does who has no boxing background.

[Macho]

Look , that is what Cotto commented : " I really want be with a trainer that work with me , no that order somebody to say WHAT things are good for me and my trainer , I want somebody be with me at least 1 1/2 or 2 hours everyday in the Gym and to put Attention to all things that i'm doing for make corrections , that is the reason that i preferred to move my training camp to Florida "....................

Although , he said that now when finished his relation with Evangelista his "uncle" , he now would start a new stage without Pressure in where confirmed his tension that existed with his uncle ..........

" Now i feel less Pressure and i hope that this give me the opportunity to make my trainings much better and i want add , that this will not going have any effect in my training for the fight "......
" I have the enough strong to be the same boxer , i know what to do in the trail , i know what to do in the Gym and i know what to do in the Ring the day of the fight "................

In all this situation , i still thinking , of why the hell Evangelista Cotto complained to move the training camp in where Cotto had much better performance as in other fights ...........Obviously i thought that Evangelista have other boxers in charge and that IMO i think that was one of his interest in which he didn't want to leave ........

[Rican]

I think a guy like Cotto at this point in his career doesn't really need a trainer to teach him things, he is as good technically as he is going to get, and he just needs a guy who can keep him excited, keep him in great shape for fights. IMO having a bad relationship with a great trainer is worse than having great relationship with a less experienced trainer, and who knows, maybe this guy has more experience as a general trainer than Evangelista does who has no boxing background.

I pretty much agree with everything you said. I definitely have confidence that Cotto will be in great shape and prepared to battle Clottey. My only concern is when things get hot during a fight. Will this new guy know what to say to Cotto?

[TitoFan]

Looks like Cotto has appointed hisr former nutritionist as his trainer, he has been with him for a few years so knows him well but who knows what his credentials are for being trainer.His uncle was with him for 16 years, anyone else think this is a bad decision considering he has a major fight coming up.maybe a case of better the devil you know but i would have thought he could have approached a more proven trainer.

Cotto could've gone either way. With someone familiar to him that he'd feel comfortable with, but maybe not as proven at the world class stage.... or a proven trainer who may or may not mesh well with Cotto. I would've preferred the latter, but Cotto obviously didn't, so.... so be it. Hopefully it won't hurt him for this fight.

But eventually I would like to see him with an Emmanuel Stewart, or someone of that caliber, who could tap into Cotto's huge potential and drive him to even greater heights.