Vitor Belfort working Pedro Diaz (Cotto's Trainer)

 

Díaz is the quiet elephant in the room. He doesn't speak English (as far as anyone knows) but he does speak boxing. He was in charge of Cuba's boxing programme until granted licence to leave and spread the gospel – along with several other exported experts over the past couple of decades.

Cuba has for a long time been the unpinched pimple on America's backside, a little island with a lot of noisy clout, nowhere more obvious than in the boxing ring. From Teófilo Stevenson to Mario Kindelán, Cuba has produced the goods. Its people know how to fight.

And here comes Pedro. He joined Cotto's team after the departure of Emanuel Steward, one of the game's venerable trainers, and he hit the money straight away last December when the Puerto Rican produced his best performance in a while to redress what he reckoned was in injustice in losing to Antonio "loaded gloves" Margarito. Cotto pummelled Margarito second time around – but, more pertinently than that, he boxed with more nous than he had done for some little while.

Mr Díaz had convinced Mr Cotto that machismo had more than one way of expression. The champ jabbed like he used to. He moved his head. He moved his feet. He didn't get hit too much. He won the fight.

Rule_Abiding_Poster - maia via second round sub.


Que? Since when is Vitor fighting Maia? Isnt maia a WW now?


HUH?

Doctor NPD - Nice to see this. Big fan of Belfort, Pedro and especially Cotto.

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Who is Belfort fighting next? Someone please remind me Phone Post

vitor is the only blackzillian winning fights.

Kostakio - Who is Belfort fighting next? Someone please remind me Phone Post

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Pedro is a New Coach for the Blackzilian Team.

Will Cotto, Rigondeaux and Solis also train there for boxing fights or?

Hikikomori - ttt

Pedro is a New Coach for the Blackzilian Team.

Source? If true that would be a step in the right direction for that whole team Phone Post