by Swodogg Miguel, Jose and Evangelista Cotto, the trio have been bumping heads for years.

Anytime you mix business with family, drama is sure to follow. 

Video resurfaced of brother Jose nearly exchanging blows with his uncle between rounds.  This is not the first time there have been altercations.  Here are more events that have happened in the past…

* In 2005, rumors swirled Evangelista would be leaving the team

* Cotto admitted there were differences in training for Carlos Quintana
* “Everything is a rumor, without Evangelista, there is no Miguel Cotto,” he insisted
* The team has worked together for over 9 years, during the past three, the press noticed Miguel and Evangelista did not talk during training and avoided each other outside the ring.
* Originally denied, the two worked things out but problems continued to exist
* Brother Jose Cotto and Evangelista split ways after their altercation in the ring in 2007

Will Cotto be able to comeback given all the drama of the past three plus years?  It may work out better for him given he can focus more at the fight at hand rather than a fight with a member of his family.  It would be important to know who will be taking his place.  Miguel Diaz veteran cutman and trainer is already part of the team. 
Plus we can look at the others who left their relatives and it all turned out for the better.  Mayweather Jr., Roy Jones Jr. and Shane Mosley all moved on to different trainers and the differences showed, for the better, in the ring.

Maybe Nacho can go back to Puerto Rico, where he trained Oscar de la Hoya and show him a few tricks up his sleeve.

The fight with Clottey is still two months away so there is still time to adjust to the new situation and who knows, maybe Evangelista will make a comeback himself.


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