Who would have become a champion...

cross_trainer · 07-08-2007, 10:16 PM

If he had a different trainer? (and which trainer?)

JohnThomas1 · 07-08-2007, 10:32 PM

Howard Davis with Eddie Futch would have got there at some stage IMO. Maybe he would have beaten Watt.

Titan1 · 07-09-2007, 07:32 AM

No, that would have been a definite.Anybody but Howard's father.

McGrain · 07-09-2007, 07:44 AM

Well, in my opinion, it's more important to have the right manager than trainer. So Charley Burley + a manager who gives a f*** = world WW and MW champ.

But as far as training goes you got to look to the troubled guys + a mentor.

So Ike Ibeabuchi + Kevin Rooney = World champ, for example.

I remember having a prolonged daydream in the post office about what would have happened if Cus D'Amato had discovered Liston instead of Patterson.

He came to the title in 1961 and Frazier took it from him, I think.

Titan1 · 07-09-2007, 08:21 AM

I think if Super Greg Page also had the right trainer, he may have not gone through half the crap that he did.

garymcfall · 07-09-2007, 08:49 AM

If Audley Harrison was trained by Jesus Christ himself then he may have become a champion.

JohnThomas1 · 07-09-2007, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Titan1

I think if Super Greg Page also had the right trainer, he may have not gone through half the crap that he did.

Page would have needed a top disciplinarian and motivator, but would he have stayed with such a trainer?

Duodenum · 07-09-2007, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnThomas1

Page would have needed a top disciplinarian and motivator, but would he have stayed with such a trainer?

Most anybody with Dundee's mob connections.

Titan1 · 08-02-2007, 07:18 AM

Possibly Mitch Green and Tony Tucker, maybe Gerry Cooney.

ThinBlack · 04-08-2013, 01:31 PM

If Mac Foster had Cus D'Amato, the championship would be in the bag for him. Cus would've worked for Bennie Briscoe also.

dyna · 04-08-2013, 01:36 PM

Dwight Muhammad "g" Qawi with some kind of trainer that keeps him from blowing up like a greasy balloon and keep the lhw monster where the lhw monster belongs, the lhw division.

But he was a champion...

Sorry

:blush

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JohnThomas1 Undisputed Champion East Side VIP Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 12,184 vCash: 1000	Re: Who would have become a champion... Howard Davis with Eddie Futch would have got there at some stage IMO. Maybe he would have beaten Watt.
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Titan1 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,416 vCash: 1000	Re: Who would have become a champion... No, that would have been a definite.Anybody but Howard's father.
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McGrain Diamond Dog East Side VIP Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 63,251 vCash: 1000	Re: Who would have become a champion... Well, in my opinion, it's more important to have the right manager than trainer. So Charley Burley + a manager who gives a f*** = world WW and MW champ. But as far as training goes you got to look to the troubled guys + a mentor. So Ike Ibeabuchi + Kevin Rooney = World champ, for example. I remember having a prolonged daydream in the post office about what would have happened if Cus D'Amato had discovered Liston instead of Patterson. He came to the title in 1961 and Frazier took it from him, I think.
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Titan1 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,416 vCash: 1000	Re: Who would have become a champion... I think if Super Greg Page also had the right trainer, he may have not gone through half the crap that he did.
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garymcfall Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 950 vCash: 944	Re: Who would have become a champion... If Audley Harrison was trained by Jesus Christ himself then he may have become a champion.
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Titan1 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,416 vCash: 1000	Re: Who would have become a champion... Possibly Mitch Green and Tony Tucker, maybe Gerry Cooney.
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ThinBlack Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,932 vCash: 1000	Re: Who would have become a champion... If Mac Foster had Cus D'Amato, the championship would be in the bag for him. Cus would've worked for Bennie Briscoe also.
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dyna Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,538 vCash: 1551	Re: Who would have become a champion... Dwight Muhammad "g" Qawi with some kind of trainer that keeps him from blowing up like a greasy balloon and keep the lhw monster where the lhw monster belongs, the lhw division. But he was a champion... Sorry :blush
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