Is Derrick James the best boxing trainer in the world right now?

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  1. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    I expected him to lose the rematch to Harrisson who I felt had his number and was more skillful. Mind you I notice you seem to have an issue thinking the likes of Canelo and Tank were lucky in their last fights with their power bailing them out..
     
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Yeah, I do. Because I've had to suffer through years of the same people who criticize fighters who needed to be bailed out by their power, seemingly not having an issue when it's fighters they like, increasingly being forced to do the same.
     
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  3. iii

    iii Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Man thats a BIG Foot in that mowt, what back peddler lol
     
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  4. Quina74

    Quina74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol. Congratulations you've got two hypejob weight bullies in the camp.. Slow clap
     
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  5. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    What’s all this bull**** being spouted about weight bullies as if it’s morally wrong. Provided you make the weight all good to go. Skills win fights not size.
     
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  6. jaytxxl

    jaytxxl Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If being a top trainer is about the results then he’s up there. He’s about to have an undisputed champion at 154 and Unified champion at 147. Also one guy has the ring belt and the other is fighting for it in a month. That makes him either #1 or #2 behind Reynoso.

    For those who says Charlo has regressed I can see why that’s being said but I understand why he changed his style. Ronnie Shields was trying to mold him into Erislandy Lara and he had a couple of bent fights just using that style. He switched to Derrick James who employed a more aggressive style and he became a more entertaining fighter. You could never criticized a guy who became more entertaining in the ring and might become the undisputed champion in his division.
     
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  7. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    if you make weight LEGALLY!!!!! maybe but anyway its $$$$ & influence win more fights than skill these days
     
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  8. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Pimp C knows boxing. In fact from the knowledge and wisdom perspective his insights are amongst the very best on this forum alongside guys like yours truly.
     
    African Cobra, Jul 16, 2021
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  9. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    You can't be that naive.

    If Pac was 5' 8" and a legit welter, he'd kill 147 pounders in the ring.
     
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  10. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Charlo has indeed fallen in love with his power over the last 18 months or so

    Its very noticeable

    I think Reynoso is most probably the most desired trainer at this current time

    James is good though
     
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  11. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    Think calling him 'Jermell Charlotte' is a bit disrespectful too...
     
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  12. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Its like saying if he was not on drugs he would not be beating the welterweights and junior middleweights he did. There was plenty of speculation but I give him the benefit of the doubt because not aware he failed any drugs test.
     
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  13. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    And he didn't have ultra low T/E ratios, privately contracted drug testing, duck VADA testing, last minute fight announcements, or used illegal IV fluids like your hero Floyd.

    ; )
     
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  14. JOKER

    JOKER Froat rike butterfry, sting rike MFER! banned Full Member

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    Janessa Charlo?
     
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  15. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council Full Member

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    Eddy Reynoso is good and has got better over the years in my opinion.
     
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