Trainers who never boxed and are overrated

I think you can learn a lot by just watching a sport. I definitely see why having a trainer that's fought is advantageous. But sometimes the trainer wasn't that great a fighter or fought nowhere near like his fighter.

 

Agreed I reckon a good coach has to at least fought in the amateurs. It is important to know what it is like in the heat of battle to be able to advise in certain situations.

 

Jeff Horn's coach

 

Calzaghes Dad was a prime example of that.

 

Some trainers have fought and train there fighters with the mouth of experience,other trainers have not fought and train there fighters with the voice of reason. In the heat of battle as mentioned for me it would be nice to go back to your corner and be confident in the knowledge that you are getting the right advice to go forward and win the fight. Some fighters do not gel with there trainers and then others get on like a house on fire with there fighters, some fighters need confidence,some fighters need discipline,it really is about having to find the combination that works for both the trainer and the fighter.

 

being a teacher is a skill in itself.

There have been great coaches who never boxed some of the most highly regarded coaches weren't boxers.

But...it's clear that most coachs has their own style which they teach when each individual fighter needs to hone their own style really and learn from various sources but by the time these groomed kids are becoming pro's they are pretty set in their ways. That's why guys like Fury & Usyk even though they do have a default you can still see even to this day where they are pre-retirement the cumulation of their teachings which is fairly rare, most fighters are pretty bog standard and don't change through their pro careers like AJ. Keep an eye on Dubious because he's still young and much to learn and I think he has the ability to do so and add to his game.

 

Enzo calzaghe had special son

 

Lee Wylie was excellent at breaking fights down on YouTube. He has a sharp mind for the nuances of the sport and is a good man to have in any team. But this doesn´t mean that he is a good trainer or of any help in that regards.

 

It goes the other way too. Sugar Ray Leonard was one of the uber-elite to do it, and he completely ruined Andrew Maynard. Joe Frazier ruined Marvis.

But yeah, point taken. You want a guy who has been to war himself.

 

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