fighters who've done extremely well with s**t trainers

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  1. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    jus wanted 2 see u guys views on which fighters u think done really well but could have done better with a better trainer


    1st dude i can think of

    rj jr

    the man had an amazing career, but from what i can see alton merkerson was absolute bull**** to him

    everytime roy was in bother he knew nothing to help him
    and half the time he would just tell roy, keep it up baby

    other half he would tell roy something and roy would correct him


    any others
    obviously norman stone needs 2 be mentioned

    i think tarver may have done slightly better without mcgirt
     
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    Ricky Hatton
    Joe Calzaghe
     
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  3. Finesse74

    Finesse74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rick Hatton should be on the top of the list. I think all his trainer did for him was give him endurance to throw punches non stop for 12 rounds.

    Hey he was a good guy though.
     
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    Pernell Whitaker and Lou Duva. I wouldn't call Lou Duva a **** trainer but he wasn't anywhere near as good a trainer as Pete was a fighter.
     
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    i'm not a big fan of adam booth.
     
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  6. Big Left

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    Joe Calzaghe, Floyd Mayweather, Zab Judah basically most fighters who were trained by a member of their family.
     
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    I know he's down right now but Kelly Pavlik did very well to win the middleweight title with a trainer who only seems to know the words "jab" "double" "the" and "****ing"
     
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    Kelly Pavlik and Arturo gatti
     
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  9. floyd_g.o.a.t

    floyd_g.o.a.t Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'd have to say floyd if im being honest
     
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    Damn really? Why you say that?
     
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    enzo calzaghe was a decent trainer, he took his son and 2 other not so great fighters to world titles.

    billy graham is also a successful domestic level coach.
     
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    Zab Judah to an extent.
     
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  13. port64 jr

    port64 jr Active Member Full Member

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    anyone who says floyd or calzaghe are ****ing idiots

    roger and mayweather sr may be crackheads but they know their stuff and work well wiv floyd

    only when they try and change a dudes style will they mess up, which 2 be fair is dumb, but no way floyd does better without them

    and enzo a bad trainer

    what, only gym in the world ever to have 4 world champions at one time

    and he wasnt taking these guys on half way through their careers when they were already world class aswell as bringing nathan cleverly a long way who is due a world title shot
     
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    Lennox Lewis under the tutelage of Pepe Correa.
     
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    Antonio Tarver. If you can succeed with Buddy 'pop the jab baby!' McGirt you're true talent.
     
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