I think Anne has a great shot at becoming trainer of the year. Yeah, she only has one major fighter in her camp but what a job she did with him. Kirkland went from getting embarrassed by Ishida to destroying the destroyer Angulo. I think this is one of the greatest rebuilding processes in boxing history and I think Anne deserves recognition for her great effort. Thoughts?
Seriously, who deserves it? Nacho has JMM but who else? Garcia has Donaire and Rios maybe he should get it but then he has the Margarito blemish on his record. I cant think of any other trainers.
Ignoring Margarito, he still has Donaire and Rios - two guys who have had a better year than Kirkland. And when you consider the fact that Garcia has gone through five fights with them compared to just the three (two of them meaningless) that Wolfe has with her guy, then it's a no brainer. PS, Wolfe is just a motivational coach. That's it.
Hunter has Mike Dalls Jr.. he took a L this year.. but if Dre does exactly what he said he was going to do to Froch.. then I can see a maybe..
Exactly and who is he facing ? A prime super middle who also has a trainer that could be Trainer of the Year in McCrackin ..
I do not know about that Kirkland looked like a complete fighter in there against AA. great footwork, vastly improving D, straight quick combo's. I think the motivational side is what sets her apart. Kirkland would be nothing without her, the same thing people were saying about Pac when Roach starting collecting hardware. I agree Garcia is a great Trainer but I think Donaire has grown as much as he can underneath him and Rios should have made weight and it left him vulnerable to limited opposition. Tony had did not protect his eye the whole fight which is another huge blunder. So i think Garcia has made some huge blunders that have cost his fighters (over this year) while it is undeniable that Anne has taken Kirkland far beyond where he was since he took his vacation. This year she did a better job but if you are looking at the work with the fighters since they started with the trainer I think this year it is Garcia
I think fans (and fighters) underestimate her because she is a woman. I thin because of Kirklands performance her stable will grow quickly.