Arthur Abraham Faces Reality, or Trainer Wegner Walks

He also trains Marco Huck who is also one dimensional, Arthur needs to get rid of him as well as taking a look at himself, he's clearly in denial

 

You could see that in the Dirrell fight, Abraham just wasnt listening to Wegner in his corner, whilst Wegner was just mindlessly shouting in his face which looking back must have wound him up and maybe even led to the illegal punch

 

Wegner didn't have any advice for Arthur other than "throw punches". No work on movement, on getting under the jab, using angles, setting traps. Poor really, whatever Arthur's own limits.

 

Usually when a fighter goes through a rough patch you get muppets saying he should change trainers. They might have a point this time though. He didn't adjust at all against Froch.

 

I think Wegner is a pretty decent boxing coach, even if he is slightly amateurish as a trainer. But he is a tough old school trainer and nothing wrong with that. Sure, he is tough on his guys, but boxing aint dancing, you need to be tough to compete. If he swans all over his fighter, it is worse for the fighter IMO.

My gripe with Wegner is he tends to produce fighters in the same mould, and with amateurish tendencies. They all seem to lack some of the basics, like parrying, counter-punching, jabbing and even feinting. But you can't fault his track record. In some respects you could call him a 'poor man's Cus D'mato'.

I don't know what to make of his 'spat' with Abraham. On the one hand, Abraham was uninterested in the fight, mentally shut down, and just looked to survive. He did not show heart or courage, really. I'm off the believe that a fighter should at least give it a go.
On the other hand, I like a trainer to back his fighter 100% to the media. What is the point of having the guy he trusts turn against him publicly? If Wegner wants to be angry at Abraham (and he should be), IMO he should do it privately and put on a united front for the press. For example, Freddie Brown was real disappointed in Duran after the rematch with Leonard, but he stood by him in the aftermath and never really said anything bad about him publicly.

 

i think a change could do him some good, he looked terrible against Froch.

Why does Wegner have the monopoly of every half decent German based fighter...?

 

I believe he's on contract with Sauerland, who sign most of those guys.

 

Abraham was beat from the first bell, he did not even try to turn it around.

Wegner is a one-dimensional coach, but he at least wants his guys to try, AA never, although him trying still would not ahve changed the result IMO.

 

wegner doesn't really impress me as a coach all his top guys seem to have basic flaws

 

Aa was outclassed against froch. But he stuck in there and was a true warrior. His coach calling him a coward is unacceptable and unforgiveable. Aa is never going to be technically breathtaking, but he can punch and has heart. He needs someone who can bring these qualities back out in him. I would like to see what manny steward could do with him. I am sure he could hone his specific fighting style to negate an opponents attack, and make his own more effective against classier and more elusive opponents, because at the end of the day this is what aa has found sunce his step up, these kids are not going to stand against the ropes and let you hit them!

 

i really can't wait for the next fight camp 360