Best Coaches In Boxing?

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  1. Michael Healer

    Michael Healer New Member Full Member

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    In many ways, we're living through a boxing renaissance: big fights, undisputed champions, increased visibility, and great fighters constantly achieving remarkable feats. However, as fans, we may be overlooking a critical piece of the puzzle—the trainers!

    Just as we're witnessing fighters reach new heights, we're also seeing a true golden age in boxing training. Legendary veterans like Freddie Roach, Pedro Diaz, and Virgil Hunter continue to man the corners, but we're also seeing a fantastic new crop of trainers making their mark—Antonio and Joel Diaz, Bozy Ennis, Bomac, Panda Najar, Kay Koroma, and many more. I've listed some of the most impressive trainers currently active and training championship-level fighters and elite prospects, but feel free to add names and trainers I may have missed.

    Jose Benavidez Sr

    Current Stable: David & Jose Benavidez, Diego & Federico Pacheco, and Julio Porras

    Ben Davison

    Current Stable: Anthony Joshua, Leigh Wood, Fabio Wardley, Pat McCormack, and Moses Itauma

    Antonio & Joel Diaz

    Current Stable: Israil Madrimov, MJ Akmadaliev, Bektemir Melikuziev, Bakhodir Jalolov, Shakhram Giyasov, Batyr Akhmedov, Elnur Abduraimov, etc.

    'Bozy' Ennis

    Current Stable: Boots Ennis, Andy Cruz, and Haven Brady

    Robert Garcia

    Current Stable: Bam Rodriguez, Virgil Ortiz, Raymond Muratalla, Jose Valenzuela, Geovanni Santillan, Lindolfo Delgado, Oscar Duarte, Jose Ramirez, Arturo Cardenas, etc.

    'Bomac' McIntyre

    Current Stable: Bud Crawford, Keyshawn & Kevin Davis, Chris Eubank Jr, Troy Isley, Floyd Diaz, Charles Harris Jr, Lester Martinez, Tristan Kalkreuth, etc.

    'Panda' Najar

    Current Stable: William Zepeda, Subriel Matias, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Kevin Gonzalez, and Juan Luis Aldana

    Marc Ramsay

    Current Stable: Artur Beterbiev, Christian Mbilli, Arslan Mahmudov, and Jhon Orobio

    Eddy Reynoso

    Current Stable: Canelo Alvarez, Oscar Valdez, Frank Sanchez, and Jonathan Lopez

    Freddie Roach

    Current Stable: Jaime Munguia, Elvis Rodriguez, Callum Walsh, Raul Curiel, and Gor Yeritsyan

    Manny Robles

    Current Stable: Rafael Espinoza, Serhii Bohachuk, Ramla Ali, and Gael Cabrera

    Ismael Salas

    Current Stable: Kazuoto Ioka, Robeisy Ramirez, Carlos Adames, Alberto Puello, Brian Mendoza, Gabrielle Maestre, Brian Flores, Eric Priest, Yoelvis Gomez, etc.

    Bob Santos

    Current Stable: Mario Barrios, Hector Garcia, Dainer Pero, and Luis Nunez

    Ronnie Shields

    Current Stable: David Morrell, Yoenis Tellez, Filip Hrgovic, Andreas Katzourakis, Efe Apochi, and Amilcar Vidal

    Other Notable Trainers:

    • Kevin Cunningham (Erickson Lubin & Ammo Williams)

    • Calvin Ford (Tank Davis)

    • Rudy Hernandez (Junto Nakatani, Mickey Roman, & Mikito Nakano)

    • Vergil Hunter (Joshua Buatsi & Souley Cissokho)

    • Shingo Inoue (Naoya & Takuma Inoue)

    • John David Jackson (Claressa Shields)

    • Derrick James (Ryan Garcia & Frank Martin)

    • Kay Koroma (Shu Shu Carrington, Efe Ajagba, & Duke Ragan)

    • Anatoly Lomachenko (Vasyl Lomachenko)

    • Gennady Mashianov (Dmitry Bivol & Shakhram Giysov)

    • Shane McGuigan (Chris Billam-Smith, Adam Azim, & Caroline Dubois)

    • Grant Smith (Sunny Edwards, Dalton Smith, & Junaid Bostan)

    • SugarHill Steward (Tyson Fury)

    • Yurri Tkachenko (Oleksander Usyk & Daniel Lapin)
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