Best Trainers in British Boxing currently?

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  1. bbjc

    bbjc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kelly and conlan struggled at the top level because their not really good enough to beat everyone at the top level. What your saying would only really be true if without booths wide jab stance etc they wouldnt have struggled at that top level. Their just not quite good enough for it regardless of who trained them.

    The good thing about booth fighters is their usually the ones doing the offence. It can fall short but usually the tide turns and his fighter losses kind of quickly after the opponents took your best shots. In terms of coaching boxing its a decent system as opposed to a lot of coaches defence being let him hit you until he tires or a battle of attrition.

    Not sure about ingle atm. Tbf its mostly the stuff his dad taught. Hes just carried it on. Both booth and ingle styles give the opponent something to think about to stop them coming forward as much. Ingle footwork/switch hitting always awkward to fight. Booths style always got something waiting for you coming in. And a gap to close.

    Looking at the other coaches they dont seem to have styles that discourage the opponent from coming in on them the same.
     
  2. Soi Six

    Soi Six daddy, daddy cool, daddy, daddy cool banned Full Member

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    Dominic Ingle is a brilliant trainer. Love the Ingle gym personally
     
  3. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Still raging that we didnt see Bowe V Lewis Full Member

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    CBS is someone that wasn't a world champion because of talent, it was because of pure hard work and graft - and fantastic coaching. He was seen as the runt of the litter basically which was an admission by McGuigan. Guys like Okolie and Riakporhe are physically gifted, and were/are absolute behemoths for their size, whereas Opetaia and Zurdo are technically gifted. CBS isn't particularly technically or physically gifted like these guys.

    McGuigan has also admitted that CBS being world champion was his greatest achievement.

    It is one of the reasons why I really respect CBS, it goes to show you don't need to be physically or technically gifted to do well in this sport. The mental side in boxing is everything.
     
  4. billy nelson

    billy nelson the fighting scots gym Full Member

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    One hit wonder mate
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    Ricky Burns failed twice at British level, came to me and became two weight world champion that’s not luck lol
    Helped win every title from Area to world title with numerous boxers.
    I currently have two guys fighting for final eliminators at welterweight & heavyweight.
    Have a word with yourself
    One track pony
     
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  5. BillyMoore

    BillyMoore New Member banned Full Member

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    How did you do in those fights lol! Crocker looked like **** lost every round, Bakole looked like **** twice and fat as a pig.
     
  6. ash234

    ash234 Ash Full Member

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    Shane McGuigan still undoubtedly number 1. Been impressed with Andy Lee's work lately too.
     
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  7. pow

    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Second Andy Lee and am interested to see how he can develop Hamzah Sheeraz
     
  8. Odyssey

    Odyssey New Member banned Full Member

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    Definitely. He improves almost all fighters who go to train with him, and they usually regress when they leave him

    He's training Willy Hutchinson and Karol Itauma now too, it'll be interesting to see what he does with those two.
     
  9. Boxing Gloves

    Boxing Gloves Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shane McGuigan is excellent, Andy Lee is very good too.
     
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  10. ash234

    ash234 Ash Full Member

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    'Stable' on BBC iPlayer is a good watch. 4 episode documentary on Shane & his gym.
     
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  11. LeavemealoneKoooogs

    LeavemealoneKoooogs LeTs rUn iT bAcK Full Member

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    I predict Hutchison won't last under McGuigan long
     
  12. Odyssey

    Odyssey New Member banned Full Member

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    Why do you think that, lack of discipline?
     
  13. Odyssey

    Odyssey New Member banned Full Member

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    Dom Ingle was on sky a few weeks ago working Bradley Goldsmith's corner, Goldsmith lost by TKO.
     
  14. LeavemealoneKoooogs

    LeavemealoneKoooogs LeTs rUn iT bAcK Full Member

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    Yeah, and don't think McGuigan would have much tolerance for it