How good of a trainer is Billy Nelson?

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  1. eat more offal

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  2. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hes better than me so he's definitely not the worst at least
     
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  3. boxberry92

    boxberry92 Active Member Full Member

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    Billy Nelson out here like the McDonald’s of trainers — dependable, everywhere, but don’t be surprised when your heavyweight shows up supersized.

    At this point, he's training Bakole for diabetes, not a title shot.
     
  4. Terminator

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    Andy Ruiz Jr has just booked a flight to scotland
     
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  5. Beale

    Beale Boxing Addict Full Member

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  6. offshoot

    offshoot New Member Full Member

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    Poor.

    He's only had real success with Ricky Burns. Apart from that his fighters all fail in their biggest fights or don't get to any decent level, and he makes petty excuses when they lose.

    He's had plenty of P4P Sparring Kings though, sparring champions galore. Never known a trainer talk about sparring so much:lol:
     
  7. Beale

    Beale Boxing Addict Full Member

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    On a serious note, Nelson done a great job with Ricky Burns and got Bakole within 2-3 fights from a World Title Fight.

    The boxer, being a professional athlete has to take responsibility for his dedication, nutrition and lifestyle.
     
  8. peter_uk

    peter_uk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I agree; you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink (or more aptly, you can lead Bakole to the buffet table but you can't stop him gorging himself).
     
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  9. eat more offal

    eat more offal Member Full Member

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    Not a very good proverb since no trainer would be leading Bakole to a buffet table in the first place.
     
  10. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nelson is the king of trainers if you want to become the HW sparring stories champion of the world.
     
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