Is corner advice useless?

it can be useless.
its as useless as the trainer makes it. but also remember that the corner also advises during the fight, not just between rounds.

 

I think we have seen quite a few examples of poor advice....but the corner can also pick up things going wrong in your attack and defence that you cant see in the ring.

 

That's the problem right there. I always thought this was BS.
Tell a fighter jab,jab,right, hook - utter garbage.
A fight is fluid. That is concrete advice.
What if you're bailed up against the ropes and you try to tie him up or turn him? jab,jab,right, hook? Thanks coach.

The advice of a corner should be calm calculated reinforcement.
You have done the work in the gym, but in the heat of the moment you may forget get some of the subtle points you have worked on.
Trainers (or anyone) have a different perspective from those in the ring.
Even if you know more than your trainer, it can help to have a different perspective, or just a calming voice.
If you are getting the worst of it and feeling overwhlemed, a calm calculated word from your trainer can get your mind settled and get you back on track.

Basically, it comes down to the trainer AND the fighter

 

The best is when you see a trainer telling his fighter come the last round that he is losing and needs the ko..

When that advice may of been alittle more useful several rounds earlier..

The best advice i ever got was if you dont start throwing punchers you are walking home..Im from Sydney's west and i was fighting in Canberra...Knowing my trainer who also drove the pcyc bus is as mad as a cut snake i didnt hesitate come the next round and ended up winning on points..

 

Calm communication is the key, any more then 10 seconds advice can be useless for a guy who is more worried about catching his breath and having a drink.
When you see a trainer on fox sports giving a prelim fighter 40 second long detailed plans of attack you just know that hes not taking it in.

 

Thats why i dont mind Paul Briggs as a trainer.He gives short and sharp advice..

 

Katsidis is one of my favourite fighters but his corner advice is awful. When getting pounded against Diaz, Smith said "Mike just keep doing what your doing, its working great"

Nazim Richardson is one to listen to... watch some Mosley and B-Hop tapes, he give sound tactical advice and picks opponent flaws

 

Theres a gp productions video I saw on the brit forum on nazim it highlights your point perfectly.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3KWnwF_ljk&feature=channel[/ame]

 

There's truth in most of the above posts IMO. Usually calm, calculated but not set in concrete instructions, and not too many of them, are the order of the day.

But there's a time and a place for the inspiring, raise the hairs on your neck type address that really includes no technical instruction at all (eg Johnny Lewis with Jeff Harding pre round 12, 1989).

 

Totally agree.

 

Bad corner advice.....choc v Siaca

I remember just before the start of the 11th round Tony said to choc....your in front on the cards...just dont get hit...choc ran 11 and 12 and lost on SD points atsch

 

What about the clown that popped up during the medley fight telling choc to ko him or something then mundine shouted "im whippin his arse" or something like that