Manny Steward : Exposed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LASTNIGHT

Boxing doesn't really work like that (only making him survive 1 more round). But I do agree, he's not the trainer he once was.

Still one of the very best, though.

 

Last night was one of his poorest performances as a trainer. He is not the of the same caliber, and does not give attention to his fighters like he once did. I honestly think the only one he cares about right now is Wlad.

 

I agree.

Steward's fighters, for the most part, keep their left hand low. But very few of them actually have the head movement to pull this off. Look at Andy Lee, Jermain Taylor, and Kermit Cintron. All had huge defensive holes that led to KO losses.

He's never had great inside fighters either. Steward trains stand-up boxers.

 

You are right the only fighter he trained that I can think of that even had a decent inside game because of the uppercut is Lewis.

 

Terrible advice on Steward's part. Cintron should have been giving lateral movement and using his jab from the get-go. Did he want to get Kermit KO'd?

 

Steward is done, hes a lock for the Buddy Mcgirt trainer award this year.

 

That low left hand thing drives me crazy. It's like there is a left hand magnet in the Kronk logo on the shorts that pulls a fighter's hand down to his waist.

You have to be very quick and have great head movement to get away with that. Neither Lee, Taylor, or Cintron fit that mold. If they can't keep an opponent at bay with a jab and grab while setting up the right hand, they are in trouble. You could see it when Ouma was backing up Taylor.

I'm still bothered by the fact that Steward left Cintron after the fight to work the Cotto/Gomez broadcast.

 

Manny Steward can't jump in the ring and fight for his fighters. He trains them, gives them direction, then it's up to them to actually FIGHT and make it happen.

 

That's the problem, he doesn't give his fighters good direction.

 

In fairness to Steward, he's been with some of the greatest ever in the sport. It is hard for him to get motivated to train up and comers. I think he is a bit halfhearted in customising training techniques to individual fighters and he more after the money these days.