The best boxing trainer of all time?

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  1. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sorry if this has been done, but I recently watched a special on trainers featuring the guys associated with Tyson. D'Amato, Atlas, Rooney, Giachetti.

    Who's the best trainer of all time in your opinion? Without focusing on the resume or credited number of world champions, but how they developed a fighter from the start.

    I'd argue that Charley Goldman is right near the top for what he did with Marciano, who supposedly had two left feet and poor balance when he started boxing.
     
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  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Charley Goldman proved to be something of an alchemist there!

    In terms of who can turn lead into gold?

    Most Jack Blackburn fighters could have been less than world beaters with the wrong trainer.

    Despite the recent debate over who was the youngest lineal heavyweight champion, Cus DaMatto is the answer either way.
     
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  3. kolokomandos

    kolokomandos GLASS IS NOT AN OPTION Full Member

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  4. the brown bomber

    the brown bomber Active Member Full Member

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    Ray Arcel
     
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  5. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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  6. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    eddie futch quality trainer
     
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  7. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  8. round15

    round15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Intestingly enough, Stallone and the entire cast of Rocky were impressed wih Burgess Meredith and the knowledge of the sport.
     
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  9. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Futch.
     
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  10. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    I think it's Arcel


    Trained fighters like Benny Leonard in the 20's to Roberto Duran.

    People always talk about the advancement of boxing and technique, yet Arcel was training fighters from the 20's till his end.


    He trained many incredible fighters. I'll never forget how Arcel could never stop writing and praising Leonard "mental energy" and his ability to think in the ring.
     
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  11. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rez,Ray Arcel was probably my choice also.I have read many articles about Arcel. He was highly respected at Stillman's gym, the mecca of trainers during the golden age of boxing.and yes he raved about Benny Leonard.:good
     
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  12. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    How about Dundee?
     
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  13. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eddie Futch, Charley Goldman, Cus D´Amato, Ray Arcel, Jack Blackburn, Emanuel Steward, Freddie Roach......

    Oh, and Amílcar Brusa and José "Kid" Jofre deserves a mention, great trainers !
     
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  14. hhascup

    hhascup Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Are you talking about Hiawatha Grey
     
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  15. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I believe it was Harry Wiley,who was a trainer along with George Gainsford,
    trained fighters out of Salem Crescent A.C. I remember when i was a youngster Salem Crescent won so many Golden Gloves awards.I once shook
    Ray Robinson's hand before he turned pro,when he was in the Salem Crescent corner after a bout,at Ridgewood Grove Arena...
     
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