Training Masters, Who are they Now

Freddie the Roach!!!

 

Berestein is probably the best out there & has been for awhile. Sdunek had that reall good run for awhile w/ klitschko's, michalczewski, gregorian.

But this skill has turned into the endangered species list as far as top shelf trainers that you would grade as an A.

 

I would say Emanuel Steward. He trained Thomas Hearns and Lennox Lewis, and dramaticaly improved Wladimir Klitschko.

 

I agree.

In addition to those, he made Michael Moorer and Gerald McClellan from rough diamonds into well trained and skilled boxers. They didn't achieve their biggest achievements when they were with him, though. Roach is excellent too.


Sdunek deserves a mention of the European trainers, though the conditioning program Wlad was on was quite horrible (for a boxer). He worked quite well for Vitali, on the other hand.

Another thing he has going for him is that he looks a bit like Mickey from Rocky:

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They are a lot of good trainers out there but I think those who get singled out as "real masters" had a bit of luck along the way. The right kid turned up at the right time with the right attitude, giving trainer the opportunity to reach HIS potential. And one outstanding success usually spawns more success, inspires the other kids around him or attracts talent from miles around.

Sure, those big name trainers deserves the praise BUT there a other old wise trainers with just as much know-how who never got the real headline-making fighters. Turning an averagely talented fighter, or a part-timer, into a good fringe contender is a heck of a feat of training, but it wont get the recognition that trainer an "all-time great" talent gets you.

 

That gives him 10 more points.

 

Several trainers from the former German Democratic Republik (DDR) have a good reputation in Europe. Sdunek has been already mentioned. Furthermore there are Manfred Wolke (trained Henry Maske) and Ulli Wegener (Ottke, Abraham).

 

What kind of conditioning was he having Wlad do?

 

Manny was only co-trainer for the first Brewster fight and he was steamed because he said Fritz and his other old trainers that were still there would only let him spar 4 high paced rounds with too much emphasis on weights, etc.