Which FIGHTER could turn out to be a good TRAINER in your opinion?

Joe Calzaghe
Gatti(if his head is still in tact)
Erik Morales
Lennox Lewis
Cotto
Hopkins

 

Shane was a good one - wish I had thought of that.

 

You should know that talented athletes aren't the best trainers/coaches in the world. Case in point, Isaiah Thomas, suckiest coach in NY history. People who don't have natural talent and abilities but somehow succeed are the better trainers, since they rely more on technique than physical gifts.

So you take out of the equation people like RJJ and FMJ (I doubt both have the patience to train others anyway). Given that who are the better trainers in my opinion? It would have to be Bernard Hopkins. Not really physically gifted in any way, but ring savvy makes him a really good candidate for it.

 

Roy Jones Jr. he knows so much about the game.

 

Kostya Tszyu

 

Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins are already their own trainers for a long time and they correct their trainers at times. Hopkins called JDJ the Professor after having beaten him. I think Mike McCallum should have been a great trainer, not just a cornerman like for Tyson ( against Lewis) and I don't know what's wrong with Pernell - he has everything to be a great chief second.
Concerning these fighters that have been fighting recently - Richie Woodhall in England, true Gentleman, very insightful, Marco Antonio Barrera in Mexico, smooth, ultra-calm talker, Winky Wright would be an excellent trainer too.

 

Zoo also is a good choice. I agree.

 

Roger Mayweather (not Foyd)
Buddy McGirt
Freddie Roach
This also takes dedication, in Floyds case he was with Floyd Jr. early on
Buddy did wonders with Tarver and Gatti but he spread himself too thin
Roach made the best of his limited skills as a fighter but makes a big difference as a trainer
There are many more but these 3 come to mind and are completely devoted to it

 

Allan Green, maybe...

 

hatton great boxing brain
i dont agree to roy jones as he boxes in his own way and not out of the text book meaning many fighters wouldnt be able to adapt to jones's style.
leonard should open a pro gym i think

 

Roy would be a great choice.

Have you ever heard him commentate on a fight? He say's what fighters should and should not be doing and gives great insight. He would not try to make fighters fight like Roy Jones.

 

roy would be fantastic - he would not expect people to do what he could do, but i remember the amount of times the experienced hbo commentators were made to look foolish when roy read the fight and told people several seconds beforehand what would happen. was laughed at then was proven right. also, floyd would be great, as brash as he is outside the ring - he's a dedicated professional inside, and unlike his uncle/dad, he's a fairly decent bloke - he wants the most money so he hypes up his fights - problem for me with roger - he knows floyd is that good, so all he ever does is tell floyd that - and tell him how crap the opponent is. if the fighter in his care wasnt as great as he is being told he is - i dont think roger would turn out to be that great a trainer. floyd i feel would be like roy, and have a fantastic boxing brain and would analyse the fight really well and help his fighters to win tactically.

 

Current Fighters who would be good trainers.

Floyd Jr - (He seems like a genuine person, maybe overprotective though, he called a fight quickly on Iron Ring)

Shane Mosley
Bernard Hopkins
Roy Jones Jr.
Allen Green
Corey Spinks

thats all I can think of right now.

 

Roy Jones jr.,Juan Manuel Marquez,Floyd Mayweather jr,Shane Mosley.