Who were most loyal to their trainer/cornermen?

Roy Jones has had Alton Merkerson (a Vietnam vet) for a very long time, at least 15 years and will have him in his corner for his fight with Calzaghe next weekend. Others?

 

Ali to Angelo Dundee and Joe Louis to Jack Blackburn.... A great chemistry was there...

MR.BILL

 

Ali and Dundee, Louis and Blackburn, Hagler and the Petronellis,Manny Steward and most of the Kronk fighters he developed from when they were kids, Calzaghe and his dad. George Foreman and Archie Moore spent alot of time together, including both phases of his career.

 

Hearns and Steward, you couldn't have one without the other.

 

pavlike and loew

 

Tommy Hearns and Emmanuel Steward. Hearns became a puncher under his guidance, and as such, he remained loyal.

 

Jim Braddock to Joe Gould
Jimmy Mclarnin to Pops Foster,who became his guardian and left him his estate when he died.

 

The reverse side would be ODH and BHOP

 

I wouldn't compare Jones' loyalty to Merkerson with Hagler's to the Petronelli's or Louis' to Blackburn. Jones turned to Merkerson in '93 after firing his dad (I think it was after dad shot one of his dogs, who had bitten a kid) and Merkeron began working with Jones in the Hopkins' fight and continued on from there. Big Roy didn't get in the way -according to Merkerson, until Jones was dumb enough to invite volatile dad into camp for Tarver III. That wasn't loyalty to Merkerson. Merkerson had no idea who was running the camp, he and Big Roy weren't talking, and Jones was going to two camps at times during training.

No one even knew who'd be the chief second until practically fight time when Jones decided that during the minute rest dad would offer his input between rounds and then Merkerson would offer his. All three proclaimed that "Dad knows Roy like no other." Maybe so, but Roy didn't know dad very well because what happened was utterly predictable considering Big Roy's history and well-documented personality -Dad had an assistant pushing Merkerson out of the way while he tried to take over in the corner. Roy lost the fight of course and blamed dad...of course.

 

Lennox Lewis & Manny Stewart :good

 

I'd totally forgotten about that, i have a good photo of the two together after McLarnin's retirement.

 

De la Hoya to Robert Alcazar, Jesus Rivero, Gil Clancy, Manny Steward, Freddy Roach, Floyd Mayweather Sr, and Nacho Beristain.

 

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Hearns did bail on Steward for several fights in the early to mid-90's... I think it was a money / contract dispute.?.?:shock:

MR.BILL

 

It certainly wasn't Firpo. His trainer, Jimmy DeForest, asked for a raise after he guided the bull to the big time and the cheapskate Firpo showed him the gate.