Who were most loyal to their trainer/cornermen?

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  1. younghypnotiq

    younghypnotiq Boxing Addict Full Member

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    vargas and garcia
     
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  2. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Longest timeframe would be Griffith with Gil Clancy.
     
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  3. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ted 'Kid' Lewis and Ray Arcel comes to mind.
     
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  4. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Good one. :good
     
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  5. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    I know you hate Roy Jones, but you have to be honest here and admit that there are few fighters who have kept the same trainer for fifteen years. Yes, he went back to his father once after being knocked out, but other than that, it was all Merkerson.
     
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  6. Quickhands21

    Quickhands21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Zab has been pretty fair to Yoel to say the least
     
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  7. JohnThomas1

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    Just a point, Hearns and Steward where split at the time of the Hill fight. Don't know why. Regardless Steward picked Hearns on the day saying what a true professional he was.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Actually now i think about it Edwin Rosario and Manny Siaca went for a long time. Lived in the same town, met when Rosario was 8, and he was deffo in there vs Chavez at the very least, perhaps his whole career.
     
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  9. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    More than that - Lennox Lewis and Courtney Shand/Harold Knight. Cornerman, co-trainer, cuts man, bodyguard...they did it all, for the whole pro career ride, 14 years.
     
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  10. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    surprised no one has said tyson to cus.



    joe to enzo is a big one. joe gave up his olympics dreams for enzo. when joe asked for a suppliment trainer to help him with conditioning and weight...somthing that is very common in most camps enzo almost split.
     
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  11. istmeno

    istmeno Well-Known Member Full Member

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    duran with freddie brown and ray arcel
     
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  12. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    Good call, i always liked seeing Harold Knight there in his corner and during training. True professionals.
     
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  13. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    "Hate" is a strong word. I find Jones' personality... distasteful...obnoxious...stunted....artificially inflated...

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    (Now you do too.) And I find his p4p standing/greatness woefully overrated by the young among us who are easily dazzled by speed and power. He's not anywhere near the all-time top 10-20 elites and I get and will continue to get judgmental against anyone claiming so. To be fair, head-to-head, he'd be difficult for many greats in 2 or 3 divisions and he's among the most naturally gifted of the "athletic boxers" I've seen.

    Another qualifier: His ego probably isn't the only thing artificially inflated, I am utterly convinced he's been juiced since the mid-90s.

    As per loyalty to trainers, I didn't dismiss his loyalty so much as blush at a comparison between his loyalty to Merk and Hagler's to the Petronelli's and Louis's to Blackburn.
     
    Stonehands89, Nov 10, 2008
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  14. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Max Schmeling-Joe Jacobs. Despite pressure from the Nazi regime, Max refused to fire his Jewish trainer.
     
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  15. SteveO

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    Floyd and Roger Mayweather.
     
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