Who Is the Best Trainer in Boxing Today?

[MichaelHealer]

In many ways, we're living through a boxing renaissance: big fights, undisputed champions, increased visibility, and great fighters constantly achieving remarkable feats. However, as fans, we may be overlooking a critical piece of the puzzle—the trainers!

Just as we're witnessing fighters reach new heights, we're also seeing a true golden age in boxing training. Legendary veterans like Freddie Roach, Pedro Diaz, and Virgil Hunter continue to man the corners, but we're also seeing a fantastic new crop of trainers making their mark—Antonio and Joel Diaz, Bozy Ennis, Bomac, Ben Davison, Shane Mcguigan, Panda Najar, Kay Koroma, and many more.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Just off the top of my head: Shingo Inoue, Robert Garcia, Marc Ramsay (never gets enough credit), Yuri Tkachenko, etc. There are plenty of others but these 4 have fighters that've been doing really well lately. There are Trainer of the Year awards. The BWAA presents the most prestigious one annually.

Teddy made a case for Shingo Inoue as Trainer of the Year last year. Everything that he said is still applicable.

 

[stevenandrew]

In many ways, we're living through a boxing renaissance: big fights, undisputed champions, increased visibility, and great fighters constantly achieving remarkable feats. However, as fans, we may be overlooking a critical piece of the puzzle—the trainers!

Just as we're witnessing fighters reach new heights, we're also seeing a true golden age in boxing training. Legendary veterans like Freddie Roach, Pedro Diaz, and Virgil Hunter continue to man the corners, but we're also seeing a fantastic new crop of trainers making their mark—Antonio and Joel Diaz, Bozy Ennis, Bomac, Ben Davison, Shane Mcguigan, Panda Najar, Kay Koroma, and many more. jacqueline tortorice

Ben Davison

 

[treelo]

Ben Davison is fucking appalling

a sham of a trainer who is living off Tyson Furys comeback, a cheerleader in the mould of Pepe Correa if ever i saw one

 

[treelo]

Anatoly Lomachenko must be up there

 

[Mujeriego]

In many ways, we're living through a boxing renaissance: big fights, undisputed champions, increased visibility, and great fighters constantly achieving remarkable feats. However, as fans, we may be overlooking a critical piece of the puzzle—the trainers!

Just as we're witnessing fighters reach new heights, we're also seeing a true golden age in boxing training. Legendary veterans like Freddie Roach, Pedro Diaz, and Virgil Hunter continue to man the corners, but we're also seeing a fantastic new crop of trainers making their mark—Antonio and Joel Diaz, Bozy Ennis, Bomac, Ben Davison, Shane Mcguigan, Panda Najar, Kay Koroma, and many more.

The two best are the two you didn't even name, shithead.
Robert Garcia and Eddy Reynoso

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Anatoly Lomachenko must be up there

Yeah him and Eddy Reynoso are still up there. They've already won Trainer of the Year multiple times. I'd like to see someone else win it or manage it twice.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Why I picked those guys…

Shingo Inoue obviously trains his sons Naoya & Takuma. Both were world champions up until recently (Takuma lost his last fight). Unlike Naoya, Takuma is feather-fisted but Shingo still managed to make him a world champion who made multiple title defenses.

Marc Ramsay (along with John Scully) most notably trains Beterbiev among others. He's been training Artur his entire pro career. Another fighter of his is M'billi.

Robert Garcia is well-respected in the game. He's already been Trainer of the Year. Right now his standout fighter is Bam Rodriguez who he's been training since the age of 15. He made Bam. A lot of these other trainers get fighters after they're already developed world level talents. That's not the case here.

Yuri Tkachenko is Usyk's head trainer. He's been training him full-time since Usyk's last cruiserweight fight against Bellew. He also trained Usyk in the amateurs. Most notably Tkachenko was one of the coaches that helped Usyk, Lomachenko, Gvozdyk, Shelestyuk & Berinchyk to all medal at the 2012 Olympics. He's had several fighters reach the pinnacle in both the amateurs & pros similar to Anatoly Lomachenko.

 

[mozfonky]

In many ways, we're living through a boxing renaissance: big fights, undisputed champions, increased visibility, and great fighters constantly achieving remarkable feats. However, as fans, we may be overlooking a critical piece of the puzzle—the trainers!

Just as we're witnessing fighters reach new heights, we're also seeing a true golden age in boxing training. Legendary veterans like Freddie Roach, Pedro Diaz, and Virgil Hunter continue to man the corners, but we're also seeing a fantastic new crop of trainers making their mark—Antonio and Joel Diaz, Bozy Ennis, Bomac, Ben Davison, Shane Mcguigan, Panda Najar, Kay Koroma, and many more.

no clue, the old guys are mostly dead, the new guys, i haven't looked into too much. How much of a trainer is Freddie roach, or did he just happen to latch on to a superstar? Virgil Hunter is interesting but I never looked into how much of a trainer he is and or how much experience he had in the sport. He's most likely capable if he steered Ward through his career. I still think that a lot of the older fighters could make terrific trainers on a knowledge basis but really, fighters often get in their own and their fighter's way as trainers so that might be wrong.

 

[mozfonky]

i used to think buddy mcgirt would be a top trainer, don't know what went wrong.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

i used to think buddy mcgirt would be a top trainer, don't know what went wrong.

He once was recognized as the top trainer in boxing. However, it only lasted a year. Back in 2002 he was Trainer of the Year.

 

[mozfonky]

He once was recognized as the top trainer in boxing. However, it only lasted a year. Back in 2002 he was Trainer of the Year.

Ya, I thought hed only do more.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Ya, I thought hed only do more.

Buddy arguably should've been Trainer of the Year again a couple years later when Tarver stopped Roy. It's strange that he wasn't. Instead Winky Wright's trainer Dan Birmingham won it after his charge beat Mosley twice back in 2004.

 

[Chaotic Progressor]

I dunno, I think trainers can get too much credit, when a fighter's on a run... like a president getting credit for a good economy. Not saying they have 0 effect but, people act like it's 100% the trainer good or bad half the time, when I think it's mostly just down to where the fighter is at - mentality and age wise.

Lol @ when everyone was thinking Ben Davidson had revived Joshua and was an amazing trainer bc of Joshua's bullshit hand-picked little 'streak' to restore his name...

1. Jermaine Franklin: barely beat/close 12 round fight with a fringe contender
2. Robert Helenius: took 7 rounds to get rid of a 40 yr old journeyman who came in on a week's notice, untrained
3. Otto Wallin: beat up his sparring mate, who he'd already beaten twice
4. Francis Ngannou: MMA fighter

And some were like 'Joshua's better than ever!, he's gonna destroy Dubois, there's levels! Ben Davidson has restored AJ!' lmao. He didn't restore shit, and he looked worse than ever v Dubois - hands down, cocky & arrogant, slow, trying to pick 1 punch from the gods whilst getting battered with combinations. Ben didn't restore fit, he woulda beaten those guys with anyone.

Then if a fighter loses the trainer is a cunt. Sometimes, often I think, it's just the fighter. Trainer is a smaller component, especially with an experienced fighter who has their style, has their training methods, knows their strenghts and weaknesses, has had a decent amount of fights etc.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

I dunno, I think trainers can get too much credit, when a fighter's on a run... like a president getting credit for a good economy. Not saying they have 0 effect but, people act like it's 100% the trainer good or bad half the time, when I think it's mostly just down to where the fighter is at - mentality and age wise.

Lol @ when everyone was thinking Ben Davidson had revived Joshua and was an amazing trainer bc of Joshua's bullshit hand-picked little 'streak' to restore his name...

1. Jermaine Franklin: barely beat/close 12 round fight with a fringe contender
2. Robert Helenius: took 7 rounds to get rid of a 40 yr old journeyman who came in on a week's notice, untrained
3. Otto Wallin: beat up his sparring mate, who he'd already beaten twice
4. Francis Ngannou: MMA fighter

And some were like 'Joshua's better than ever!, he's gonna destroy Dubois, there's levels! Ben Davidson has restored AJ!' lmao. He didn't restore shit, and he looked worse than ever v Dubois - hands down, cocky & arrogant, slow, trying to pick 1 punch from the gods whilst getting battered with combinations. Ben didn't restore fit, he woulda beaten those guys with anyone.

Then if a fighter loses the trainer is a cunt. Sometimes, often I think, it's just the fighter. Trainer is a smaller component, especially with an experienced fighter who has their style, has their training methods, knows their strenghts and weaknesses, has had a decent amount of fights etc.

So Joshua cherrypicked Ngannou but Fury didn't? Otto Wallin also gave Fury trouble. Joshua didn't have an issue with either. He knocked them senseless. I also think Dubois would smoke Fury.

 

[mozfonky]

I dunno, I think trainers can get too much credit, when a fighter's on a run... like a president getting credit for a good economy. Not saying they have 0 effect but, people act like it's 100% the trainer good or bad half the time, when I think it's mostly just down to where the fighter is at - mentality and age wise.

Lol @ when everyone was thinking Ben Davidson had revived Joshua and was an amazing trainer bc of Joshua's bullshit hand-picked little 'streak' to restore his name...

1. Jermaine Franklin: barely beat/close 12 round fight with a fringe contender
2. Robert Helenius: took 7 rounds to get rid of a 40 yr old journeyman who came in on a week's notice, untrained
3. Otto Wallin: beat up his sparring mate, who he'd already beaten twice
4. Francis Ngannou: MMA fighter

And some were like 'Joshua's better than ever!, he's gonna destroy Dubois, there's levels! Ben Davidson has restored AJ!' lmao. He didn't restore shit, and he looked worse than ever v Dubois - hands down, cocky & arrogant, slow, trying to pick 1 punch from the gods whilst getting battered with combinations. Ben didn't restore fit, he woulda beaten those guys with anyone.

Then if a fighter loses the trainer is a cunt. Sometimes, often I think, it's just the fighter. Trainer is a smaller component, especially with an experienced fighter who has their style, has their training methods, knows their strenghts and weaknesses, has had a decent amount of fights etc.

they can get too much credit and often do. Larry Holmes, being the arrogant guy he was, claimed trianers got too much credit. Alot of it is just how we're fucked up and socialized, we're all taught Authority Figure-Subject and it is everywhere whether we notice it or not.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Ben Davison

Shutup Ben.

 

[Old Cat]

You Brits seem to have have it in for young Mr Davidson, I enjoy listening to him. Yes, he’s young, but he seems to understand what he’s looking at. That’s just my opinion. I don’t get the hate.