Great Fighters and Their Great Trainers

Joe Louis and Jack Blackburn - two great fighters combined, Blackburn molded Louis into one of the greatest fighters all time, Blackburn was training a kid who would be known as Jersey Joe Walcott before being offered to train Louis. Louis was kept Jersey dropped. But no one can doubt what an effect Blackburn had on Louis' career. When Louis knocked Braddock out for the title, Blackburn asked if he could keep Joe's right hand glove, Joe said yes.

Muhammad Ali and Angelo Dundee - a tiny jewish guy behind the most well known fighter in the history of the sport. You cant make that stuff up. Had huge moments from Liston round 5 to Henry Cooper, to not stopping the fight in Manila when Ali came back and said "cut em off". Trained Foreman later and Leonard as well along with Jimmy Ellis.

Joe Frazier and Yank Durham - Yank was a local amateur well known coach. You know how everyone says Mike Tyson was Cus Damato's Sonny Liston. Well Joe was Yanks everything, he proved Yank could make a big time fighter and Yank was there from the word GO.


your adds

Angelo and Ray

"You're blowin' it now, son, you're blowin' it!"

Too early for Manny and Freddie?

ya but without a doubt Freddie took Manny from being a 1 handed fighter with crappy footwork to making him miles and miles better

Ray Arcel's, Cus Damato's, and Eddie Futchs are above them so far

but good add

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Too early for Manny and Freddie?

I don't think so . Those two have done done remarkable things in the last 3 years.

Arcel trained Benny Leonard and Roberto Duran.
Charley Goldman was a miracle worker with Marciano.

Roberto Duran and Ray Arcel

Ezzard Charles and Ray Arcel

Jose Napoles and Angie Dundee

Ruben Olivares and Cuyo Hernandez

Tony Canzoineri and the Florio brothers

Emile Griffith and Gil Clancy

boxrec.com/media/index.php/Charley_Goldman

Very underrated trainer IMO.

WinstonSmith wrote:

www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Charley_Goldman

I'll bet he never said "Double the f----ing jab" in his whole life!

You're probably right.I'm surprised his name hardly gets mentioned when talking about great trainers.

goldman was a great trainer and a genuis in a era loaded with top trainers...angie dundee told me goldman was his mentor..thats good enough for me.

Teddy Atlas and Kirk Johnson!

Oh, wait . . .

Jack Loew and Kelly Pavlik

"Double the fucking jab"