Trainers Dont Get Enough Respect Sometimes

[squarering]

I do know that it takes some insight to get the job done but a trainer can take a fighter a long way so long as he is focused on only the fighters best interest. I have seen a couple amatuer trainers that have done a real good job with a fighter and now have lost the big picture of , what is the best plan to get this young man to the top. They get all caught up looking for a big bonus that at this time is very elusive. But as long as they believe that a big signing bonus is out there they stifle a boxer while they run all over looking for one, then it never comes, the boxer has been stagnant too long and the signing bonus was only a small part of the package to begin with. Hooking up with the promoter that will keep you busy and and a good contract is the key IMO to putting a kid on the right road. Some of the coaches don't want to spend a couple grand to have a good lawyer look over a contract and advise them, when even one small change in the contract will pay for itself 10 times over and then you have a competent advocate in your corner for your career. None of this is rocket science. It's kind of like this new president, it is much more important who he surrounds himself with than what he actually knows. Knowledge is power and if you let money get in the way it can confuse blind and destroy. Never expect a horse to push a wagon.

[Trained By CHAD]

when a coach is truely there to support the boxer then he/she knows when to step aside instead of grasping onto some kind of dream of their own. a smart coach will get support and feedback from other coaches. we're no different than the boxers. sometimes its nice to allow someone in my ear and say, "i don't think that's quite working. try this . . .". it's about humbling myself, knowing that i can still be an outstanding trainer and accepting that i don't know EVERYTHING that works with EVERYONE, ALL of the time.

when a trainer stops learning, and allows their ego to get in the way of success, it becomes a dangerous position for him/her to be in.

[Zelley]

The bottom line is we are all limited in our abilities be it novice boxer, seasoned boxer, coach, trainer, corner man, and manager.

To reach the top or come close to the top, all boxers require a score of helpers.
In those early novice days, the important thing is to learn the basics such as
stance, footwork, left jab, straight right, body punching, maybe a left hook,
and some basic defence techniques such as blocking and slipping. Hopefully,
all coaches and trainers can teach those basic skills.

The real important work comes when the boxer is ready for ring activity.
There are numerous corner men from good to bad. The one that deals with cuts etc. is important, but the best of the best are the ones that can analyze the fight, and the strengths and weaknesses of the boxer and his opponents. The real bad ones are the ones that
talk and talk once the boxer sits down at the end of a round. Not much needs to be said
in the corner. A few words just before the bell is adequate.

in some of those alternative fighting competitions, some of those folks
are yapping throughout the contest. Also, many of the fighters are not that
good when it comes to real boxing skills like measuring distance before
unleashing their so so punches.