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Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 12:05
by TopGun
I was expecting to see him in the corner for Joe Joyce's fight last night. In fact I haven't seen him out there at all. I thought he headed the whole thing up?

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 12:16
by Anzi
TopGun wrote:I was expecting to see him in the corner for Joe Joyce's fight last night. In fact I haven't seen him out there at all. I thought he headed the whole thing up?
Not allowed while he is still a pro coach, think he will be leaving the GB set up, now the Olympics are over.

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 12:38
by samwbr
He's Performance Director so the corner work isn't really his remit is it?

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 12:42
by Stuarty
His brother Phil was in the corner :doh:

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 16:17
by aliboy123
Stuarty30 wrote:His brother Phil was in the corner :doh:
another gem stu :TU:

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 16:33
by banjo
Is he still an MBE?

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 22 Aug 2016, 17:58
by ElJefe
Anzi wrote:
TopGun wrote:I was expecting to see him in the corner for Joe Joyce's fight last night. In fact I haven't seen him out there at all. I thought he headed the whole thing up?
Not allowed while he is still a pro coach, think he will be leaving the GB set up, now the Olympics are over.
Does he train any pros now Froch has retired? Think he does quite a bit with Joshua but isn't his official trainer.

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 04:36
by TopGun
samwbr wrote:He's Performance Director so the corner work isn't really his remit is it?

Surely he would be out there though? I never saw him once

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 04:47
by jamesmcdonnell
Stuarty30 wrote:His brother Phil was in the corner :doh:
Along Michael Fitzpatrick and Patrick fitzmichael?

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 05:27
by Anzi
ElJefe wrote:
Anzi wrote:
TopGun wrote:I was expecting to see him in the corner for Joe Joyce's fight last night. In fact I haven't seen him out there at all. I thought he headed the whole thing up?
Not allowed while he is still a pro coach, think he will be leaving the GB set up, now the Olympics are over.
Does he train any pros now Froch has retired? Think he does quite a bit with Joshua but isn't his official trainer.
Not sure if Froch is retired yet, but heard that Robert McCracken might be taking over Joshua and few extra ex GB fighters, that have been kept on ice for him, plus some that turnover from GB after the Olympics into the pros, maybe his contract with GB was only until the Brazil Olympics ?

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 05:38
by Tomasino
I've said for years that he's the best trainer in UK and one of the best in the world. Anyone training under him can improve if they listen. His corner advice is always spot on.

Re: Rob Mccraken

Posted: 23 Aug 2016, 06:13
by keirw
Stuarty30 wrote:His brother Phil was in the corner :doh:
Thanks to the Farl Croch on twitter that's what I think of every time someone mentions Mccraken