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How many Boxers can you think of that at some point in their career fought their trainer?

'Bad' Bennie Briscoe beat and was later trained by George Benton.
Howard Eastman beat and was later trained by Robert McCracken.

Anymore fight fans?

Tommy 'Machine' Gunn fought Rocky Bilboa in 1990.

Archie Moore and Cassius Clay

Jimmy Wilde - Dai Davies

Davies was also his father-in-law!

les darcy and dave smith
johnny kilbane and jimmy dunn (i think, i should peek at the record first)

This topic happened often in the early days. Jim Corbett trained and worked Jim Jeffries corner for fight against Jack Johnson.

Donald Curry trained Emmit Linton and then was stopped by him in the last fight of his career..

..the pre-champion aaron pryor fought his trainers whenever they suggested he fight an opponent whoi wasn't just coming off a loss.

Jaclem wrote:..the pre-champion aaron pryor fought his trainers whenever they suggested he fight an opponent whoi wasn't just coming off a loss.

zurdo wrote:Donald Curry trained Emmit Linton and then was stopped by him in the last fight of his career..

Curry must have taught him well then. I can easily see how Curry would conssider that the most humiliating defeat of his career. But then again, at that point he obviously didn't care anymore.
Last I heard, he was doing time for drug offences.

I believe Reggie Johnson and John David Jackson worked briefly with eachother after their fight.

Alister

I beleive the WIlde info came from "A Fair Fight" by Toulmin

While spending time in jail together for a few weeks, after they were arrested for an illegal prizefight, clever boxer and stiff puncher Joe Choynski trained a still raw Jack Johnson. They sparred and Johnson admitted learning a lot from the clever Californian.

neil r wrote:Tommy 'Machine' Gunn fought Rocky Bilboa in 1990.

Niiiiiiiice.

That was just on the other day. I refused to watch it.








But somehow ended up watching it.

Bernard Hopkins just about sued Bouie Fisher in court, but they came to an agreement outside of it so Bernard dropped the charges.
Lets not forget Roy Jones jr and Roy Jones sr.

1926-06-11: Ray Miller W-10 Mike Dundee (Miller's former boxing teacher)

Re Jimmy WIlde --

from Gilbert Odd, Boxing News 4/4/69:

"Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from Dai Davies, the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912."

Check his record for the Davies fight

delisa wrote:Re Jimmy WIlde --

from Gilbert Odd, Boxing News 4/4/69:

"Never had a lesson in his life bar the few in his bedroom from Dai Davies, the father of the girl he was courting. Was married and a father by 1912."

Check his record for the Davies fight

The Dai Davies on Wilde's record (24 May 1913) is Dai "Chips" Davies, a Featherweight from Tylorstown. He was also Jimmy's cousin.

Their bout took place at the Tonypandy Pavilion and Wilde had Jim Driscoll working his corner that night.

according to records -

Tommy Farr v Young Snowball (Ted Broadribb) Dec 1926

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=012096

Bernard Hopkins beat and was later 'trained' by John Davis Jackson.

I just finished Teddy Atlas' new book. He and Michael Moorer almost went at it a few times.

Jaclem wrote:..the pre-champion aaron pryor fought his trainers whenever they suggested he fight an opponent whoi wasn't just coming off a loss.

I was going to mention this but I see my friend Jaclem beat me to it by a few years.