Joe Goossen

Joe Goossen (R) with Diego Corrales

IBHoF Bio

Joe Goossen is a Southern California based trainer who rose to prominence guiding the Ruelas brothers, Gabe and Rafael, to world titles. His entire family has been involved in boxing since the 1980s, either as a trainer, manager, promoter (his late brother Dan Goossen running a number of promotional firms, including America Presents Boxing and Goossen Tutor Promotions), or owning the Ten Goose gym in Los Angeles, popular with both pro fighters and celebrities. The gym's name is a reference to his family, as Joe is one of ten siblings. He is a 2005 Inductee into the California Boxing Hall of Fame. Most recently Goossen has served as a television commentator for Fox's Premier Boxing Champions broadcasts.

Fighters Trained

• Riddick Bowe (in his 2005 comeback)
• Lionel Butler
• Joel Casamayor
• Diego Corrales
• Frankie Duarte
• Dominick Guinn
• Segundo Mercado
• Edison Miranda
• John Molina
• Shane Mosley (for his 2nd bout with Winky Wright)
• Michael Nunn
• Rocky Pepeli
• Alexander Podrezov
• Manuel Quezada
• Gabriel Ruelas
• Rafael Ruelas
• Malik Scott
• Lance Whitaker
• Sergey Lipinets