RIP One of the Greatest Trainers of All Time -AMILCAR BRUSA

[ksan]

Today he died at 89 and Argentina mourns his death, after fighting for 20 days his bronquitis in the hospital.

He was an amateur Heavyweight in Argentina but at 26 years old, he lost a fight to go for the Olympics, and he stop fighting and began teaching and that's how his story began.

http://www.lagaceta.com.ar/nota/3670...car-Brusa.html

He had 14 World Champions, and of course his most famous Boxer, Carlos Monzon, he had Monzon since his amateur days, Brusa was one of the most knowledgeable people in Boxing, He's already in the Boxing Hall of Fame in New York and in Los Angeles

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news...box&type=story


REST IN PEACE LEGEND!

Subtitled Trailer in English of a Documental they made about him... "El hombre de los guantes". Amilcar Brusa, retrato de una leyenda




An old interview with Brusa with Monzon in there




And some very good interviews with him

[ksan]

[NChristo]

Genius of a man, he trained another of my favourite boxers in Miguel Lora as well.

RIP, thoughts go to his family.

[ksan]

Originally Posted by NChristo

Genius of a man, he trained another of my favourite boxers in Miguel Lora as well.

RIP, thoughts go to his family.

El Happy Lora an amazing defensive boxer one of my favorites too, a shame he is not that well known by the boxing community, maybe because he is Colombian.