What exactly separates a good cutman from a great cutman?

George Mitchell is a super cutman.Anyone who seen John Duddy's fights that he got cut in will know what I mean.He's closed cuts and stopped bleeding that looked impossible to do.

As someone was was a cutman for numerous years, I can tell you that : 1. Most states regulate the amount of vaseline that can be placed on cuts 2. All cuts require different treatment 3. A good cutman (like me) could not compete with the likes of Chuck Bodak Chuck taught me so much. The proper technique of applying the enswell, the cotton swab applications used to clot nose bleeds, etc. are essential to any world championship fighter. Mr. Bodak used to have his fighters (including Oscar Dela Hoya) snort pickle juice through a straw. The acid would keep the nose from bleeding. Many cutmen have no medical background or experience. I was furtunate enough to be taught how to do butterfly stitches by Mr. Bodak. No cutman is more important than Mr. Bodak.

How to apply vasoline.. how much, how quick they can do it.. How to avoid putting so much that it can actually get in the eye and further hurt the fighter. I think you're missing the fact that nothing in boxing is as easy as it seems.

I think it's in terms of effectiveness.....keeping the cut closed,stopping the bleeding round after round to minimize it's impact on the fighter....some do it better than others. I've also seen alot of trainers not let the cutmen in for good positioning to do their job correctly........ RAESAD sums it up perfectly! Bloodflow gives the ref and doctors the perfect reason to stop a fight!

The secret....ask the best ones what they put in there vasaline.

i dont understand the concept of a cutman , why not have a doctor in there? :) im pretty sure a doctor would know more then a cutman , or are cutmen doctors?

as far as stopping the bleeding - i think its more about the type of cut, where it is, and the type of blood the fighter has, than the cutman. whenever the camera zooms in on the cutmans work, its all the same - press hard on the cut, then apply a blob of vaseline - i dont see any difference in technique

I remember hearing Jim Lampley refer to a cutman as being "best in the sport". How is this defined? How much skill does it take to rub a metal bar on someones face, press on a cut with a q-tip, and then apply vaseline to it? or am i missing something? I think it's in terms of effectiveness.....keeping the cut closed,stopping the bleeding round after round to minimize it's impact on the fighter....some do it better than others. I've also seen alot of trainers not let the cutmen in for good positioning to do their job correctly........