Who is the best current trainer in the sport?

F**k yeah Tim is back in the #1 spot where he belongs.

tim lane with the cage training

I would have voted for Naazim but he wasn't a choice. I voted for Nacho. Naazim is a terrific trainer and I thought about putting him in there, but I mean lets be honest, there was no way that I could bump Tim Lane from that poll to make room for Naazim.

I would have voted for Naazim but he wasn't a choice. I voted for Nacho.

Tim didn't lose the key. Algieri's mom packed the key in his lunchbox, and then Algieri, because he had pre-fight jitters, left the lunchbox up in the hotel room. Otherwise Manny would have been asleep in round 10 once Tim was going to let him out. hahaha Tim will remember from now on, if no key in hand, never leave the hotel room.

Cutty........ I mean John David Jackson

its neck and neck between tim lane and freddie :boxing:

Too bad you mentioned "active", otherwise it would be a no-contest (Mickey Ward IS the greatest trainer of all time! He trained Gatti and give him nice advice ("more left hook Arturo, more left hooks")!

I think Tim Lane got left in China, Algieri did a sneaky and turned off Tim's alarm clock so he missed his fight. He better learn the language soon, he's gonna have to be training guys out there now. He's gotta make some money and get shelter too. no problem, he's right where he wants to be.

Tim Lane & Algieri seem to be practicing hypnoticism...hence all the weird talk about cage, round one & two, things are going fine etc etc. You let the fighter believe what YOU want them to believe. When he eventually lets Algieri out of the cage, Algieri is supposed to react like a tiger let loose. Will work for most opponents...not named PACQUIAO!

Absolutely. And this is what I think people don't get. We have some knowledgeable posters on this site, but the fact that we have Roach in the same neighborhood with Lane at this point of the poll is alarming to me. And also, does Freddie have a cage? No. Didn't think so. I think there's some trolling going on as far as the poll is concerned. You cannot underestimate the level of positive thinking Lane creates too. I heard that the moment that changed his life was when he watched the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. From that day forward he took the Black Knight's outlook as his philosophy to live by. Only positive thinking and reality be damned.

I think Tim Lane got left in China, Algieri did a sneaky and turned off Tim's alarm clock so he missed his fight. He better learn the language soon, he's gonna have to be training guys out there now. He's gotta make some money and get shelter too. Yeah but he knew what was unfolding doe.

I think Tim Lane got left in China, Algieri did a sneaky and turned off Tim's alarm clock so he missed his fight. He better learn the language soon, he's gonna have to be training guys out there now. He's gotta make some money and get shelter too.

i really hate how overrated nacho is in this board he certainly didn't help de la hoya win fights not even remotely successful with marquez training for bradley, and his fighter is 3-1 against pacquiao.. that to me shows he is more limited as a trainer. nacho doesn't even hit the mitts with his fighter Marquez is the HIGHLY overrated FIGHTER. Who has he beaten? He has tough fights with EVERYBODY. Everybody tags him. Marquez's claim to fame is Pacquiao. like Ali to Norton. Marquez fed on that endless, reckless, predictable attacks. And Roach was never able to adjust.

I agree, can Freddie Roach guarantee his fighters that they will always be right where they want to be? No he can't. It doesn't matter if you're flat on your back, sprinting around the ring frightened for your life or drowning in a corner puddle, you will always be right where you want to be with Tim Lane in your corner. Fact. Absolutely. And this is what I think people don't get. We have some knowledgeable posters on this site, but the fact that we have Roach in the same neighborhood with Lane at this point of the poll is alarming to me. And also, does Freddie have a cage? No. Didn't think so. I think there's some trolling going on as far as the poll is concerned.

How is Roach even within striking distance of Tim in this poll? Are people high? Roach has had an okay career. Maybe slightly above mediocre. I mean don't get me wrong I have the utmost respect for Freddie -- but only 3 votes behind Tim Lane? The f**k?? I agree, can Freddie Roach guarantee his fighters that they will always be right where they want to be? No he can't. It doesn't matter if you're flat on your back, sprinting around the ring frightened for your life or drowning in a corner puddle, you will always be right where you want to be with Tim Lane in your corner. Fact.

Sugar Hill. He trains Stevenson and Wlad.

It's the trainer-fighter combo, not just the trainer. Nacho-Marquez, Floyd-Floyd are the best. Roach has an extraordinary specimen in Pacquiao but yet he has a tough time with Marquez. Shows Roach is limited! i really hate how overrated nacho is in this board he certainly didn't help de la hoya win fights not even remotely successful with marquez training for bradley, and his fighter is 3-1 against pacquiao.. that to me shows he is more limited as a trainer. nacho doesn't even hit the mitts with his fighter

It's the trainer-fighter combo, not just the trainer. Nacho-Marquez, Floyd-Floyd are the best. Roach has an extraordinary specimen in Pacquiao but yet he has a tough time with Marquez. Shows Roach is limited!

How is Roach even within striking distance of Tim in this poll? Are people high? Roach has had an okay career. Maybe slightly above mediocre. I mean don't get me wrong I have the utmost respect for Freddie -- but only 3 votes behind Tim Lane? The f**k??