Are today's trainers better that the trainers of old?

[juggernaut666]

Back then trainers had less to work with ,you relied more on your trainers then with limited media . Training is about communication to thefighter more than anything ,as far as the actual training itself well its not something magical , trainers usually learn from studying or getting knowledge passed down to them ,it really comes down to what fighter they are working with. Trainers in general should grow with the eras , though im sure many dont know old school things either which may work as well ...you need to know all eras and how to adapt to the fighter to be a competent trainer. Its not exactly old or new school ,as much as how you want and need the fighter to fight ...me personaly would feel an advantage to a trainer in modern era as knowledge usually expands and some of old school thinking may be what those trainers would do ,but what you cant actually do....its all about adaptability of what will get your fighter to win.

[The Old LefHook]

Today's trainers are just coaches. Not really teachers.

A modern trainer has the advantage of hindsight, if he is a studious and observant man. He has a longer tradition to learn from than a trainer 70 years ago. We suspect there is some lost art, however.

These arts may not be lost, but they may be rare now, whereas they used to be commonly taught. Even successful contemporary trainers might have serious gaps if they were training 70 years ago, or they might be considered geniuses of innovation. We don't know. Perhaps a little of both.

I think it is theoretically feasible for a trainer to learn every historical and modern technique of boxing, and on top of that to be an expert nutritionist, personal counselor, personable motivator, aerobics specialist, and boxing philosopher and innovator, all in one. They break it up nowadays, compartmentalize it, but I still like the idea of one trainer with enough knowledge of the game and its aspects to oversee all.

A man with the drive, and a flare of the genius of Cus D'amato in him, would set the world on fire again. We cannot imagine the new boxing style he would invent, but that is one thing he would do for starters. As an old man, if he discovers a ****** specimen that is perfect for his style, he will summon the vigor and wisdom to shepherd his protoge into a masterpiece. He will eat where Cus eats, sleep where Cus sleeps, and **** where Cus ****s. The counselor is there, the boxing philosopher is there, the nutritionist is there, the gym master is there, eating, sleeping or ****ting in the next room. The young charge has access to Cus's knowledgable boxing friends.

Only a few times in history is it done that well, if at all. Goldman did receive Marciano raw and molded a style just for him, and must receive a lot of acknowledgement for that. That adaptation was a one-off, for Rocky, the peekaboo was a way of warfare that was generally adaptable and highly useable by boxers at large.

If a modern trainer could pull off half what D'amato did as a fading geezer with half the style, I would consider him a master and genius of innovation.

[BM dnobagaV]

All I know is that Roach is extremely overrated

[rudy]

Many times on here we argue about the merits of modern fighters versus old time fighters.

But how about the trainers? Does anyone feel that today's boxing coaches are more knowledgeable in the sweet science than their predecessors?

No they are not nobody teaches just glorified pad man